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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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Laâyoune Co-Design Summit: One year later

Aspiring entrepreneurs after the Laâyoune Co-Sesign Summit participating in a business incubation program

Blog | Dec 11, 2019 | Saida Benhayoune

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Laâyoune Co-Design Summit: One year later

Community engagement and evaporative cooling technologies in East Africa

Evaporative cooling team at farming cooperative center in Masii, Kenya. From left: Trang Luu, Eric Verploegen, Carene Umubyeyi, research partners from the University of Nairobi El-Yakhim Mwachoni and Benson Maina.

Blog | Dec 10, 2019 | Carene Umubyeyi, MIT '22

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Community engagement and evaporative cooling technologies in East Africa

How can a social enterprise start measuring its impact? – The case of EcoAct Tanzania

Christian Mwijage, EcoAct Managing Director sharing about the health insurance program with potential beneficiaries.

Blog | Dec 09, 2019 | Iris Castro

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How can a social enterprise start measuring its impact? – The case of EcoAct Tanzania

D-Lab Humanitarian Innovation Uganda: Update

Blog | Dec 08, 2019 | Martha Thompson

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D-Lab Humanitarian Innovation Uganda: Update

D-Lab Fall Student Showcase 2019! December 6, 5 pm

Scene from the Spring 2019 D-Lab Student Showcase.

Blog | Dec 07, 2019 | Nancy Adams

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D-Lab Fall Student Showcase 2019! December 6, 5 pm

First-years learn fundamental principles by creating

Daniel Frey, professor of mechanical engineering (and MIT D-Lab Faculty Director for Research), shows students in class 2.00a a self-designed plane he built from a kite and some foam core. Photo: Jiani Zeng

News | Nov 27, 2019 | Mary Beth Gallagher | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

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First-years learn fundamental principles by creating

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