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Electricity-Free Cooling in Bangladesh Using Plastic Bottles
I love double-impact ideas. Such as this one, which reuses environmentally wasteful empty plastic bottles to cool down houses in Bangladesh without needing electricity. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Farming in the Heart of Dublin
Although the focus of Urban Farm is currently on kits to help people get their own agriculture projects started in downtown Dublin, the hope is that it can be much larger. For example, creating mushroom farms in the heart of the city using coffee waste from its hundreds of cafes. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Startup Uses Crowdfunding to Improve Neighborhoods
This is a lovely initiative, bringing together local activism and crowdfunding to improve neighbourhoods. From community gardens to social justice, it helps galvanise people and money to get projects going. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
5 Innovative Startups Helping with the Refugee Crisis
5 Innovative Startups Helping with the Refugee Crisis. If you’re going to run a startup anyway, why not make it one for social good if you have a proposition to help? CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Water Monitors for Aquaponics
It takes someone with a real passion for aquaponics to come up with an idea like this. A water monitoring system, which effectively provides a security blanket for aquaponics farmers. The potential of aquaponics as a really efficient and sustainable form of agriculture is huge, so this is smart thinking as well as good for the planet. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Food Recycling Start-up Obeo Raises Funds to Enter UK
Dublin start-up Obeo has created a product to help households recycle their waste food in a way that feels less dirty. Great to see they’ve just landed €350,000 to expand into the UK market. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Charity Charge Unveils Socially-Conscious Cash-Back Credit Card
Charity Charge is a credit card which donates your cashback to a charity of your choice. Interesting idea, and I wish it well. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Humanihut Start-up Makes Portable Refugee Shelters
Humanihut is an Australian startup that makes refugee shelters which are more durable, easier to transport and cheaper than current alternatives. Sad that the number of refugees seems to be on a huge increase, but given that’s the case, this startup can only be a good thing. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Emergency Doctor-Finding App Wins More Awards
MUrgency is a great little startup that has an app which alerts a local doctor in case of emergencies. It has scooped multiple awards, including at SXSW 2016, for its potential life-saving app. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Indian Startup Demistifiies Government Policies for Citizens and Companies
The Indian Iris demystifies policy documentation for India’s citizens and companies. It has just raised a “significant” amount of angel funding. Which I suppose means that angel investors see no hope of the government actually creating policies that normal mortals can understand! CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE