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AQGRI+ Netherlands Agriculture AQGRI + is a franchise model of cost-effective hydroponics system for smallholder farmers
(parent company), that proposes a business model innovation to reach scalability by selling hydroponics in a
India, Indonesia, standard ready-for-use franchise package to serve the Bottom of the Pyramid.
and other Asian
countries.
AquaGreen Bangladesh Agriculture AquaGreen is a vertically designed aquaponics solution for urban communities, designed
to ensure access to affordable organic, nutritious food. Its core product is a compact,
space-efficient structure where plants and fish can symbiotically depend on each other.

Bayani Brew Philippines Agriculture Bayani Brew produces homegrown ready-to-drink beverages naturally brewed from
indigenous crops, sourced from organic farming communities at above-market prices to
alleviate farmer poverty.
CARABAO Philippines Agriculture Carabao Creamerry leverages public-private partnerships throughout the carabao milk
CREAMERRY value chain and builds a farmer-owner consumer brand (Calaboo) that meets market
demand for nutritious products.
CocoAsenso Philippines Agriculture CocoAsenso establishes a network of medium-scale coconut processing facilities to
produce dried coconut flakes sold to large-scale Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) manufacturers,
thereby decreasing costs for existing VCO manufacturers and increasing the income of
remote farmers.
Cropital Philippines Agriculture Cropital is a crowdfunding platform that enables low-cost, sustainable agricultural
investments to support smallholder farmers thereby promoting inclusive growth, reducing
poverty, and ensuring food security.
folkrice Thailand Agriculture Folkrice connects farmers in Thailand to consumers via a mobile application platform.
FOLO Farms Malaysia Agriculture FOLO Farms empowers urban organic farmers, transforms urban waste and grows healthy
(FOLO = Feed vegetables directly for communities in Malaysia and Singapore.
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Howsfood: Taiwan Agriculture Howsfood aims to transform consumption in Taiwan's traditional food systems by
Building Peer connecting individuals at different parts of the supply chain, and create a farm safe food
Economy in system through sharing open knowledge on an online gamified platform.
Food and
Agriculture.
iGrow Indonesia Agriculture iGrow is a marketplace that helps underemployed farmers and underutilized land produce
high quality organic food and sustainable incomes with a cloud-based agricultural
management software.
i-Nature Vietnam Agriculture i-Nature enables producers and consumers to collaborate to co-create products, giving
farmers an organic source of sustainable income and customers organic products.
Kamal Kisan India Agriculture Kamal Kisan empowers India's small farmers by developing cost-effective, smart
mechanisation solutions created through an interactive, iterative process of working with
farmers.These improve profitability and process efficiency.
Karabella Dairy Philippines Agriculture Karabella Dairy is a source of sustainable income for local farmers through fresh carabao
milk. Through developing the milk supply chain and facilitating the distribution of milk
products, it empowers Filipino farmers.
LAROS Indonesia Agriculture Laros increases the value of agricultural harvests and creates jobs with above-average
salaries for village farmers by processing natural resources like fruits into exotic
"superfood" products, which are sold to Western and tourist markets.
LIM SHRIMP Indonesia Agriculture Lim Shrimp Organisation Limited gives livelihood to fishermen or agricultural faremrs via
ORGANIZATION Aquaculture (Shrimp / Fish / Sea Cucumber). It provides funds to run a farm, and training
LIMITED to grow the produce.
Mycotech Indonesia Agriculture Mycotech makes material from mushroom using agricutural waste.
Naireeta India Agriculture Naireeta's "Bhungroo" is an innovative water management solution for farmers (in
Services particular poor, vulnerable smallholders) facing drought or floods. It guarantees food
security by saving farmers' standing crop in flash floods and ensures water for cropping in
the dry season.

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Rice Revolution Taiwan Agriculture Rice Revolution is an ecofriendly restaurant in Taiwan that advocates for environmental
conservation. It aims to transform the food system with healthier meals made for locals
from sustainably grown food with a low carbon footprint.
Ricult Pakistan Agriculture Ricult reinvents the agriculture supply chain through a mobile B2C platform that gives
farmers greater access to cheaper and higher quality farm inputs, lower cost financing
options, logistics, and access to end buyers.
Siam Organic Thailand Agriculture Siam Organic uses innovative organic products with global appeal - "Jasberry rice" - to
alleviate farmer poverty in Thailand.
Swasti Agro and India Agriculture To reduce plant death through diseases, Swasti develops preventive "vaccines" an IOT-
Bioproducts based android analysis-advice system for last-mile farmers.
() China Agriculture Cheng Shi aims to promote the of development of organic farms through centralised
services, thereby solving the issue of agricultural pollution and food safety.

Bright Sprout Thailand Agriculture Bright Sprout empowers the blind with vocational opportunities in agricultural activities
(Ton Kla Sod Sai) such as vegetable and sprouts production, using a universal design concept.

Irriga-Sun Solar Cambodia Agriculture Irriga-Sun supplies small-holder farmers with solar-powered irrigation systems, sized to
Irrigation meet their irrigation needs with a Pay-As-You-Go payment scheme.
Ambension Silk Philippines Arts/Fashion Ambension is a holistic farm-to-fabric system that diversifies farming practices, maximizes
Enterprise the impact of silkworm waste, and complements existing weaving communities with the
addition of Eri silk. In so doing, it directly impacts farmers, worm technicians, and artisans
with minimal supply cost and risk of supply chain failure.
Batang Bayani Philippines Arts/Fashion Plush and Play is a social enterprise born in the Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm that
International Inc. highlights undervalued sewing skills of mothers in low-income communities to create
proudly Filipino toys inspired by Filipino icons, thereby restoring dignity and promoting
children's right to play.

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Bespoke Suits Singapore Arts/Fashion Agios Gentlemen is a tailoring company that serves a clientele of professionals and
corporates in Singapore, while providing training and employment opportunities for
orphans and underprivileged youth in Vietnam.
Catama Borneo Malaysia Arts/Fashion Catama Borneo equips Sarawak-based artisans with skills in prototyping, product
development and business management to preserve traditional techniques through
innovation, creating sustainable livelihoods for indigenous craft-makers to be enjoyed by
savvy design lovers around the world.
Du'Anyam: Indonesia Arts/Fashion Du'Anyam produces and distributes wicker crafts to empower and improve health of rural
Mothers women and children in Indonesia.
Weaving
The Batik Malaysia Arts/Fashion The Batik Boutique employs vulnerable people to make high quality batik gifts and fashion
Boutique accessories, thereby transforming margainalised (urban poor, refugee, and PwD)
communities in Malaysia.
UNSPOKEN. Hong Kong Arts/Fashion UNSPOKEN reduces recidivism rates in Hong Kong by providing ex-offenders a sense of
achievement - through curating positive stories, and providing a platform to distribute
their design products through online and offline stores.
VElove Hong Kong Arts/Fashion VElove reduces environmental pollution by replacing fast fashion with vegan products,
building a healthy, peaceful Hong Kong.
100% Project Malaysia Education 100% Project is a crowdfunding platform that enables the public to support impactful
classroom projects, thereby enabling teachers in Malaysia to create effective learning
experiences.
Arus Education Malaysia Education Arus plans to run a low-cost private school for students aged 13 - 16 to receive quality
education through the process of making.
BLITAB Austria Education An iPad for the blind, BITLAB is the first-ever Braille tablet that creates tactile Braille,
Technology graphics and maps for those with sight loss so blind people can learn, work and play with
one mobile device, leading to employment generation and equality empowerment.

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Cosecha Singapore Education Cosecha addresses poverty and unemployment in emerging economies by helping local
people start businesses through providing entrepreneurial training, business tools,
investment, partners and mentors. Local entrepreneurs are connected with a business
student and mentor to increase the rate of success through partnership.
Early childhood Cambodia Education The Early Childhood Resource Centre (ECRC) integrates learning interventions specific to
resource center the Cambodian context into childcare practices at preschools, daycares, and in homes
(ECRC) through innovative trainings for caretakers and the design of new tools.
EDAYA Philippines Education EDAYA is a creative education project from rural Philippines that empowers local and
Education international youth to find their core, explore innovative channels, and take action,
combining the indigenous wisdom and bamboo culture of the Kalinga tribe with
leadership, design thinking, and creativity workshops.
Edemy Cambodia Education Edemy offers a blended learning model of quality English education that is 50% cheaper
than the cheapest fee most rural Cambodian students pay. It brings education to rural
areas without internet connection or teachers.
Edukasyon.ph Philippines Education Edukasyon.ph bridges education to employment, improving educational outcomes and
reducing youth unemployment. It does so online through courses, scholarships, and
advice. Offline, it visits high school students and mentors them on college and career
choices.
Globish Thailand Education Globish Academia closes the gap in education opportunities for poor and PwD
Academia communities by providing practical, one-on-one English courses. To ensure a sustainable
ecosystem, equipped students become teachers themselves.
Innovision India Education Innovision enables blind individuals in India to access digital resources in tactile form.
(Inceptor through electronic device "Braille Me" that consequently improves quality of life, literacy,
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Isara Indonesia Education Isara is a Deaf community centre platform that enables easy learning of sign language - it
includes a free, open sign language learning application, remote sign language interpreter
service, and crowdsourced video subtitle making tool to provide Deaf-friendly videos.

Kakshaa India Education Kakshaa is an innovative e-learning programme made in vernacular languages for
underresourced schools. It bridges the rural-urban divide through taking quality education
- drama, muppetry, songs, experiments and activities - into rural schools.
Kamonohashi Cambodia Education Kamonohashi Project Cambodia offers underprivileged young women employment, and
Project on-the-job professional training, to produce world-class handicraft products. Through a
Cambodia rigorous, holistic support system, these women are put through a process of accelerated
growth and thoroughly prepared for sustainable jobs in urban areas.
KHAC Social Vietnam Education KHAC social enterprise provides compassionate experience-based learning programmes
Enterprise and camps to promote positive values in Vietnam's urban cities.
LettuceBee Kids Pakistan Education Lettuce Bee Kids promotes the reintegration of street children in Pakistan through a range
| Establishing of arts, digital and community activities that develop their self-respect. Artwork created
Ties by these children is also converted into lifestyle products for other children, enabling LBK
to be financially sustainable, and less dependent on donor funding.
Rabtt Pakistan Education Rabtt, which means "connection", creates empathetic environments for work and
learning through a year-long high school programme and short intensive trainings which
develop competencies of empathy, critical thinking, creativity and self-confidence.

Robokidz India Education Robokidz creates and delivers world-class robotics education to school students, thereby
giving them an early edge in technology and skill-based learning, thereby creating an
innovative, skilled workforce and curbing future unemployment.

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The History Pakistan Education The History Project cultivates understanding of a multiplicity of narratives and reduces
Project intolerance and prejudice by creating content and curriculum that juxtapose national
textbook history narratives, teaching students critical thinking and tolerance as a result.

Tiny School Indonesia Education The Tiny School is a knock-down concept that uses a bolt-and-nut construction system to
Movement build a "school in a box" that can be sent to any part of Indonesia that requires such a
facility.
1mi1 ecodesign China Energy/ 1mi1 ecodesign is a free learning by doing platform to enable businesses in China to
platform Environment model, take inventory of, and assess the impact of their products to explore them for
ecodesign and supply chain improvement.
Bintang Indonesia Energy/ Bintang Sejahtera introduces the concept of Waste Banks to communities, schools,
Sejahtera Environment corporations, and the government. It turns trash to cash through buying and processing
types of organic waste from Lombok's waste banks, and shipping them to buyer
companies in East Java.
deido Singapore Energy/ deido builds an Amazon for free things, reducing overconsumption and waste through a
Environment promoting a gifting economy within local communities.
Ecofroggy China Energy/ Ecofroggy International provides stationery products from recycled paper and
International Environment environmental education services to China's primary school students. The design and
sales of Ecofroggy-branded products to China's primary school students generates
positive impact and eco-friendly consumer behaviour.
EcoSpore Hong Kong Energy/ Ecospore constructs waste-free bioplastics to reduce landfill waste. These products,
Environment cultivated by mushroom and recycled agricultural waste, are collected and recycld as
fertilizer for school roof gardens and local farms in Hong Kong.

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Elegance Vietnam Energy/ Elegance is a Vietnam-based social enterprise that provides a profitable, sustainable
Environment cooking solution to benefit poor, women and rural ethnic communities. It builds capacity
through consultancy, policy advice and design, and develops high-efficiency gasification
cookstores and product service systems that support that operations.
HiGi Energy Pte Philippines Energy/ HiGi Energy converts agriculture wastes into convenient cooking energy, providing
Ltd Environment employment for underprivileged communities and premium BBQ-related products to high-
end customers in the Philippines.
Jaan Pakistan Pakistan Energy/ Jaan Pakistan is a Lahore-based renewable energy social startup that researches and
Environment develops affordable energy solutions for off-grid communities across rural Pakistan.
Through a holistic mix of clean cookstove technologies distributed by women
entrepreneurs, Jaan Pakistan reduces death, disease, and deforestation.
Kruosar Solar Cambodia Energy/ Kruosar Solar is tackling the problem of energy access in Cambodia by building a last-mile
Environment distribution network for sales, installation and after-sales care of solar home systems
(SHS).
Lytyfy India Energy/ Lytyfy is a clean energy investment platform which connects social investors with curated
Environment clean energy projects and borrowers willing to adopt clean energy technology.
Perkumpulan Indonesia Energy/ Perkumpulan Artajaya empowers the community to find solutions to poverty and
Artajaya Environment environmental problems to increase sustainability through research, awareness
campaigns, and empowerment for disadvantaged communities through training.
Pionovasion China Energy/ Catering to various industries' need for high electicity usage, Pinovasion uses the concept
Environment of "solar+", providing rechargable batteries using solar energy.
Solar Power Pakistan Energy/ Solar Power Distributor supplies community-based rental and consortium-based solar
Distributor Environment systems to rural areas of Sindh, Pakistan, where there is no or erratic supply of electricity.

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China Energy/ Through the new waste resource recovery methods, waste and carbon dioxide undergo
Environment catalytic thermal treatment - high-value chemicals and liquid fuel are thus generated.

China Energy/ Nature Trails Education Centre promotes healthy lifestyles through discovery trails guided
/ Environment by professionals.

Agak Agak Malaysia F&B Agak Agak runs a small eatery, food delivery, and event and catering business that
employs individuals from high-need communities, training them through an
apprenticeship programme.
Nutri-Coco Singapore F&B Nutri-Coco offers organic, low glycemic, unprocessed nutrient-rich coconut sugar to solve
associated health issues of white sugar, empowering local farmers in rural communities
and enabling customers to be healthy and socially-conscious through organic products.

China Financial Services Ants Workshop Consulting provides professional consulting and training services for
public institutions and business enterprises.

Adiuvo India Healthcare & Adiuvo Diagnostics Pte. Ltd. develops a novel, portable, non-invasive dermascope device
Diagnostics Sanitation that detects pathogens efficiently, thereby facilitating effective, timely treatment of skin
infections.
ALERT VoICE India Healthcare & ALERT trains over 36, 000 people in emergency response through a mobile-based first
Sanitation response solution.
Bempu Health India Healthcare &
Sanitation Bempu Health is a global public health organization that seeks to radically improve
newborn health in low resource communities by developing and distributing simple and
life-saving medical technology.

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Blind-Link Vietnam Healthcare & Blind-Link enables individuals with visual impairment to realise their full potential through
Sanitation being trained and employed as messeurs. Additionally, it provides spa chain facilities and
support for blind therapists.
Dimagi India Healthcare & mLabour is a point-of-care solution that provides comprehensive, real-time decision
Sanitation support to improve quality of care by skilled birth attendants (SBA), including automated
graphing, real-time alerts / reminders for patient follow up, built-in clinical protocols, and
a customisable platform to support variances in labour protocols.
Duofu Care & Taiwan Healthcare & Duofu Care & Service Co., Ltd. Develops a more accessible environment through
Service Co. Sanitation promoting the use of assistive devices. In collaboration with TourFree, Duofu offers
convenient customized tours with assistive devices, which also temporarily relieve
caregiver burdens.
Eatwell USA Healthcare & Eatwell is a tableware set that was designed for people with cognitive, motor, and visual
Sanitation impairments, such as those suffering from dementia (Alzheimer's), or those with injuries
or disabilities.
First Respond China Healthcare & First Respond seeks to make mutual aid the new social norm by empowering individuals
Sanitation and communities with knowledge and skills to provide first-aid through training, services
and solutions. Their safety solution includes a combination of software and hardware
telecommunication to mobilize trained volunteers.
Freedom Cups Singapore Healthcare & Freedom Cups are reusable tampons that are made of medical-grade silicone that can be
Sanitation folded and inserted into the body to collect menstual fluid. One cup can be used on
average for 10 - 15 years.
HealthOne Pakistan Healthcare & HealthOne provides standardized, quality Primary Care and Diabetes Management to
Sanitation Pakistan's high-density low-income urban areas. It also serves communities it operates in
through free Diabetes screening camps.

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HELP Vietnam Healthcare & HELP International provides a "medical platform" to enable patients to book family
International Sanitation doctors to visit them in their home for medical treatment or prevention. On this platform,
patients can also book an appointment with doctors at hospitals, clinics, and medical test
centres thereby saving time, effort and cost for such services.
Jeevtronics India Healthcare & Jeevtronics reduces the rate of cardiac arrest in developing countries with an affordable,
Sanitation reliable hand-cranked defibrillator that runs independently of an external power source.

KOMODO Indonesia Healthcare & Komodo Water is a sustainable business solution providing rural communities in remote
WATER by Sanitation areas (of Flores and Komodo National Park, Indonesia) access to quality clean and drinking
TINAMITRA water.
MANDIRI
krupet.com Cambodia Healthcare & Krumpet.com provides verified information about healthcare and doctors for healthcare
Sanitation seekers in Cambodia. Users can review services and share their experiences to enable
otehrs to make more informed choices. It also curates and adapts articles from
trustworthy sources.
Medifree Vietnam Healthcare & Medifree is a mobile app platform that matches patients and recipients who need
Sanitation Durable Medical Equipment (DME) - canes, crutches, commode chairs, manual
wheelchairs, and power mobility devices - to those who seek to donate theirs.
MedPOT Hong Kong Healthcare & MedPOT reduces low medicine adherence among the Hong Kong elderly through
Sanitation providing a one-stop technology and outreach solution of dispensing the right medicine at
the right time.
Nazava Water Indonesia Healthcare & Nazava aims to provide safe, affordable household water filters to allow everyone,
Filters Sanitation everywhere - in particular those at the bottom of the pyramid, to have access to drinking
water.

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The Breakfast India Healthcare & The Breakfast Revolution manufactures and sells nutritious, affordable, tasty meals to
Revolution Sanitation poor communities and patients, thus improving their ability to fight disease and live a
normal life.
The Change Cambodia Healthcare & The Healthy Family Community (HFC) venture is a mobile phone-based health promotion
Engine Sanitation service designed to reduce infant and maternal mortality and morbidity in Cambodia by
delivering a cheap, accessible, practical source of health information via tailored voice
messages.

China Healthcare & The first to combine insurance service and data analytics for charity organizations, Chen
Sanitation Ning Management Consulting seeks to provide affordable insurance coverage to the
masses.

VISIE Guidance Hong Kong Others "VISIE" Guidance System for the Blind is a device enabling visually-impaired individuals to
System for Blind detect and recognise surrounding objects, and give feedback to its user, and persons with
disabilities are employed in its production and sales.
I'm Soul Inc Singapore Others Through awareness-raising activiites, music technology, an online portal, and training
programmes, I'm Soul Inc. Pte. Ltd. enables people and communities to unlock the
therapeutic power of music easily, 24 / 7, at a low cost, regardless of age, culture,
abilities, or disabilities.
KallFly Philippines Others Kallfly is an On-Demand virtual Contact Centre marketplace that connects businesses with
home-based call centre agents through its website, enabling these agents to work flexibly
from home.
LocalMotion Hong Kong Others LocalMotion is a matchmaking platform for NGOs and social entrepreneurs to connect
with skilled volunteers to effectively achieve their social and environmental missions. It
also assists companies in engaging millenial staff in meaningful work through CSR.

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Mekong Plus Vietnam Others Mekong Plus aims to generate employment for poor villagers in Vietnam and Cambodia
through an integrated community development project that creates and sells top-quality
handmade handicrafts distributed in stores and online, targeted at Western customers.

Nabet Manesar India Others Nabet is a socio-commercial organisation that trains blind and handicapped people for
employment and self-dependence through IT jobs critical to the industry that are
operable by the handicapped.
PALAMIGAN CO. Philippines Others PALAMIGAN CO. has designed a machine and business model to bring freezing technology
and affordable, clean ice products to the masses that lack access, giving them a viable
source of livelihood.
QAonCloud India Others Through a Software Quality as Assurance-as-a-Service (QaaS) or Software Testing
platform, QAonCloud aims to bring digital IT jobs to rural graduates in India who work
from their remote villages, empowering economic mobility and bringing wealth to the
villages instead of overcrowding the city.
Save Ones Sight Malaysia Others Save Ones Sight Bhd. is Asia's first virtual call centre to be managed, operated and run by
Missions Bhd visually impaired persons and persons with disabilities in Malaysia.
(SOSM)
Tree Pulse China Others TreePulse aims to build an "emotion-focused networking resource" through a mobile
game application and an interactive platform that builds community amongst groups,
individuals and professionals, facilitating small, genuine acts of kindness.
We Are Caring Singapore Others We are Caring is Singapore's first smart employment agency that mitigates the
exploitation of foreign domestic workers and provides a convenient, effective way for
families to find the right helpers through a platform that allows FDWs to apply online and
record videos with their smartphones before being screened at the agency.
China Others Suoyi Cultural Centre uses O2O model to connect charity organizations to consumers,
who helps promote their activities.

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China Others Ai Zhong Ci Xiao Elderly Care aims to create a caring community where an autonomous
group of volunteer care for the elderly.

--- China Others Shan Tao provides PwDs with jobs through their online shop which processes inventory
and donations of charity organizations.

China Others Folk Art Storytellers is committed to the promotion of national cultural heritage, through
handicraft markets and heritage tours.
China Others Friend of Gucun specializes in the conservation and development of Ancient Villages.

DADDYL China Others Following the event of toxic book covers, experienced laboratory Mr Wei builds
AB Daddylab to devise toxic tests through crowdfunding.
Make A Philippines Tourism MAD Travel partners Gawad Kalinga to tailor-make authentic, immersive, fulfilling travel
Difference for experiences including volunteering, homestays, and social business camps at the GK
Social Tourism Enchanted Farm. It thus creates jobs and provides skills training to those in impoverished,
Inc. (MAD marginalised communities.
Travel)
Socialgiver Thailand Tourism Socialgiver is a platform that turns businesses surplus capacity into donations for charity,
through sale of giftcards/vouchers to online consumers.
Mobilituk Cambodia Transport Mobilituk is a tuk-tuk equipped with a rear ramp loading service and adjustable seating,
enabling the transportation of a standard wheelchair as well as two other passengers to
provide transport solutions to locals and visitors with physical disabilities in Cambodia.
Cook1Cook Hong Kong Web/Mobile Cook1Cook is a web and mobile platform that enables housewives to share their
recipes to earn income for themselves, or choose to donate it to charities.

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AESIR Hong Kong Web/Mobile AESIR creates serious games to promote social inclusion for persons with special needs. In
cooperation with professional counsellors and play therapists, AESIR provides augmented
reality apps and books to develop foundational life skills through play therapy.

ClubInternet Pakistan Web/Mobile Club Internet creates a UX layer that handholds Bottom of the Pyramid internet users in
the use of services such as social media and search engines.
Enabled Singapore Web/Mobile Enabled is a website / mobile app for the disabled that matches disabled employees (who
are given the option to state limitations and required accommodations) with a pool of
interested employers.

engageSPARK Philippines Web/Mobile engageSPARK is a simple, cloud-based integrated platform that enables non-profits to
build Voice and SMS programs to engage low-income communities in developing
countries.
iShareMom China Web/Mobile iShareMom is a secondhand trading platform for trading and sharing idle or unused
mother and baby supplies in China, reducing unnecessary production and carbon emission
as a result.
Mabow Taiwan Web/Mobile Mabow is a video phone device installed on an elderly person's television that enables
elders to communicate with loved ones face-to-face without having to learn new
technology. In addition, a remote caretaker service provides companionship for the elders
and fosters communication with their own family.
OurCityLove Taiwan Web/Mobile OurCityLove Social Enterprise works in cooperation with governments, agencies and
Social Enterprise businesses to provide accessibility solutions for persons with disabilities. These solutions
include "friendly" restaurants, metro, high-speed rail and National Highway Rest Stops,
and friendly Hotels and Tourism.
Wake It Up Vietnam Web/Mobile Wake It Up is a platform for social activity that creates a space for non-profits, companies
and individuals to manage and participate in social activities.

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China Web/Mobile Using the power of technology to improve public welfare, Ji Yi Technology provides helps
NGOs set up web platforms to enable them to work better.

China Web/Mobile RiceDonate is a habit-tracking mobile app with a twist- by achieving the personal goals
set, donate is money to charity organizations!

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