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Working with people around the world to develop and advance collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global poverty challenges.

Creating, sharing, and using collaborative research practices, actionable findings, and practical solutions.

Hands-on, project-based learning. More than 12 MIT D-Lab classes offered each year!

Working with diverse partners to advance and apply inclusive innovation as a methodology for tackling poverty.

"Impact is not just the product of innovation – it's the process of innovation."

– Amy Smith, MIT D-Lab Founding Director

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This clean energy startup generates livelihood opportunities for women in rural India

Photo credit: Courtesy Upaya Social Ventures.

Blog | May 18, 2021 | Upaya

Upaya Social Ventures/Entrepreneur Spotlight
This clean energy startup generates livelihood opportunities for women in rural India

Tackling air pollution in India and the developing world

“Coming back to MIT was nostalgic!” says PhD student Sidhant Pai, who first came to MIT as an undergraduate student. Credits:Image: Gretchen Ertl

News | May 12, 2021 | Bridget E. Begg | Office of Graduate Education

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Tackling air pollution in India and the developing world

Innovations in water accessibility

After pivoting from her previous focus on medical devices, senior Flora Klise has pursued her passion for increasing access to water through desalination research and her involvement in MIT Sea Grant and MIT Water. Credits: Photo: John Freidah

News | May 05, 2021 | Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Innovations in water accessibility

Unearthing a Theory of Change for Creative Capacity Building

Publication | Apr 29, 2021 | Laura Budzyna

Unearthing a Theory of Change for Creative Capacity Building

Alumni Profile: D-Lab project leads to solar career in Africa

 Jodie Wu ’09

News | Apr 27, 2021 | Julie Fox

MIT Technology Review
Alumni Profile: D-Lab project leads to solar career in Africa

MIT students display ‘climate clock’ outside Green Building in Cambridge

The climate clock, built by a team of students in the MIT D-Lab, will be on display through April 30.MIT D-Lab / Youtube

News | Apr 24, 2021 | Matt Berg

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MIT students display ‘climate clock’ outside Green Building in Cambridge

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