by Laura Power | Nov 29, 2017 | Partners Out and About
Skip West: What a difference a year makesSitting in Kennedy Airport waiting for a flight to Dakar, a nervous and barely twenty-year-old Skip West ticked off the reasons why actually boarding the plane would be ridiculous. His parents thought he was crazy, and his...
by Laura Power | Oct 16, 2017 | Education, Health and Nutrition, Standard of Living
Every year at Project Redwood, we learn about a diversity of ideas for abating extreme poverty, mostly submitted by young, creative social entrepreneurs. We debate their workability and impact, collectively drawing on our own business and personal experiences. But...
by Laura Power | Sep 28, 2017 | Africa, In The News, Standard of Living
Former Project Redwood Grantee, Compatible Technology International (CTI) has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development. CTI spent several years working with locals in Senegal to develop a low cost thresher that...
by Laura Power | Jul 20, 2017 | Africa, Asia, In The News
What do Mia Hamm, Troy Aikman, and Kristi Yamaguchi have in common? All three are successful professional athletes, born with clubfoot. That’s a congenital condition that prevents sufferers from walking normally, or at all, because one or both feet are twisted inward,...
by Laura Power | May 15, 2017 | Design for Extreme Affordability, Standard of Living
Gayatri Datar (center) of EarthEnable with Project Redwood co-sponsors Kirk Renaud (GSB class of 1980) and Kirk Holmes (GSB class of 1987).Gayatri Datar has the technology, materials, and distribution network to deliver a revolutionary flooring product that eliminates...
