Let’s learn Mixteco
Indigenous communities are an important part of Latino migration to the U.S., but they have been historically overlooked. An estimated 100,000 indigenous people from Mexico, primarily Mixtec, make up the farmworker population in California. A sizeable Mixtec community can be found in Oxnard, Ventura County. There have been attempts by the community to preserve … Continue reading “Let’s learn Mixteco”
- Team Members: Albert Ventayol Boada, Maria Valentina Fahler, John Cano Barrios
- Cities and Communities
- UC Santa Barbara
- 2018
Healthy LiPHE
Healthy LiPHE is a readily accessible “one-stop-shop” mobile health application that targets disadvantaged adolescents via a youth-friendly platform. It contains features such as: Clinic Finder, Condom Finder, Sexual Health, Mental Health, Frequently Asked Questions, Ask a Question, and PHE Connect. Existing online resources are neither comprehensive nor youth-friendly and teens may turn to online resources … Continue reading “Healthy LiPHE”
- Team Members: Elizabeth Danial, Natalie Croul, Darci Papell, Sean Seungwoo Son, Sujude Dalieh
- Cities and Communities
- UC Berkeley
- 2018
nourishAI
According to the 2016-2017 Berkeley Food Institute Annual Report, 40% of all UC students are food insecure. Food security is a right, not a privilege. The current basic needs ecosystem at UC Berkeley is expansive and difficult to navigate as there are over twenty organizations that focus on the topic of food education. Because advisors … Continue reading “nourishAI”
- Team Members: Walt Leung, Katie, Chiou, Divya Nekkanti, Karen Ni
- Cities and Communities
- UC Berkeley
- 2018
MarHub
Today there are 65 million people that have been forcibly displaced, including 22.5 million refugees. As this humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, the international system is struggling to adapt. Only 2% of refugees have access to durable solutions, and the remaining options are long-term encampment, urban destitution, or a perilous informal journey. In each context, … Continue reading “MarHub”
- Team Members: Sarrah Nomanbhoy, Peter Wasserman
- Cities and Communities
- UC Berkeley
- 2018
GivingFund: Catalyzing Millennial Philanthropy
Using basic behavioral finance principles and leveraging the Donor Advised Fund structure, GivingFund makes it easier for young professionals to give, give more, and give more intentionally, all through a single, online interface. Users can automatically donate a percentage of their paycheck to their personal “givingfund”. GivingFund pools the capital across funds to invest in … Continue reading “GivingFund: Catalyzing Millennial Philanthropy”
- Team Members: Samantha Penabad, Kim Long
- Cities and Communities
- UC Berkeley
- 2018
Better Journey
Better Journey provides a platform for organizations to more effectively engage with refugee communities at scale and track key milestones along a refugee’s path. Through a web based messaging application on the refugee’s phone, caseworkers define milestones for their refugee clients and customize various forms of engagement around those milestones. Caseworkers can send the right … Continue reading “Better Journey”
- Team Members: Chijioke Emenike, Elana Leoni
- Cities and Communities
- UC Berkeley
- 2018
TextTrainer: a dialog system to train crisis helpline counselors
The rise of smartphone usage has changed communication patterns and paralleled an increase in individuals reporting feeling lonely and disconnected, especially amongst young adults. As a result, crisis helplines are expanding their text services to keep pace with new communication trends during a time of growing need. However, tools for training counselors remain time … Continue reading “TextTrainer: a dialog system to train crisis helpline counselors”
- Team Members: Orianna DeMasi, Amit Talreja
- Cities and Communities
- UC Berkeley
- 2018
Loom
Loom is a platform rooted in life review therapy that guides families to collect, curate, and share digital heirlooms (recipes, videos, voice memos, etc.) for generations. Loom provides a place to organize lasting memories and connect with users’ closest loved ones. Loom is designed to help people easily collect mementos from relatives, the internet, and … Continue reading “Loom”
- Team Members: Emma Rodbro, Shayna McElveny, Namrata Banerjee
- Art & Social Change
- UC Berkeley
- 2018
Museum of Tomorrow
The Museum of Tomorrow is an immersive, interactive, fun and educational pop-up museum on climate change targeting Millennials to promote behavioral change. Through six interactive exhibits and a behavior change challenge, it translates an abstract and distant challenge into a tangible and immediate experience for the public. Furthermore, the Museum provides easy, accessible, everyday … Continue reading “Museum of Tomorrow”
- Team Members: Jessica Ho, Kejian Zhao, Lilia Walsh
- Art & Social Change, Education & Literacy
- UC Berkeley
- 2018