Interview with Liz Chamberlain (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap)
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap develops open source apps and tools for collaborative mapping and geospatial data collection. The organization uses map data
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap develops open source apps and tools for collaborative mapping and geospatial data collection. The organization uses map data
VisionSpring works to expand access to affordable eyeglasses and vision screenings so that nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, government agencies, and corporate
The Tenure Facility provides grants and technical assistance directly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities who are working for land
With human injustices affecting people on the streets around the world, camera phones have become important tools to document crimes.
The World Health Organization estimates that $200 billion worth of productivity is lost every year due to untreated poor eyesight.
The non-profit Root Capital created a lending initiative in Mexico which helps mid-size rural farmers gain access to capital, skills,
In 2016, the city of Rochester, NY partnered with Kiva—a crowd-funded microlender—to serve aspiring or established small-business owners. Their partnership
An intensive, long-term approach to end poverty, piloted by an NGO in Bangladesh, has shown serious promise since its start
Though poverty rates are dropping worldwide, the ‘ultrapoor’ tend to stay where they are. BRAC works to break the poverty
Albina Ruiz, founder of the social enterprise Ciudad Saludable, works with people living in areas dominated by the trash dump