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Designing Shelters for Dignity

Designing Shelters for Dignity has recognized a huge problem for emergency housing: homeless shelters are harmful to health, perpetuate trauma, and are stigmatizing. They have

NeoMotion AI

Stroke rehabilitation is often inaccessible, expensive, and requires a lot of scarce, highly trained professionals. By harnessing the processing power of smartphones in combination with

ChemCath

Even a patient monitored every 4 hours can undergo quick physiological changes (e.g. shock) that threaten their health because they are not detected fast enough.

Serify

The skyrocketing popularity of dating apps like Grindr, Tinder, and Jack’d has fueled recent increases in the transmission of HIV and other STDs. This has

Tabla: Pneumonia Detection Device

In 2015, pneumonia was the leading cause of death in patients under the age of 5, claiming almost one million children worldwide. It has been

Ekialo Kiona Youth Radio Initiative

EKR is Africa’s first wind- and solar-powered radio station, reaching 200,000 listeners across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania within the first year of broadcasting. In 2014-15,

2023 Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day Winners

Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day & Awards Celebration

Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day