Bionic Amputees
With its holistic approach to prosthetic care, oqni is helping Armenian veterans reintegrate into society.
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Subtitling the World
Combining augmented-reality glasses with real-time transcription, XRAI Glass aims to translate speech for deaf people.
Buying and Selling Social Impact
OutcomesX aspires to level the playing field for nonprofits seeking funding.
Fast Philanthropy
Chariot aims to simplify donor-advised-fund giving online to a 15-second process.
Electronic Refugee Aid
The UN refugee agency is implementing a mobile-wallet system to provide cash assistance to refugees in Jordan.
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Retailing with Heart
At Panera Cares cafés, there’s a donation box where customers pay on the honor system.
Antipoverty Apps
mPowering has created an app that awards goods and services to individuals facing extreme poverty when they make beneficial choices.
Stopping Child Porn
Computer imaging technology gets put to work to fight child porn fast—five-millisecond-fast.
Curling Up with E-Readers
Worldreader.org is using electronic reading devices to catalyze a new culture of global literacy.
Trawling for Trash
An EU Fisheries Commission Project pays fisherman to remove plastic debris from the Mediterranean Sea.