Fancy a tour through old gang territory topped off with a Mojito? Great model rehabilitates ex-gang members in Panama, with opportunities for employment or entrepreneurship. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Poverty
Online Fashion Store Focussed on Muslim Fashion Donates Profit to Enabling Orphans
This online store selling women’s Muslim fashion not only donates profit to help empower local orphans, but has also taken some under its wing to coach in starting their own business. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Accelerating Startups Under Blockade
Gaza is under siege. As a result, it now has the highest unemployment population in the world. With its infrastructure in tatters from Israeli bombardment, it’s an unlikely place to see a technology accelerator. But maybe that’s what’s needed to give some economic hope. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Kiwi company named APAC’s Best Startup for Social Impact
Company that allows retina examination using iPhones scoops Best Startup for Social Impact. “The company says it aims to prevent blindness in regions where better eyesight care is needed, with 80% of visual impairment issues and blindness preventable and 90% occurring in developing or low income areas.” CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Detecting Lung Disease at a Lower Coat and With Lower Radiation
KA Imaging has developed a digital X-ray imager that is inexpensive (low infrastructure cost, minimal specialised staff) and can be used in mobile clinics. Trials coming in Zambia. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE