Visualize: Saving Lives with Training for Cervical Cancer Screening
Every year cervical cancer causes 275,000 deaths worldwide. Screening for cervical cancer significantly reduces this mortality rate, given that most cervical cancer cases caught early are treatable. Visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA) is a low-cost and effective method to screen for cervical cancer. VIA is not widely used, however, due to … Continue reading “Visualize: Saving Lives with Training for Cervical Cancer Screening”
- Team Members: Julia Kramer, Abhimanyu Ray, Karan Patel, Betsy McCormick
- Global Health
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
A Novel Approach to Remediate Groundwater Fluoride Contamination in Nalgonda, India
Globally, 200 million people are at risk of developing dental/skeletal fluorosis by drinking groundwater containing toxic levels of fluoride that surpass the WHO limit. Although many defluoridation technologies have proven to be effective in labs, most are technologically and/or culturally inappropriate for remote rural areas like Nalgonda, India. Given the pressing need for a … Continue reading “A Novel Approach to Remediate Groundwater Fluoride Contamination in Nalgonda, India”
- Team Members: Katya Cherukumilli, Anustubh Agnihotri, Sneha Sheth, Suraj Patel, Amrit Acharya
- Global Health
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
The Somo Project
The Somo Project’s mission is to identify, train, fund and mentor entrepreneurs looking to drive social change by building enterprises in their own low-income urban communities. This project seeks out talented individuals with vision, drive and a concrete plan to change their communities from within. Focusing on taking a long-term, investment-focused approach, the project … Continue reading “The Somo Project”
- Team Members: Amelia Phillips, Joshwa Tambo, George Rzepecki
- Conflict & Development, Financial Inclusion
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
MMS Assisted Reading System
In Malawi, “boys outnumber the girls in school attendance by a 6:1 ratio” even though primary education is free. At the same time, recent Malawian communities have seen mobile phones dramatically increase in usage. This project aims to leverage this technology to help young girls increase their literacy skills. An MMS Assisted Reading System will … Continue reading “MMS Assisted Reading System”
- Team Members: Helen Toloza, Priscilla Lopez-Rios
- Information Technology for Society, Mobiles for Reading
- UC Santa Cruz
- 2015
Padhne.De
While many developing countries have come a long way in increasing literacy rates, certain populations, like children in rural India, are still struggling with low literacy rates. By leveraging the power of local experiences and knowledge, Padhne.De aims to increase literacy rates through a peer-based mobile platform. Padhne.De takes an existing interactive voice response model … Continue reading “Padhne.De”
- Team Members: Laurent Arribe, Vibhore Vardan, Laura Desmond-Black, Timothy Meyers, Shomik Sarkar, Hasnain Nazar
- Information Technology for Society, Mobiles for Reading
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
Equa
In times of drought, reducing water use is crucial. The product, Equa, will raise awareness by collecting and displaying real-time data during showers to inform users of their water consumption. Easily attached to a shower wall, Equa displays real-time user data including temperature, liters of water used, and carbon dioxide emissions that are based off … Continue reading “Equa”
- Team Members: Sean Anderson, Nathan Topolanski, Kean Amidi-Abraham, Abdo Boukhalil
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
Transcense – Seamless Deaf/Hearing Conversations
Transcense makes group conversations possible for 360 million people with hearing loss. With Transcense they can freely communicate with their hearing peers again. Current solutions are unreliable, unaffordable and not adaptable to situations where multiple people are talking in professional or personal gatherings. By connecting smartphones in a room through a mobile app, and … Continue reading “Transcense – Seamless Deaf/Hearing Conversations”
- Team Members: Pieter Doevendans, Thibault Duchemin, Noore Kadri, Skinner Cheng
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
Mulungwishi Fertilizer App
Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have no access to soil testing to help them determine soil fertility needs. As a result, application of the appropriate amount of fertilizer is very difficult. There is currently no method for farmers to adjust for differences in plant population or anticipate higher yield when planting hybrid … Continue reading “Mulungwishi Fertilizer App”
- Team Members: Christopher Thomas
- Food and Agriculture
- Texas A&M University
- 2015
Smart Diaphragm
Vaginal infections in pregnant women pose two major health risks for the unborn child: preterm birth and vertical transmission of infection. Currently, there are limited options that accurately monitor vaginal conditions. The Smart Diaphragm team, collaborating with clinicians and scientists at UCSF, plans to incorporate pH and temperature sensors to ascertain vaginal health and incorporates … Continue reading “Smart Diaphragm”
- Team Members: Huzaifa Beg, Danielle Chou, Sita Kumar, Rahul Nayak
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2015