m-Omulimisa SMS Services: Mobile Extension Officers in Uganda
With m-Omulimisa, farmers can use their phones to ask questions in languages that they understand and receive comprehendible feedback from extension officers in the region via text messages. Farmers have to register when they use the platform for the first time. To register, they input their district, sub-county, and full name. They also type … Continue reading “m-Omulimisa SMS Services: Mobile Extension Officers in Uganda”
- Team Members: Linlin Liang, Tian Cai
- Scaling Up
- Michigan State University
- 2016
Scaling Up the Biodiesel Project
The goal of the Biodiesel Project is to provide UC Berkeley with a sustainable means of acquiring biodiesel as a cleaner alternative energy source for use in campus vehicles and equipment. This will be accomplished through recycling of waste cooking oil from local campus dining facilities. This self- sustaining initiative will provide a fulfilling … Continue reading “Scaling Up the Biodiesel Project”
- Team Members: Andrew Cho, Christiaan Khurana, Xingkai Li, Zhi Luo
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2016
Feces to Fuel
Feces to Fuel is pioneering a project that unlocks the potential of human feces and other waste streams by transforming them into an affordable household cooking fuel. Sanivation provides in- home toilets to low-income households and a service to collect and treat human waste. The project aims to create charcoal briquettes from human and agricultural … Continue reading “Feces to Fuel”
- Team Members: Ken Lim, Fiona Gutierrez-Dewar, Emily Woods
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2016
The Somo Project
The Somo Project was started to invest in social entrepreneurs committed to changing their own under-resourced communities by providing the necessary training and tools they need to succeed. In Swahili, “somo” means “to learn lessons.” The organization is called the Somo Project because of the team’s belief that talented and visionary entrepreneurs exist in … Continue reading “The Somo Project”
- Team Members: Amelia Phillips
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2016
Dost: A Mobile Platform to Promote Parent Engagement and Early Childhood Education
Dost will give low-income moms a leg-up on their child’s primary school readiness and amplify the impact of existing early childhood education programs. Through short, prerecorded voice messages delivered via a call to feature mobile phones, Dost offers moms a low-cost and highly scalable approach to access the knowledge they crave and unleash their … Continue reading “Dost: A Mobile Platform to Promote Parent Engagement and Early Childhood Education”
- Team Members: Sneha Sheth, Sindhuja Jeyabal, Devanshi Unadkat
- Education & Literacy, Mobiles for Reading
- UC Berkeley
- 2016
MindFull™ Technologies, Inc.
More than 10 million Americans experience depression each year. Globally, mental illnesses are projected to cost $16 trillion indirectly through lost labor and capital output. Additionally, subpar mood also reduces the quality of life of those affected. However, the gold-standard in the U.S., one- on-one therapy, is too costly and labor-intensive to keep up with … Continue reading “MindFull™ Technologies, Inc.”
- Team Members: Ramin Rajaii, Brandon Brown, Bardia Bahadori
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Irvine
- 2016
PillPal
PillPal is a simple application that integrates drug prices with a patient’s particular health insurance benefits to calculate a patient’s out-of- pocket costs. The application will feature three important services: upfront cost estimates, value-based suggestions, and price comparisons by location. PillPal will give patients easy access to information about their drug regime and pricing structures … Continue reading “PillPal”
- Team Members: James Bui, Sofia Noori
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2016
et al. Health
People diagnosed with rare diseases often have a lot of trouble finding a doctor that can effectively care for them. This means that they’re spending more time learning about how to find treatment than actually getting treatment itself. Through the use of machine learning, open health data, and a user- centered design philosophy, et al. … Continue reading “et al. Health”
- Team Members: John Semerdjian, Ricky Holtz, William Chambers, Ellen Van Wyk
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2016
Wildfire
When breaking news happens around you, how do you hear about it? Whether it’s a mugging, fire, or shooting nearby, there aren’t effective ways of notifying the immediate community in real time. Wildfire sends real-time notifications to your phone when a user reports dangerous activity nearby. With Wildfire, breaking local news is delivered to … Continue reading “Wildfire”
- Team Members: Hriday Kemburu, Vinay A. Ramesh, Jay Patel, Tim C. Hyon
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2016