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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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Clean cooking fuel for Uganda

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News | Dec 06, 2015 | Katie de Klee

Design Indaba
Clean cooking fuel for Uganda

Closing the Digital Divide: How one Pakistani woman is tackling poverty with technology

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News | Dec 04, 2015 | Acumen

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Closing the Digital Divide: How one Pakistani woman is tackling poverty with technology

Practical Impact Alliance Challenge Launch: Mobile Phones & Behavior Change, December 10

Blog | Dec 03, 2015 | Nancy Adams

Practical Impact Alliance Challenge Launch: Mobile Phones & Behavior Change, December 10

D-Lab's Mobile Technology Group: Background and Reflections

Blog | Dec 01, 2015 | Rich Fletcher

D-Lab's Mobile Technology Group: Background and Reflections

Energy assessment in Mali

Left to right: A woman who works at a dairy co-operative, Sory Mariko (Mercy Corps), Eric Verploegen (MIt D-Lab), and Abdoulaye Coulibaly (translator).

Blog | Nov 30, 2015 | Eric Verploegen

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Energy assessment in Mali

PotaVida Awarded $150K Grant for Pilot Test in Somalia

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News | Nov 30, 2015 | PotaVida

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PotaVida Awarded $150K Grant for Pilot Test in Somalia

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