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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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Bringing hope and transformation to the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Boston Public Library has been one of graduate student Milain Fayulu’s favorite places to work on his thesis, which investigates how U.S. venture capital investment in Africa has concentrated in just a handful of nations. Credits: Photo courtesy of Milain Fayulu

News | May 24, 2022 | Leda Zimmerman

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Bringing hope and transformation to the Democratic Republic of Congo

Expanding energy access in rural Lesotho

OnePower is building networks of minigrids powered by solar energy to bring electricity to rural regions of Lesotho. Credits: Image: Courtesy of OnePower

News | May 20, 2022 | Zach Winn

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Expanding energy access in rural Lesotho

Affordable prosthetics and orthotics to rival the world’s best devices

Rise Bionics, run by D-Lab Scale Ups Fellowship winner Arun Cherian, creates custom prosthetics and orthotics for patients in India at a fraction of the cost of comparable devices. Credits: Courtesy of Rise Bionics

News | May 06, 2022 | Zach Winn

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Affordable prosthetics and orthotics to rival the world’s best devices

MIT team's climate clock will shine over Cambridge to raise awareness of climate change

News | Apr 15, 2022 | Jeremy Siegel and Paris Alston

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MIT team's climate clock will shine over Cambridge to raise awareness of climate change

MIT D-Lab Executive Director Ana Pantelic at TEDx Boston: Redesigning the Poverty Narrative

Ana Pantelic, Executive Director, MIT D-Lab

Video | Apr 14, 2022 | TEDxBoston

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MIT D-Lab Executive Director Ana Pantelic at TEDx Boston: Redesigning the Poverty Narrative

MIT D-Lab Associate Director of Academics Libby Hsu wins John S.W. Kellett '47 Award.

Libby Hsu, MIT D-Lab Associate Director of Academics

News | Apr 14, 2022 | MIT D-Lab

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MIT D-Lab Associate Director of Academics Libby Hsu wins John S.W. Kellett '47 Award.

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Five women working at a table + list of Fall 2023 D-Lab classes

Through D-Lab's suite of MIT 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 development, and obtain meaningful experiences in the field - all preparing students to continue socially and environmentally conscious work that addresses issues of global poverty. Find out more about the MIT D-Lab Academics Program!

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