Collections Archive
| Collection | Themes | I | E | O | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic equality leaders | Directors of organizations committed to ending poverty and empowering individuals. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leaders empowering women | These leaders have created interventions that empower women in a variety of different ways. Their projects support women, some of whom have experienced gender based violence, by helping them access governmental support, educating them about misinformation, providing work experience opportunities, and facilitating access to medical care. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Organizations for social good | These organizations are focused on social good, but have chosen to execute their mission in different ways. Some focus on raising funds for projects related to socioeconomic equality and racial and gender justice. Others are actively working on innovative ways to drive positive social change or are directly investing in community-based solutions. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Enhancing communications access | These organizations are providing communities access to communications services, such as radio or cellular coverage, or using existing services to support and empower community members and improve their lives. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Promoting equitable communities | Over a billion people currently live in slums and informal settlements worldwide. These organizations are taking different approaches to making these communities more equitable — ranging from providing access to jobs or project funding to critical services and community advocacy platforms. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Food security and agribusiness | The current pandemic has threatened agricultural producers in surprising ways. These events focus on breaking down the various disruptions that can affect agricultural systems, supply chains, and overall food security. Various solutions, including agricultural innovations and policy improvements, are also discussed. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| COVID-19 webinars and events | These platforms have been created to foster information exchange and discussion on important COVID-19-related subjects, such as social transfers, capitalism, food security, climate change, and sanitation. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Science and technology leaders | Science and technology innovators tackling COVID-19 related issues. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethical and sustainable living | Whether the subject is sustainable fashion or ending police violence, these platforms host webinars, seminars, and other virtual events for people interested in social equity, sustainability, and ethics. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental sustainability | Although the impact of environmental degradation issues has been well known for some time, the global implications of these issues and climate change have come to light since the COVID-19 pandemic. These events discuss these issues, as well as the ongoing impact of ecosystems loss due to urbanization that is occurring worldwide. The overall goal is to highlight green responses that can help counteract the effects of Covid-19 and prevent future pandemics from occurring. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Launching and pivoting businesses | Seeking funding, networking, and launching and operating businesses are all standard entrepreneurial activities — yet all of these have changed in the face of Covid-19. These events promote Covid-19-friendly ways of performing these activities, discuss the flaws of specific business models, and talk about strategies that can help in both the current crisis and a post-pandemic economy. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Monitoring health remotely | These remote monitoring devices aim to support communities and healthcare practitioners by preventing community spread and Covid-19 deaths. Devices range from disposable wearables ideal for discharged post-op or COVID-19 patients to scanners that can detect elevated body temperatures in crowded places, adherence to mask wearing and appropriate social distancing. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Managing mental health issues | The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Whether people are feeling down due to the social isolation of working from home or are experiencing increased stress as essential workers, these projects aim to give support, decrease loneliness, and improve overall mental health during these trying times. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sustainable sanitation solutions | Access to toilets and clean water are two things many people take for granted. These organizations are committed to making sure that communities worldwide have proper sanitation, focusing on affordable and sanitary waste management and access to toilets and showers. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leaders in food security | Food security has become a major concern for communities worldwide due to COVID-19. These leaders are focused on making sure that food supply chains aren't affected by the current pandemic and that their communities can access affordable, nutritious food products. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leaders in justice and equality | Leaders passionate about racial, social, and economic justice and equality. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leaders in sanitation solutions | Changemakers striving toward affordable, accessible, and sustainable sanitation solutions worldwide. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leaders in mental health | These leaders are passionate about mental health. Their approaches range from mindfulness and meditation-based interventions to creating an emotionally sensitive AI bot that can act as your own personal therapist. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Environmental sustainability | Although the impact of environmental degradation issues has been well known for some time, the global implications of these issues and climate change have come to light since the COVID-19 pandemic. These events discuss these issues, as well as the ongoing impact of ecosystems loss due to urbanization that is occurring worldwide. The overall goal is to highlight green responses that can help counteract the effects of Covid-19 and prevent future pandemics from occurring. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nutritious meals for all | These projects are focused on making sure that everyone, particularly marginalized and vulnerable communities, have acess to nutritious foods. Support may be primarily logistics based, bringing food from farm to table and meals directly to people's doorsteps, or may involve a more ground-up approach, helping farmers plant biofortified foods to feed their communities. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leaders using sustainable energy | These leaders are passionate about creating sustainable solutions accessible to everyone. Their projects use solar energy for a range of different purposes — from utilizing UV light for disinfection to providing mobile power sources for health workers. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fighting misinformation | Misinformation, especially in the time of a pandemic, can be incredibly dangerous. These projects focus on different ways of combating misinformation in order to eradicate its spread. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational enrichment for all | These platforms take learning opportunities you'd usually only be able to obtain in a classroom, museum, or the great outdoors. They're delivered to your computer or other electronic device so that people can keep learning, regardless of COVID-19 restrictions. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Improving global literacy | These organizations are working to improve literacy, regardless of a person's disability, location, or reading level. They offer digital libraries with e-books, audio books, textbooks, and other literacy-related resources. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Inclusivity for the underserved | COVID-19 has deeply affected underserved populations, particularly indigenous communities and the homeless. These events discuss the challenges these communities face and potential solutions that can help support these individuals. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Making sustainable neighborhoods | These organizations are passionate about sustainable streets and neighborhoods. Some focus on collaborative community involvement to help make a neighborhood's streets safer, while others are involved in implementing new street design to deal with the COVID-19 related challenges communities are currently experiencing. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Supporting healthcare facilities | These projects tackle various logistical challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has created for healthcare centers. Solutions are able to help healthcare workers track lab results, identify free hospital beds, triage patients, and forecast their healthcare facility's upcoming needs, among other things. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fighting COVID-19 with solar | These projects have utilized solar power in a myriad of interesting ways that can be used to fight COVID-19. Projects have created solar-powered health facilities, medical devices, and phone chargers, and even solar incubators to increase the production of high-protein foods like eggs and poultry. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fighting COVID-19 with solar | These projects have utilized solar power in a myriad of interesting ways that can be used to fight COVID-19. Projects have created solar-powered health facilities, medical devices, and phone chargers, and even solar incubators to increase the production of high-protein foods like eggs and poultry. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Climate-conscious organizations | These organizations are passionate about sustainable, eco-friendly solutions, which range from providing communities with renewable energy services to developing non-toxic, recyclable materials that can be used across various industries. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Promoting equitable communities | Over a billion people currently live in slums and informal settlements worldwide. These organizations are taking different approaches to making these communities more equitable — ranging from providing access to jobs or project funding to critical services and community advocacy platforms. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Organizations empowering youth | These organizations support and empower young people (under 35) in various ways, from providing them with education and training opportunities to helping them start, grow, and sustain new businesses. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Offline remote learning options | Most remote learning platforms, apps, and websites require stable internet connections. These platforms have created and highlighted various types of opportunities to keep learning regardless of whether or not people have access to the internet. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Combating violence and abuse | Covid-19 lockdowns created a dangerous situation for many women and children who suffer from domestic abuse and gender-based violence. These interventions were created to provide victims with resources, support, or an accelerated response from police. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empowering women and girls | These projects focus on empowering both girls and women worldwide. Some focus on redefining education for girls through remote learning opportunities. Others provide women with access to resources and mobile technology so that they can have a greater influence over the decisions that affect them and their families. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leaders empowering women | These leaders have created interventions that empower women in a variety of different ways. Their projects support women, some of whom have experienced gender based violence, by helping them access governmental support, educating them about misinformation, providing work experience opportunities, and facilitating access to medical care. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |