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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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Designing With, Not For

Left to right: Surbhi Agrawal, Aditya Mehrotra, John Ochsendorf, and Richard Perez. Photo: Courtesy MIT MAD

Video | Jul 17, 2024 | MIT MAD

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Designing With, Not For

Public Program: Designing With, Not For - June 27

Left to right: Surbhi Agrawal, Aditya Mehrotra, John Ochsendorf, Amy Smith, Richard Perez. Image: Courtesty MIT MAD

News | Jun 18, 2024 | MIT MAD

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Public Program: Designing With, Not For - June 27

Bicycles can change lives, especially in rural Africa – new report looks at their use in Ghana and Malawi

Bicycles are particularly valued for carrying loads. peeterv/Getty Images, CC BY

Blog | Jun 10, 2024 | Dan Frey

The Conversation
Bicycles can change lives, especially in rural Africa – new report looks at their use in Ghana and Malawi

Sophia Chen: It’s our duty to make the world better through empathy, patience, and respect

Sophia Chen, pictured here in Madagascar on an MIT D-Lab project to test a water vapor condensing chamber, says: “It is no understatement to say that D-Lab has played a central role in helping me discover what I'm passionate about and what my purpose is in life.” Photo: Courtesy of MIT D-Lab.

News | May 28, 2024 | Nancy Adams | MIT D-Lab

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Sophia Chen: It’s our duty to make the world better through empathy, patience, and respect

Twende: Teaching design and producing prototypes!

Design for Second Life Innovations partner organization Twende. Photo: Courtesy Twende

Video | Apr 09, 2024 | Twende

Twende
Twende: Teaching design and producing prototypes!

Creative Capacity Building to address invasive aquatic weeds in Ghana, IAP 2024

Gathering invasive rice weeds to dry in the sun in preparation for the first charcoal burn to take place the following day. Photo: Courtesy MIT D-Lab

Blog | Apr 05, 2024 | Student Team

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Creative Capacity Building to address invasive aquatic weeds in Ghana, IAP 2024

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Through MIT D-Lab classes, students acquire competency in the participatory design process, understand and apply principles of engineering and design, engage in hands-on shop work, learn to think critically about theories of international development, and obtain meaningful experiences in the field!

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