Fifteen Innovators Championing Global Development

In a world of incessant iPhone updates, it can be difficult to remember that most of the world struggles to access basic energy and technology needs. Brilliant agents of soc

Erika Block: Bringing the Farmers Market to You

Local Orbit, Ann Arbor, MI

Erika Block founded Local Orbit to create a sustainable connection between local food producers and consu

Krista Donaldson: Designing for the Problem

D-Rev: Design Revolution, Palo Alto, CA

Donaldson has long worked at the intersection of design and international development. At D-Rev, she b

Rose Goslinga: Sowing the Seeds of Food Security

Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Kenya

Because of Goslinga and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable A

Sameer Kalwani: Turning Clean Water on Across India

Piramal Water—Sarvajal, India

Clean, available drinking water is taken for granted in the United States: Turn the facet o

Christopher Marianetti: Bridging Communities Through Music

Found Sound Nation, Brooklyn, NY

Marianetti is in the business of building bridges. As a co-founder of Found Sound N

David and Christopher Troensegaard Mikkelsen: Uniting the Disconnected

Refugees United, Denmark

David and Christopher have taken the Facebook platform to a new, socially responsible level. At Refugees Un

Megan White Mukuria: Empowering Girls Across Kenya

ZanaAfrica, Kenya

This Harvard grad is empowering the women of Kenya one young girl at a time. ZanaAfrica, an NGO Mukuria founded i

Dominic Muren: Manufacturing for a Sustainable Tomorrow

The Humblefactory, Seattle, WA

Dominic Muren wants to change the way things are made. The inventor, architect, de

Michael Murphy: Building to Save Lives

MASS Design Group, Boston, MA