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Innovators ahead!
We aim to identify and foster innovative technologies and organizations that work to solve basic supply problems around the globe.
Solutions
empowering people. Network supports innovative organizations that improve basic supply issues around the globe. Learn more about these incredible entrepreneurs and their impactful solutions in our database below.
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Clean EnergySolar Scheffler Reflectors
Solar Scheffler Reflectors help generate solar energy for people and businesses in Mexico, eliminating the need to generate thermal energy. -
Clean EnergyFenik Yuma 60L
The Fenik Yuma 60L (Fenik) is a low-cost, electricity-free mobile refrigeration unit. -
HealthVideolibros enSeñas (Videobooks in Sign Language)
Videolibros enSeñas (Videolibros) is an online platform where deaf people can read books in Sign Language. -
Food SecurityCafé Compadre
Café Compadre’s solution produces “green” roast coffee that is processed with renewable energy sources. -
HealthMUSE Apps
MUSE is an application that features interactive games, videos, and exercises to increase engagement and improve learning for students in… -
Circular EconomyTakaTaka Solutions: An integrated waste management and recycling approach
TakaTaka Solutions’ state-of-the-art waste management value chain is full circle - from providing much needed services to creating jobs.
Organizations
The organizations that make up empowering people. Network range from non-profit organizations to for-profit, social impact institutions. All organizations, and the people behind them, have one thing in common: to better the lives of those in need, primarily throughout the Global South. Learn more in our database below.
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About the Network
We aim to make promising low-tech solutions accessible
On a daily basis, millions of people face immense basic supply challenges which could be met by implementing appropriate technological solutions. Such solutions can not only level out acute deficits but also offer diverse opportunities for independent economic activities coupled with urgently needed income for those on the ground.
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