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The Tech Awards Laureates are innovators. Applying technology to benefit humanity and spark global change to significantly improve the lives of people around the world.
Dr. Joseph Adelegan's 'Cows to Kilowatts' project transforms slaughterhouse wastewater into energy-from electricity to cooking gas.(more)
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BD Biosciences Economic Development Award Laureate 2009
Laureate Country: South Africa
Project Countries: South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia
Website: http://www.aedc.co.za
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Rolf Papsdorf of Alternative Energy Development Corporation (AEDC), developed a line of environmentally friendly, inexpensive zinc-air fuel cells that generate energy 24/7, for non grid electrification.(more)
The Akshaya Patra Foundation addresses two critical challenges facing India's children, hunger and access to education, through its school lunch program.(more)
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The Katherine M. Swanson Equality Award Laureate 2009
Laureate Country: United States
Project Countries: 61 countries, including Ghana, Peru, Guatemala, Bolivia, South Africa, India, Kenya, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
Website: http://www.worldofgood.org
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The Fair Wage Guide Open-Source Platform, developed by World of Good Development Organization, is a free tool that calculates fair wages in the local context for artisans. (more)
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Nokia Health Award Laureate 2009
Laureate Country: United States
Project Countries: India, Brazil, Colombia
Website: http://www.path.org
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PATH's Ultra Rice technology, a "manufactured rice grain" typically blended with traditional rice at a 1:100 ratio, brings the benefits of food fortification to nutritionally vulnerable rice-consuming regions of the developing world.(more) |
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