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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 15 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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NGO CSW66 Forum: Social Entrepreneurship at the Gender Equality and Climate Change Nexus

NGO CSW66 Forum: Social Entrepreneurship at the Gender Equality and Climate Change Nexus

Video | Apr 12, 2022 | MEDA - Business Solutions to Poverty

MEDA - Business Solutions to Poverty
NGO CSW66 Forum: Social Entrepreneurship at the Gender Equality and Climate Change Nexus

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

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Bridging communities to reimagine cultural preservation

How and why to study collaboration at the level of economic ecosystems | NDIR Working Paper 03

Publication | Apr 07, 2022 | Marcelo Tedesco

How and why to study collaboration at the level of economic ecosystems | NDIR Working Paper 03

MIT D-Lab's 20th Anniversary - Save the Date: October 21!

News | Apr 04, 2022 | MIT D-Lab

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MIT D-Lab's 20th Anniversary - Save the Date: October 21!

Building a Business in Refugee Settlements: Speaking to Entrepreneurs from Rhino Refugee Camp

Peter (standing at left) at the Co-Design Summit in Arua, Uganda. Photo: MIT D-Lab/Miu Kumakura

Blog | Mar 30, 2022 | Miu Kumakura

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Building a Business in Refugee Settlements: Speaking to Entrepreneurs from Rhino Refugee Camp

Creative Capacity Building in Uganda: Scaling the Impact of Refugee-Led Design Solutions

Participants in MIT D-Lab's Co-Creation Summit in Arua, Uganda learning to use tools by building different technologies including a maize-sheller jig. March 2022. Photo: MIT D-Lab

Blog | Mar 22, 2022 | Miu Kumakura

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Creative Capacity Building in Uganda: Scaling the Impact of Refugee-Led Design Solutions

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