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13/06/2014

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06/05/2014

Designed by Deniz Karasahin, this 3D-printed cast could speed up healing while making you look cool. The cast can be hooked up to an ultrasound machine that promises to reduce the time it takes for a broken bone to mend. The cast is also lighter, better for the environment and more comfortable than bulky plaster ones. (Source: New York Daily News)

03/05/2014

The Beach and Howe project in Vancouver comes as a new twist to sustainability: a 'twisted' building starting with a triangular base from the ground morphs into a rectangular shape as it rises to the sky!
The idea is to reclaim wasted space in the urban landscape, enhance the aesthetics and reduce the per capita greenhouse gas emissions in big cities.
(credits: http://www.greenbiz.com/leed-buildings-the-twisted-tower)

26/04/2014

We are not constrained by our physical disability, we are merely constrained by technology. The leveraged freedom chair (LFC) is a tweaked design which results in enhanced outdoor activities for the disabled. Being adopted quickly in Africa and India, the innovators at GRIT are committed to continuous design improvements while bringing down the costs to engage more communities into a build-and-use project. Check out their video!

We believe in a stakeholder driven design process, where the people who use a technology help to design it. That's why we travel. Learn more at http://www.go...

16/04/2014

Guess what is this? Hint: it's not a satellite dish :D

SolSource by One Earth Design is a cooker that harnesses the energy of the sun for outdoor cooking.
It can heat up a cattle of water in 10 mins.

Catlin Power, while studying climate change, met a local Chinese family who invited her into their home. They asked her why all these scientists came to study outdoor pollution, when indoor pollution was so much worse. Measuring the indoor air, she found that it was ten times more polluted than Beijing. Turns out that each year more than half a million people were dying in China from toxic smoke coming from their stoves, and worldwide the death toll was around 4 million.

One Earth Design works with local governments and/or external funders to offer subsidies, as well as introducing financial incentives such as installments or rental model to enable people in need to purchase SolSource.

07/04/2014

The man who invented sanitary napkin machines that can be operated at home for millions women living in rural areas. Arunachalam Muruganantham talks about his amazing journey on how he built one of the most successful social enterprise in India through hardwork, determination and a little humor.

When he realized his wife had to choose between buying family meals and buying her monthly "supplies," Arunachalam Muruganantham vowed to help her solve the ...

05/03/2014

Ideas with Impact:
Travelling frequently to places with difficult access to clean water? Grab a LifeStraw by Vestergaard Frandsen and drink on the go! With ingenious water purification solution for individuals, families as well as whole communities, each filter sold ensures one whole year of clean water for a child in Africa. (Photo Credits: flickr.com, Vestergaard)

01/03/2014

Ideas for Impact:
With one of the highest population ratio of amputees in the world, Cambodia is still struggling to dispose off the 4-6 million landmines and Unexploded Ordinance, left in the wake of the civil war. Saught has sought to transform these pieces of destruction into beautiful crafts, supporting sustainability and a story of social transformation in post-conflict areas of Cambodia. (Photo credits: Yahoo, ecouterre)

26/02/2014

Ideas with impact:
Our generation practically lives off internet, but there are communities around the world with no access to internet and the cellular network; not yet, at least. Rugged Communications is set to change the landscape. Communities no longer have to wait for sequential development: access to markets, better infrastructure, electric power and then internet. At Rugged Communications, solar powered repeaters are used to bring cellular signals to off-the-grid communities, empowering them with access to the tools for development.

A solar-powered, wireless cellular repeater system that brings phone and internet access to remote locations, bringing connectivity to where it previously di...

19/02/2014

Ideas with impact:
Around 780 million people world over lack access to clean water. Innovative ideas like Wello have the potential to reduce that figure. With Wello, people can transport greater amount of drinkable water for their use much more easily, ensuring better nutrition standards and healthier lives for their communities.
(Photo credits: www.guardian.com)

20/01/2014

Hello, Monday~ Cliquefund starts this week with brand new products specially for the Lunar new year. And there are many more to come. Have a great week ahead, everyone!

Cliquefund is a community patronage platform for social enterprises. Cliquefund's mission is to promote social enterprise to a wide audience as the de facto standard for conducting business within Singapore and beyond. Social enterprises need financial support through funding, yet equally crucial to...

12/01/2014

Find out what we were up to last year: The Cliquefund 2013 Chronicle!

Around this same time last year, we were finalizing our idea for the Cliquefund platform with much excitement and thrill. At the core of it has been a simple yet beautiful notion; to provide a...