Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development Finalists
Jocelyne Agbo
Farm On Wheels
Increase production capacity, yield, and income of smallholder rural farmers in remote communities by providing direct access to agricultural inputs, services, and market linkage.
Michael Battle
The RICH Center
Reverse the effects of poverty and violence on community members in Cherry Hill and Baltimore, Maryland, through mentoring, education, workforce development, and reentry services for adults, and STEM programming, anti-bullying classes, and conflict resolution for youth.
Mercedes Bidart
Quipu
Build just local economies in informal settlements by creating digital community marketplaces that transform social capital into economic capital and unlock access to equitable financial services.
Juan Constain
Quipu
Build just local economies in informal settlements by creating digital community marketplaces that transform social capital into economic capital and unlock access to equitable financial services.
Erik Forman
Union Co-op NYC
End the housing crisis and close the racial wealth gap in New York City by mobilizing the labor movement to build affordable cooperative housing and grow a worker-owned business ecosystem.
Ryan Gersava
Virtualahan Inc.
Eliminate employment barriers for people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups through online training, life coaching, and community building using cost-effective and transferrable social technology.
Richard Grundy
JOURNi
Increase social mobility for high-potential middle- and high-school students through a curriculum that includes tech and entrepreneurship training, design thinking, and paid internships.
Xavier Henderson
For Oak Cliff
Increase the social mobility and social capital of Black males in South Oak Cliff, Dallas, by providing a space for education, advocacy, community building, and transparent conversations around fears, doubts, and race.
John Johnson
Inner City Green Team
Increase recycling rates, save money, reduce the carbon footprint in New York City, and create hundreds of jobs for NYCHA residents through a door-to-door recycling collection service.
Dawn Lewis
PIVOT, Inc.
Break the cycle of incarceration for women and their families in the U.S. by training and mobilizing justice-involved women to obtain careers, strengthen their communities, and advocate for justice reform.
Sonika Manandhar
Aeloi Technologies
Mobilize the grassroots economy to reduce climate change by bridging the last-mile impact financing gap for green microentrepreneurs through digital tokens.
Alain Nkurikiye
Wajenzi
Democratize access to finance in Uganda by creating opportunities for the Pan-African diaspora to invest in community-based startups that create jobs and enhance the economic development of the country.
Shriti Pandey
STRAWCTURE ECO
Increase the accessibility of housing and infrastructure for low-income communities in India using bio-composite panels made of crop-residue to reduce the cost and time of construction.
Michael Steadman
IRONBOUND Boxing
Provide training, education, and employment opportunities for youth and young adults in low-income communities through free amateur boxing programs funded by a combination of philanthropic donations, online apparel sales, and on-site boxing services.
Emily Thompson
PIVOT, Inc.
Break the cycle of incarceration for women and their families in the U.S. by training and mobilizing justice-involved women to obtain careers, strengthen their communities, and advocate for justice reform.
Tiffany Tong
Aeloi Technologies
Mobilize the grassroots economy to reduce climate change by bridging the last-mile impact financing gap for green microentrepreneurs through digital tokens.
Taylor Toynes
For Oak Cliff
Increase the social mobility and social capital of Black males in South Oak Cliff, Dallas, by providing a space for education, advocacy, community building, and transparent conversations around fears, doubts, and race.
Brigitte Vicenty
Inner City Green Team
Increase recycling rates, save money, reduce the carbon footprint in New York City, and create hundreds of jobs for NYCHA residents through a door-to-door recycling collection service.
Brooke Wages
Surge Employment Solutions
Reduce hiring discrimination against formerly incarcerated people by brokering staffing contracts in temp-to-perm agencies and preparing reentering people to excel in those roles.
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