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Meet the 2016 GOOD 100
Introducing the 2016 GOOD 100, our annual list of 100 extraordinary individuals tackling global issues in creative ways.
05.09.16
Introducing the 2016 GOOD 100, our annual list of 100 extraordinary individuals tackling global issues in creative ways.
HEALTH
A healthy life should be a universal right no matter geographic or economic circumstance. These individuals are making it easier for people to thrive, not just survive.
<p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-rolof-mulder">Rolof Mulder</a>, founder of Hospitainer</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-the-bloody-truth">Miki Agrawal</a>, CEO and co-founder of Thinx</p><p>Hossam Haick, <a href="https://www.sniffphone.eu/">SniffPhone</a> inventor</p><div id="upworthyFreeStarVideoAdContainer"><div id="freestar-video-parent"><div id="freestar-video-child"></div></div></div><p>Dr. David Walton, director of global health at <a href="https://www.thoughtworks.com/">ThoughtWorks</a></p><p>Marjaneh Halati, founder of the <a href="http://www.omidfoundation.com/">OMID Foundation</a></p><p>Sangu Delle, founder and CEO of <a href="http://www.gpalminvestments.com/">Golden Palm Investments</a></p><p>Dr. Laila Bugaighis, CEO and medical director of Benghazi Medical Center</p><p>Dr. BJ Miller, executive director of <a href="http://www.zenhospice.org/">Zen Hospice Project</a></p><p>Gidi Stein, co-founder of <a href="http://www.medaware.com/">MedAware</a></p><p>Lisha McCormick, chief development officer of <a href="http://lastmilehealth.org/">Last Mile Health</a></p><p>Zhen Gu, biomedical engineer behind the “<a href="http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2015/june/smart-insulin-patch-could-replace-painful-injections-for-diabetes">smart insulin patch</a>”</p><p>Dr. Joe Cohen, part of the team behind the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/gsk-change/2015/apr/24/the-30-year-quest-for-a-malaria-vaccine">RTS,S malaria vaccine</a></p><p>Dr. John Brownstein, chief of innovation of Boston Children’s Hospital</p><p>Sara Tifft, associate director of <a href="http://sites.path.org/rh/">PATH’s Reproductive Health Program</a></p><h2><span class="lede">EARTH</span></h2><p><em>The need to address the realities of our changing planet becomes more urgent each year. These innovators are implementing creative solutions to ensure we protect the resources we’ve got.</em></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-asha-de-vos">Asha de Vos</a>, marine biologist and founder of OceanSwell</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-marije-vogelzang">Marije Vogelzang</a>, eating designer</p><p>Matthew Dillon, director of <a href="http://seedmatters.org/">Seed Matters</a></p><p>Saasha Celestial-One, founder of the <a href="http://olioex.com/">OLIO</a> app</p><p>Amy Novogratz, co-founder of <a href="http://www.aqua-spark.nl/">Aqua-Spark</a></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-35-pedro-miguel-schiaffino">Pedro Miguel Schiaffino</a>, environmentally-conscious chef</p><p>Lizette Kriel, co-founder of <a href="http://www.freedomwon.co.za/">Freedom Won</a></p><p>Kevin France, founder of <a href="https://www.swiimsystem.com/">SWIIM</a></p><p>Edwin Kaduki, head of technology at <a href="http://www.m-kopa.com/">M-KOPA</a></p><p>Dr. Achala Abeysinghe, principal researcher of the <a href="http://www.iied.org/climate-change-group">Climate Change Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development</a></p><p>Sean DeWitt, director of the <a href="http://www.wri.org/our-work/project/global-restoration-initiative">World Resources Institute’s Global Restoration Initiative</a></p><p>Lian Pin Koh, ecologist and co-founder of <a href="https://conservationdrones.org/">Conservation Drones</a></p><p>Lauren Fletcher, CEO of <a href="http://www.biocarbonengineering.com/">BioCarbon Engineering</a></p><p>Anna Cummins, co-founder of <a href="http://www.5gyres.org/">5 Gyres</a></p><p>Bas van Abel, designer of <a href="https://www.fairphone.com/">Fairphone</a></p><h2><span class="lede">JUSTICE & EQUALITY</span></h2><p><em>In 2015, the streets rumbled with demands for a more equitable world. These advocates are agitating for social, political, economic, and cultural change. </em></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-winnie-byanyima">Winnie Byanyima</a>, executive director of Oxfam International</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-good-dinnertime-conversation-refugee-crisis">Katharina Dermühl</a>, Kiron Open Higher Education and founder of Migration Hub</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-good-dinnertime-conversation-refugee-crisis">Mareike Wenzel</a>, Moabit hilft</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-good-dinnertime-conversation-refugee-crisis">Mareike Geiling and Jonas Kakoschke</a>, founders of Refugees Welcome</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-good-dinnertime-conversation-refugee-crisis">Hamid Ehrari and Mohammad Yari</a>, two founders of the Arriving in Berlin app</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-good-dinnertime-conversation-refugee-crisis">Sven Lager and Elke Naters</a>, founders of Sharehaus Refugio</p><p>Jane Marx, co-founder of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LongStreetCoffee/">Long Street Coffee</a></p><p>Daniel Patterson and Roy Choi, chefs and co-founders of <a href="http://www.welocol.com/">LocoL</a></p><p>Ioane Teitiota, climate change refugee/advocate from Kiribati</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinese-feminist-tells-of-ordeal-in-detention-vows-to-continue-advocacy/2015/04/21/00d0ffc6-ae95-4495-82a1-19e26c0b82a7_story.html">Li Tingting</a>, performance artist and one of China’s “Feminist Five”</p><p>Nafisa Kaptownwala, founder of <a href="http://www.lordeinc.com/">Lorde Inc.</a></p><p>Chris Mosier, Team USA athlete, founder of <a href="http://www.transathlete.com/">TRANS*ATHLETE</a> and executive director of <a href="http://www.goathletes.org/">GO! Athletes</a></p><p>Rafael Strasser, founder of <a href="https://ueberdentellerrandkochen.de/">Über den Tellerrand</a></p><p>Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of UN Women and the United Nations Under-Secretary-General</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-35-as-we-are-zackary-drucker-hari-nef">Hari Nef</a>, model (IMG Models) and actress (Amazon’s <em>Transparent</em>)</p><p>Megan Smith, chief technical officer of the United States</p><p>Jose Manuel Moller, founder of Algramo</p><p>Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada’s minster of justice and attorney general</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-sacrifice">Patrisse Cullors</a>, artist, organizer, freedom fighter, and co-founder of Black Lives Matter</p><h2>SPACES</h2><p><em>It’s time we create environments that honor the needs of today’s world. These people are reclaiming space and hacking our surroundings for the better. </em></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-charlene-carruthers">Charlene Carruthers</a>, national director of Black Youth Project 100</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-the-center-cannot-hold">Jessica Lehrman</a>, photographer and documentarian</p><p>Jeff Hebert, <a href="http://www.nola.gov/resilience/">chief resilience officer of New Orleans</a></p><p>Sally Duncan, founder of <a href="http://www.outoftheboxpartnerships.com/">Out of the Box</a></p><p>María Claudia Lacouture, president of <a href="http://www.procolombia.co/en">ProColombia</a></p><p>Kelly Ward, general counsel for <a href="http://csgv.org/">Coalition to Stop Gun Violence</a></p><p><a href="http://www.law.leiden.edu/organisation/metajuridica/vvi/staff/liz-alden-wily.html">Liz Alden Wily</a>, political economist, founder of LandMark and founder of African Land Rights Transparency Index</p><p>Danna Masad, Lina Saleh, Dima Khoury, and Rami Kasbari, founders of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A6%D9%8A-ShamsArd-Design-Studio-247632472008393/">ShamsArd</a></p><p>Janardan Prasad and Mukesh Jha, founders of <a href="http://www.autowale.in/">Autowale</a></p><p>Ravi Naidoo, founder of <a href="http://www.interactiveafrica.com/">Interactive Africa</a> and <a href="http://www.designindaba.com/">Design Indaba</a></p><p><a href="http://designtrust.org/people/fellows/sarah-lidgus/">Sarah Lidgus</a>, founder of Small City New York</p><p>Beth Stryker, co-founder of Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research (<a href="http://clustercairo.org/">CLUSTER</a>)</p><p>Thomas Granier, co-founder of <a href="http://www.lavoutenubienne.org/en/understand">Nubian Vault Association</a></p><p>Sarah Drummond, founder of <a href="http://www.cyclehack.com/">CycleHack</a></p><p>Adib Dada, founder of <a href="http://theotherdada.com/">theOtherDada</a></p><p>Susannah Drake, architect and founder of <a href="http://www.dlandstudio.com/">DLANDstudio</a></p><p><a href="https://cee.mit.edu/osorio">Carolina Osorio</a>, civil and environmental engineer, and associate professor at MIT</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/facundoguerra">Facundo Guerra</a>, urban and nightlife entrepreneur</p><h2>INFORMATION</h2><p><em>Access to knowledge is critical to the progress of democratic societies. These bold individuals are fighting for a better-informed public.</em></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-ekene-ijeoma">Ekene Ijeoma</a>, designer and artist</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-fahad-albutairi">Fahad Albutairi</a>, comedian and media producer</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-betsy-reed">Betsy Reed</a>, editor-in-chief at <em>The Intercept</em></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-34-gustavo-faleiros">Gustavo Faleiros</a>, founder of InfoAmazonia and GeoJounalism</p><p>Chai Jing, journalist and director of <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/opinion/why-under-the-dome-found-a-ready-audience-in-china.html">Under the Dome</a></em></p><p>Priya Esselborn, coordinator for <a href="http://www.dw.com/en/dw-akademie/about-us/s-9519">DW Akademie</a></p><p>Ethan Zuckerman, founder of <a href="https://globalvoices.org/">Global Voices</a></p><p>Razia Jan, founder of the <a href="https://raziasrayofhope.org/razia-jan-institute.html">Razia Jan Institute</a></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-35-lucianne-walkowicz">Lucianne Walkowicz</a>, astronomer at Adler Planetarium</p><p>Zena Sfeir, founder of <a href="http://sohati.com/">Sohati</a></p><p>Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, Moroccan professor of nuclear physics</p><p>Paul Miller (<a href="http://www.djspooky.com/">DJ Spooky</a>), soundscape musician, writer, and performance artist</p><p>Charlie Smith, anonymous individuals who run Chinese internet censorship database <a href="https://en.greatfire.org/">Great Fire</a></p><p>Jessica Lam and Liam Bates, founders of <a href="http://origins-china.com/">Origins Technology</a></p><h2>STORIES</h2><p><em>History is not objective—it is shaped by the narratives that take up space in contemporary culture. These storytellers are leveraging their voices to represent the vast diversity of mankind. </em></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-sun-mu">Sun Mu</a>, North Korean defector and artist</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-amr-al-azm">Amr Al-Azm</a>, Syrian historian, archaeologist, and antiquities preservationist</p><p>Lina Sergie Attar, writer, aid worker, architect, and founder of <a href="http://www.karamfoundation.org/">Karam Foundation</a></p><p><a href="http://mollycrabapple.com/">Molly Crabapple</a>, artist, activist, and writer</p><p>Genevieve Clay-Smith, filmmaker, actress, and founder of <a href="http://www.busstopfilms.com.au/">Bus Stop Films</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/nakkiahlui">Nakkiah Lui</a>, writer, actress, and aboriginal activist</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-35-el-seed">eL Seed</a>, “calligraffiti” artist</p><p>Sarah Feeley, filmmaker and documentarian behind <em><a href="http://www.raisingryland.com/">Raising Ryland</a></em></p><p>Mynette Louie, film producer and president of <a href="http://gamechanger-films.com/">Game Changer Films</a></p><p><a href="http://www.inuaellams.com/">Inua Ellams</a>, poet, playwright, performer, and graphic artist</p><p>Clinton Walker, <a href="http://www.clintonwalker.com.au/">music journalist</a> and author of <em>Buried Country</em></p><p>Ivan Moraes, filmmaker, producer, and activist</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-35-tania-el-khoury">Tania El Khoury</a>, performance artist</p><p>Maria Court, Rosemarie Lerner, Sebastian Melo, and Ewan Cass-Kavanaugh, team behind Chaka Studio and <a href="https://interactive.quipu-project.com/#/en/quipu/intro">The Quipu Project</a></p><p>Cat Harris-White and Stas Irons, music duo <a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-34-theesatisfaction">THEESatisfaction</a></p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-34-serge-attukwei-clottey">Serge Attukwei Clottey</a>, multimedia and performance artist</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-35-as-we-are-zackary-drucker-hari-nef">Zackary Drucker</a>, artist, director, and cultural commentator</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/gunn_salie">Haroon Gunn-Salie</a>, artist</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-choice">Hend Amry</a>, writer, artist, and quick-witted Twitter commentator</p><p><a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-36-flanerie">Doreen St. Félix</a>, writer and editor</p>
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