Andan and MIT Solve announce winners of "Innovation in refugee inclusion Prize"
Andan Foundation and MIT Solve awarded the “Innovation in refugee inclusion prize” on 23rd September in New York at MIT Solve Finals, the premier live pitch event kicking off the UN General Assembly week.
The winners of the 2019 “Innovation in refugee inclusion prize” (25,000 USD each) are:
Elpis Solar provides “solar hubs” to underserved refugee communities, enabled with off-grid water filtration, mobile charging, provision of digital services, and light. These solar hubs are operated by refugees, who by enabling essential services in their communities, earn wages and are financially empowered. They can then pass on these benefits to the communities where they have settled. https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/how-edinburgh-students-solar-powered-20131046
The Future is Offline, developed by Libraries Without Borders, unleashes the potential of refugees by providing them with access to learning and skills development opportunities through offline access to digital learning materials.
They are part of the incoming MIT Solver class that was selected by Solve’s expert judges and was selected from a pool of nearly 1,400 applicants from over 100 countries.
Meet the eight Circular Economy Solver teams
Meet the eight Community-Driven Innovation Solver teams
Meet the eight Early Childhood Development Solver teams
Meet the eight Healthy Cities Solver teams
“We are thrilled to welcome our new class of 32 Solver teams—innovators bringing groundbreaking tech-based solutions to tackle four of the most pressing global challenges,” said Solve’s Executive Director, Alex Amouyel. “Over the next nine months, the Solve staff will work closely with each Solver to build partnerships across the Solve community and help source the funding, mentorship, and support they need to scale their solutions.”
Prize Funding: More than $1.5 million in prize funding was announced for the new 2019 Solver Class, including:
$200,000 for the AI Innovations Prize, made possible by The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and Schmidt Futures
Recipients: Algramo, Blue Sky Analytics, Kinedu, and RETOS
$50,000 for the GM Prize on Community-Driven Innovation, made possible by General Motors
$50,000 for the GM Prize on Circular Economy, made possible by General Motors
Recipients: AIR-INK and BioCellection
$75,000 for the Innovation for Women Prize, made possible by the Vodafone Americas Foundation
Recipients: CareMother, OneSky Caregiver Training, and RAAJI
$25,000 for the Morgridge Family Foundation Community-Driven Innovation Prize, made possible by the Morgridge Family Foundation
Recipient: WheeLog!
$200,000 for the Dubai Cares Early Childhood Development Prize, made possible by Dubai Cares
Recipients: All eight Early Childhood Development Solver teams—Boston Children's Hospital Early Literacy Screener System, Dost Education, Khushi Baby, Kinedu, Living First Languages Platform, Mobile Village-Based Rehabilitation, OneSky Caregiver Training, and Tabshoura Tiny Thinkers in a Box
$50,000 for the Innospark Ventures Prize, made possible by Innospark Ventures
$100,000 for the Everytown for Gun Safety Prize, made possible by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund
Recipient: Shape-Up
$75,000 for the Innovating Together for Healthy Cities Prize, made possible by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s global health initiative
Recipient: Faircap Clean Water
$60,000 for the UN Women She Innovates Prize for Gender-Responsive Innovation, founded by UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change and made possible by Johnson & Johnson and EY
$10,000 for the Community Award: the finalist from each Challenge with the most votes on Solve’s open innovation platform received Community Awards of $2,500 each
Recipients: Kayal, Mobile Village-Based Rehabilitation-Initiative, Supercívicos App, and Xilinat
$320,000: Additionally, Solve announced a total of $320,000 in Solver grants, $10,000 for each new Solver selected
For-profit and hybrid-model Solver teams will also be eligible to apply to Solve Innovation Future, a first-of-its-kind innovative philanthropic venture fund that invests in Solver teams.
About MIT Solve:
MIT Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that advances lasting solutions from tech entrepreneurs to address the world's most pressing problems. Solve issues four Global Challenges each year to find the most promising Solver teams who will drive transformational change. Solve then deploys its global community of private, public, and nonprofit leaders to form the partnerships these Solver teams need to scale their impact. This year, Solve selected 32 Solver teams out of nearly 1,400 applications from over 100 countries tackling four Global Challenges: (1) Circular Economy, (2) Community-Driven Innovation, (3) Early Childhood Development, and (4) Healthy Cities. Join the community at solve.mit.edu.
