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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 Indian Startup Created Sanitary Pads Made Out Of ‘Banana’ To Empower Rural Women

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News | Sep 19, 2016 | Shewali Tiwari

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This Indian Startup Created Sanitary Pads Made Out Of ‘Banana’ To Empower Rural Women

D-Lab Fall 2016 UGC Fieldwork Grants of up to $3,500

Blog | Sep 15, 2016 | Nancy Adams

D-Lab Fall 2016 UGC Fieldwork Grants of up to $3,500

One Solution to Keeping India's Girls in School: Cheap Maxi Pads

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News | Sep 13, 2016 | Shaifali Agrawal

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One Solution to Keeping India's Girls in School: Cheap Maxi Pads

Finding the Right Last-Mile Distribution Model

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News | Sep 07, 2016 | Jona Repishti

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Finding the Right Last-Mile Distribution Model

Phases of Change: a D-Lab Incubator and Community Health

Kendra Johnson demonstrating how to chlorinate water in La Encañada, Ecuador, 2009.

Blog | Aug 31, 2016 | D-Lab alumna Kendra Johnson '09

Phases of Change: a D-Lab Incubator and Community Health

D-Lab: Waste - An Introduction to the Fall 2016 Course

Waste sorting at SWaCH, India’s first wholly-owned cooperative of self-employed waste pickers/waste collectors and other urban poor.

Blog | Aug 22, 2016 | Kate Mytty

D-Lab: Waste - An Introduction to the Fall 2016 Course

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