These migrant-aware innovations consider the idea of what it means that migration is one of the preeminent issues facing the world today. Since many populations are moving for both push and pull reasons. Push means the factors in which immigrants desire to leave their home country whether it be war, lack of jobs or other social, economic and political conditions. Pull means the factors in which immigrants which to join another country. Those countries could include universal health care as is the case in Canada or a stable democracy or a tolerant society.
All the same, these migrant-aware innovations consider what it means to attempt to change the conditions for precarious individuals and their families. Sometimes it comes in the form of technology and other times in terms of food offerings.
10 Migrant-Aware Innovations
From Alternative Banking Loans to Hip Handwoven Attire:
Social Business Editor — Apr 26, 2014 — Social Good
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Chic Eco-Conscious Kicks
MOVMT Shoes and Accessories are Made With Upcycled Plastic Bags
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Hip Handwoven Attire
Bhalo Employs Rural Bangladeshi Women to Produce Fair Trade Fashion
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Socially Aware Video Games
The Migrant Trail Ponders the Risks of the Sonoran Desert
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Ethnic Exchange Cuisine
Culture Kitchen Employs Immigrants to Teach Cooking Classes
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Alternative Banking Loans
The Hilltop Microfinance Initiative Helps in Low-Income Entrepreneurs
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Dystopian Socio-Political Puzzles
'Papers, Please' Considers the Hard Work of Immigration Officers
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Italian Communal Housing Models
Cooperativa Sociale DESY is an Inclusive Social Enterprise
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Alternative Loan Products
Fair Finance Offers Affordable Banking to Urban Populations
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Multi-Ethnic Cooking by Immigrants
EthniCity Catering Gives Calgary Newcomers Tools to Succeed
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Technological Literacy Programs
‘121 Women and Computers' Teaches Valuable Employment
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Future-Facing Food Menus
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