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Bridging communities to reimagine cultural preservation

For the last six years, Roots Studio has helped rural communities preserve their culture and make a living by licensing their art. Credits: Image: Photo: Courtesy of Roots Studio

News | Apr 08, 2022 | Zach Winn

MIT News
Bridging communities to reimagine cultural preservation

Rebecca Hui Shares Her Advice for Successfully Scaling a Social Enterprise

Digitizing art with artists in Guizhou.

News | May 07, 2020 | Alison Fonder

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Rebecca Hui Shares Her Advice for Successfully Scaling a Social Enterprise

From Idea to Execution

Xiao Liu, right, a community organizer with Roots Studio, looks over a print with an artist from Guizhou, China. Photo: 心奕

News | Dec 30, 2019 | Ken Shulman

MIT Spectrum
From Idea to Execution

Meet the entrepreneur connecting indigenous artists with the global art market

An artist in China works on a print. Image by 心奕 (Cindy)

News | May 02, 2019 | Maea Lenei Buhre

PBS News Hour
Meet the entrepreneur connecting indigenous artists with the global art market

More than 30 from MIT [including a D-Lab: WASH alumna and D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellow] named to Forbes 30 Under 30 lists

More than 30 from MIT [including a D-Lab: WASH alumna and D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellow] named to Forbes 30 Under 30 lists

News | Dec 07, 2018 | Jason London | MIT Alumni Association

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More than 30 from MIT [including a D-Lab: WASH alumna and D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellow] named to Forbes 30 Under 30 lists

Creating new markets for tribal art

Roots Studio conducts a workshop in August 2016 with Chandrakali Pushyam (far right) and other members of the Gond tribe in Madhya Pradesh, India.

News | Jul 01, 2018 | Kristine Wong

Stanford Social Innovation Review
Creating new markets for tribal art

Bringing poverty-alleviating solutions to market in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda

D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellow Chebet Lesan holds a bag of her company's innovative charcoal briquettes, which are made from recycled waste. Lesan is the founder and CEO of BrightGreen Renewable Energy, which provides affordable, clean, safe, and eco-friendly charcoal briquettes for low-income households in Kenya.

News | Aug 16, 2017 | Nancy Adams, MIT D-Lab

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Bringing poverty-alleviating solutions to market in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda

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