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Rehabilitative Dairy Farms
Rehabilitative Dairy Farms
La Fageda Offers Employment as Well as Support for the Disabled
Assistance is not always provided nor accessible to people with disabilities, which is what La Fageda in Spain is working to achieve. Situated in Cataluna, Spain, La Fageda has created hundreds of... MORE
Eco-Building Employment
Eco-Building Employment
Acta Vista Provides Training and Work Experience to Employees
Despite being known for its luxurious and relaxed lifestyle, France has unemployment rates that have affected various skilled trade workers, which is something Acta Vista hopes to help alleviate.... MORE
Sustainable Shoe Shops
Sustainable Shoe Shops
'Made in Romans' Produces Ethically Manufactured Leather Goods for Locals
Made in Romans, a shop that produces quality leather shoes and accessories, is one of Groupe Archer’s efforts to keep manufacturing jobs within the country. Many larger companies tend to outsource... MORE
Garment-Recycling Factories
Garment-Recycling Factories
Le Relais Collects and Sorts Unwanted Textiles for Resale
It’s not uncommon for people to donate their clothes to charities, but a French social enterprise called Le Relais has found a new way to turn these donations into a means of employment for the... MORE
Climate-Conscious Initiatives
Climate-Conscious Initiatives
South Pole Carbon Minimizes Greenhouse Gases and Creates New Energy
Climate change and global warming are some of the top environmental concerns social enterprise South Pole Carbon is addressing. Along with minimizing greenhouse gas emissions through the Kyoto... MORE
Micro-Health Insurance
Micro-Health Insurance
Naya Jeevan Makes Healthcare a Reality for Low Income Employees
Meaning “new life” in Hindu, Naya Jeevan hopes to offer the low income employees such as janitors, waiters and drivers in Pakistan with affordable health insurance. According to Naya Jeevan,... MORE
Sense-Enhancing Exhibits
Sense-Enhancing Exhibits
Dialogue Social Enterprise Employs the Disabled to Lead Presentations
Dialogue Social Enterprise employs disabled individuals as guides in specially tailored exhibits to demonstrate that although they may be impaired in one way or another, they are still capable of... MORE
Self-Reliant Immediate Investments
Self-Reliant Immediate Investments
Bina Swadaya Teaches Members to Invest Using Self-Help Groups
Bina Swadaya is an ongoing social enterprise that encourages the underprivileged living in Indonesia to become self-reliant through self-help groups and micro financing. In order to become self-... MORE
One-For-One Meals
One-For-One Meals
For Every Healthy Lunch Purchased, Table for Two Provides a Meal to an African C
Hitting two birds with one stone, Table for Two is a social enterprise founded by Kogure Masa that strives to simultaneously eliminate obesity along with malnutrition and world hunger. Operating in... MORE
Sports Uniting Enterprises
Sports Uniting Enterprises
StreetFootballWorld Connects Social Businesses Worldwide Via Soccer
Instead of pointing out the differences, StreetFootballWorld has created a platform in which social enterprises can join forces through what unites people all over the world, and in this case, it’... MORE
Craft Connecting Platforms
Craft Connecting Platforms
'Industree Crafts Foundation' Networks Artists with Retailers Over Indi
Founded in 1994 by Neelam Chhiber and Gita Ram, the Industree Crafts Foundation was created in an attempt to alleviate the intense poverty conditions of the people in India by connecting local... MORE
Regal Anti-Drug Movements
Regal Anti-Drug Movements
Doi Tung Development Project Aims to Eradicate Opium and Trafficking
Once rich in opium, human and arms trafficking, Doi Tung, Thailand, suffered both economically and environmentally until the late 1980s when Princess Srinagarindra, also known as Princess Mother,... MORE
Environmentally Conscious Crafts
Environmentally Conscious Crafts
Association for Craft Producers Connects Artists and Retailers
Based in Nepal, the Association for Craft Producers helps low-income artisans by providing training in areas such as design and marketing to help with their businesses. Founded in 1984 by Meera... MORE
Cruelty-Free Cosmetics
Cruelty-Free Cosmetics
Human Nature Products Offer Fair Trade Skincare Items for Men and Women
In 2008, two sisters, Camille Meloto and Anna Meloto-Wilk along with her husband, Dylan Wilk, created Human Nature products which would allow them to support local crops as well as the environment.... MORE
Micro-Entrepreneurial Management
Micro-Entrepreneurial Management
Hapinoy Uses a Multi-Level Program to Teach and Share Knowledge
Focussing on sari-sari stores, otherwise known as convenient stores in the Philippines, the Hapinoy Store Program provides the necessary training and support to assist locals in developing a... MORE
Encouraging Entrepreneurship Enterprises
Encouraging Entrepreneurship Enterprises
SOLS 24/7 Provides Accessible Education for Youth
Founded in 2000, SOLS 24/7 is a non-governmental organization originating in Cambodia that aims to provide accessible and flexible to education to youth in developing countries. Aside from free... MORE
Mobile Life-Saving Enterprises
Mobile Life-Saving Enterprises
Dial 1298 Provides Emergency Medical Attention to Individuals
Dial 1298 is a service that originated in India since 2002. After receiving their respective medical training, the five founders of Dial 1298 came together after realizing that India was lacking in... MORE
Self-Sustaining Farms
Self-Sustaining Farms
One Acre Fund Trains Local Farmers on How to Grow Crops Effectively
Founded in 2006 by then-MBA student of Kellogg School of Management Andrew Youn, the One Acre Fund focuses on all-around training for self-sustaining famers in regions like Sub-Saharan Africa. To... MORE
Anti-Extortion Retailers
Anti-Extortion Retailers
Addioizzo Helps Italian Vendors Retaliate Against Mafia Racketeering
It all started when a few friends decided to open a bar in Palmero, Italy but rather than paying the mafia’s extortion fees, they started the movement, Addiopizzo, a social enterprise that... MORE
Micro-Entrepreneurial Kits
Micro-Entrepreneurial Kits
Living Goods Provides Affordable Necessities in Uganda
Focussing in Uganda, the San Francisco-based social enterprise Living Goods provides high impact goods at a low cost that are sold door-to-door by its female entrepreneurs. Adapting the Avon... MORE
Negelected Virus Vaccines
Negelected Virus Vaccines
Institute for OneWorld Health Helps Develop Drugs for Dismissed Diseases
Malaria, diarrheal diseases and kala-azar, otherwise known as the black fever, are only some of the various “neglected diseases” the Institute for OneWorld Health has taken on. New medicines... MORE
Insulated Infant Pods
Insulated Infant Pods
Embrace Innovations Helps Prevent Hypothermia Among Newborns
In an attempt to help reduce the mortality rate of newborns in India, Embrace Innovations has developed portable insulated pods that help keep babies warm without hazardous or expensive equipment.... MORE
Eco Employment Solutions
Eco Employment Solutions
EMBERS Green Renovations Uses Biodegradable Items for Energy Efficiency
The economy has not been kind in the last few years and jobs are far and few between. EMBERS Green Renovations not only provides affordable indoor and outdoor remodelling and contracting solutions... MORE
Vagrant Supporting Services
Vagrant Supporting Services
Keeners Car Wash Helps Homeless Youth Get Back on Their Feet
Owned by Family Services of Greater Vancouver, Keeners Car Wash is a social enterprise that hopes to help at-risk and homeless youth by using environmentally friendly and sustainable practices.... MORE
Hopeful Fitness Gear
Hopeful Fitness Gear
Still the Sea Offers Health and Home Decor Products to Stop Human Trafficking
Founded by former lawyer and current consultant, Still the Sea’s CEO Elizabeth Grennan hopes to do her part to help stop human trafficking. Inspired by what she calls an “adventure” while... MORE
Ethical Entrepreneurial Beads
Ethical Entrepreneurial Beads
These Arudo Yat Necklaces for New Life Help Women Start Businesses
Staying true to the belief that all humans are created equal and should have a fair chance at life, Arudo Yat, translated from the language of Luo, means “seedlings that grow from the stumps of... MORE
Hunger-Fighting Food Packages
Hunger-Fighting Food Packages
The Love with Food Group Donates a Meal for Every Box Purchased
Optimizing her passion for food, founder Aihui Ong assembled an equally enthusiastic team and created the Love with Food group, which aims to eliminate hunger by delivering food to not only your... MORE
Educationally Empowering Quilts
Educationally Empowering Quilts
Baba Blanket Supports and Helps Girls in Ghana Finish High School
Since June 2000, the Baba Blanket initiative has been supporting women in Ghana by relieving women from extremely strenuous and laborious like kaya yo, which involves carrying heavy loads from dusk... MORE
Pocket Floatation Devices
Pocket Floatation Devices
Safe Guard Buoy Lets Non-Swimmers Save Drowning People
It’s not uncommon for a person who doesn’t know how to swim to come across a drowning person, which is why designers have invented the Safe Guard buoy to help with this situation. Designed to... MORE
Ineffective Home Remedy Charts
Ineffective Home Remedy Charts
Natural Cold Remedies Can Also Display Strange Side Effects
There are many who dislike medicine, whether it is because of the taste or the fact that it’s artificial, and turn to natural cold remedies instead. Natural cold remedies often give the... MORE
Stereotypical Techie Personalities
Stereotypical Techie Personalities
The 'Why It Sucks to be the IT Guy' Chart Has Nerdy Personnas
The ‘Why It Sucks to be the IT Guy’ infographic reveals some of the funny but quite stereotypical personas often associated with techies. Most companies have an Information Technology... MORE
Caffeine Consumption Statistics
Caffeine Consumption Statistics
The Coffee Break Infographic Reveals Malaysia's Drinking Patterns
The Coffee Break infographic delves into the lives of Malaysians to see how they survive off the addictive caffeine beverage. Addictive as it may be, it’s quite surprising, at least to a... MORE
Revenue-Boosting Web Strategies
Revenue-Boosting Web Strategies
Seo Boy Infographic Explains How Companies Can Attract Consumers
With companies turning to the digital world for more revenue, advertising and traffic, search engine optimization has never been more important as depicted in the SEO Boy infographic. With 40% of... MORE
Critical Career Training Stats
Critical Career Training Stats
Entry Level Hiring Infographic Reveals Flawed System for New Grads
New grads and first-time job seekers are often frustrated by the conundrum of job experience and training as is dissected in the Entry Level Hiring Infographic. While experience is essential, even... MORE
Jellyfish Pendant Lamps
Jellyfish Pendant Lamps
Roxy Russell Medusae Collection Provides Mood Lighting with Sea Creatures
The Roxy Russell Medusae Collection is the perfect mood lighting for any sea lover. The flexible materials of the jellyfish lamp attribute to its realistic replication of the deep sea creatures... MORE
Noise-Encapsulating Vials
Noise-Encapsulating Vials
The Re: Sound Bottle Captures Nature's Sound Effects with a Simple Cork
It’s not always easy to capture the sounds people hear on a regular basis—footsteps on crisp fall leaves, the crunch of fresh snow beneath one’s feet, laughter, crowds cheering in... MORE

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Crime Drama Photo Enhancers
Crime Drama Photo Enhancers
The SmartDeblur Sharpens Images Like Seen on CSI, But Realistically
It’s not the first time media has inspired real life technology and the SmartDeblur enhance technology by Software Engineer Vladimir Yuzhikov is a great example. The thought, “They can’t do... MORE
Free Sock Replacements
Free Sock Replacements
Lost or Stolen Feet Warmers Get Replaced for Free with Sock Insurance
It sounds crazy, but San Francisco-based company Betabrand offers sock insurance for one year for those who have lost or stolen socks. The American company promises that for every pair of socks... MORE
International Intoxication Solutions
International Intoxication Solutions
Forget Hangover Infographic Offers Strange Hangover Remedies
It may not be news to frequent drinkers and sufferers of hangovers, but there are a variety of causes for hangovers as well as local and international hangover remedies as well. While hangover... MORE
Engineered Iridescent Fish
Engineered Iridescent Fish
Scientists Injected Fluorescent Genes to Create Glow-in-the-Dark Fish
Taiwan scientists have been able to successfully create genetically engineered glow-in-the-dark fish. Scientists have used biotechnology to genetically modify these sea creatures, though only... MORE
Shoe-Specific Blow-Dryers
Shoe-Specific Blow-Dryers
The Boot and Glove Dryer Helps Avoid Stepping into Soggy Shoes
Forced Air Technology has developed a boot and glove dryer that drives heat directly in and around your protective gear so that they can dry thoroughly. Wet gloves and boots are a big downer, and... MORE
Safe Cycling Cams
Safe Cycling Cams
The Spectacam Helmet Camera Records Action in Front and Behind the Cyclist
While drivers have dash cams to keep record evidence of potential accidents, cyclists now have the Spectacam helmet camera to keep tabs on the street. Conceived by Kickstarter Josiah Ng, the... MORE
Stuffed Sandwich Slicers
Stuffed Sandwich Slicers
Panini Spatula Makes Cutting and Serving Grilled Sandwiches Fun and Easy
Williams-Sonoma solves a common problem when trying to slice hot sandwiches in half with its new Chef’n Panini Spatula. Grilled sandwiches are so delicious, but the gooey filling tends to... MORE
Computing Fridge Magnets
Computing Fridge Magnets
Leave Nerdy Messages for Friends Using Sticky Jam Keyboard Magnets
Aside from sticking take-out menus to the fridge, the Sticky Jam Keyboard Magnets are a fun and nerdy way to leave messages for loved ones. This set of magnets comes with 139 keys, including... MORE
Exhilarating Apocalyptic Releases
Exhilarating Apocalyptic Releases
The Durex Apocalypse Campaign Encourages People to 'Bang' It Out
The end of the world is nearing, according to the Mayans, so it’s encouraged that by December 21, 2012, people bang it out as much as possible according to the Durex apocalypse campaign by... MORE
Creamy Coffee Creating Devices
Creamy Coffee Creating Devices
The Nespresso Milk Frother Makes Silky Foam to Accompany Your Latte
The Nespresso milk frother helps latte lovers make creamy foam like professional baristas at Starbucks do. After purchasing your own espresso machine, you’ve probably come to the realization... MORE
Literal Trashy Holiday Decor
Literal Trashy Holiday Decor
The Oscar the Grouch Stocking Welcomes All Garbage and Gifts
Renowned for his grouchy, grumpy behavior, this Sesame Street favorite is still emerging this Christmas in an Oscar the Grouch stocking. Unlike the traditional mantelpiece though, the Oscar the... MORE
DIY Powdered Pork Treats
DIY Powdered Pork Treats
Bacon Pixie Stix Only Have a Short List of Five Ingredients
Delicious fatty strips of bacon all ground up into a fine powder so it can be conveniently consumed anywhere, that’s what Instructables user Canida has brought to the world with the DIY bacon... MORE
Literal Bubbly Magazine Covers
Literal Bubbly Magazine Covers
+81 Magazine Creates Typography with Ink-Injected Bubble Wrap
In what looks like a gem-studded panel, an issue of Japan’s +81 magazine was released with an ingenious typographic artwork made entirely with bubble wrap. The design was created by Spanish... MORE
Instantaneous 3D Photography
Instantaneous 3D Photography
Japan Displays the World’s First 3D Photo Booth
Installed at the Eye Of Gyre gallery in Harajuku, Tokyo is the world’s first 3D photo booth. Up until January 24, 2013, visitors of the gallery can enter the 3D photo booth, also known as Omote... MORE