Spring 2020 Cohort

 
Shubham Issar

Shubham Issar
SoaPen Inc
(USA/India)

SoaPen Inc. promotes hand washing and overall hygiene with a pen that allows kids to draw on their hands using soap.

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Maryam Muthi'ah Karimah
Creasion
(Indonesia)

Creasion produces clean water using a solar water purifier, helping low-income families in small island regions of Indonesia.

Farah Brunache

Farah BrunachE
Lagatos
(

Canada/Africa/Caribbean)

Lagatos delivers high bandwidth Internet to people in developing markets using a consumer-friendly mobile router.

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Faith Aweko

Faith Aweko
Reform Africa
(Uganda)

Reform Africa transforms plastic waste into sustainable, waterproof bags, distributing one bag to a student in rural Uganda for every bag sold.

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Abdullateef Lawal

Abdullateef Lawal
Dixcoat Paints
(Nigeria)

Dixcoat Paints turns agricultural byproducts into paint, helping make Nigerian homes and communities more beautiful through local, sustainable, and affordable paint products.

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University Student Team
Pine Kazi
(Kenya)

Pine Kazi creates eco-friendly, comfortable vegan shoes made from pineapple waste, promoting crop-waste management and circular economies.

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Oluwafunmilola Sopein Mann
Boosty
(Nigeria)

Boosty provides wifi internet access and clean, affordable energy for mobile devices with a mobile solar charging booth.

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Janice Kelsey
Solar CITIES
(USA)

Solar CITIES brings people clean, free cooking fuel and rich fertilizer with their Biodigesters—compost containers that create usable biogas.

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Jeeva Senthilnathan
Privando
(USA/India)

Privando works to improve the safety of vulnerable populations of women in high risk areas of India through a smart watch with location and emergency alert software.