Sugar cane, sugar beets, wheat, and corn are a just few of the many plants that are already used to produce bioethanol. Why not cotton? Our Japanese pioneer had the ingenious idea to recycle the masses of old cotton clothes we don’t know what to do with.
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I created a universal language for the deaf community
I created a network of solidarity supermarkets
A growing percentage of the French population has a daily food budget of just two euros. Guillaume makes it possible for them to do their shopping as they always have, with one big difference: products cost 10 times less than in a traditional supermarket.
I help people save for health care
In the absence of a social health care system, Sam offers his fellow Kenyans a mobile piggy-bank that facilitates savings toward health care costs. It’s a smart system that could be exported to the developed world after enjoying success in developing countries.
I’m fighting the blood mafia with my free donation network
Systemic corruption in Egypt means that patients are forced to pay in advance for blood transfusions. This well-known artist decided to use the latest information and communications technology to help the most vulnerable.
I created the Barefoot College
Because more than one billion people lack access to electricity and almost as many have little to no schooling, Bunker decided to combine the two by helping those with few opportunities to become solar engineers and bring light to their villages. He’s a giant of social entrepreneurship!
I support AIDS victims until their last breath
In South Africa, the government has left the care of HIV sufferers to families. In response to this negligence, a former nurse created the largest neighbourhood medical assistance network in the country.
I offer an inexpensive complete check-up via telephone.
To serve the more than 850 million Indian farmers who lack access to healthcare professionals, Sameer has developed the largest telemedicine centre in the world. These figures give a sense of the enormous needs of a growing Indian population.
I’ve pioneered diaper recycling
With 20 million diapers produced each year worldwide, the waste is fast becoming one of the worst nightmares of our consumer society. Yukihiro, may have found a new path forward …
I grow mushrooms from your coffee grounds
Did you know that coffee grounds are one of the best growing mediums in the world? Cédric is using them to grow mushrooms in urban environments. It’s a promising initiative that forms a part of the circular economy.