Design for a Better Future

Aquaduct- A Solution for Clean Water Access

This is an example of how small ideas can change the world. The Aquaduct is a water filtration bike that 5 Bay Area college students collaborated on and may pose as a solution for third world countries to have access to clean water. The only problem now is how to make it more affordable . To learn more about the Aquaduct, check out the it's  website 

Architecture for Humanity- Changing communities one village at a time

 "Our vision is one of a world where designers innovate globally to build housing, schools, clinics and other essential infrastructure locally. We believe that this can be achieved not by replicating a design that was successful in one situation in another, but by encouraging locally-inspired designs and by enabling these solutions to be shared and freely adapted by all."                                                                                                         -Architect for Humanity

Free Rice---conquering illiteracy as well as food shortages

"If you want to do a good deed and build your vocabulary, you've come to the right place. Other sites give away charitable donations for little more than a mouse click, but FreeRice makes you earn them. The site challenges you with word quizzes and pledges to donate 20 grains of rice to the U.N. World Food Programme for each definition you get right. (The words get harder the longer you play.) To do more, check out the Hunger Site, which donates to relief agencies Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest in exchange for your visit." Check out www.freerice.com.

                                                               —Anita Hamilton
                                                                TIME MAGAZINE

Show that you care too! CARE2, a social networking site dedicated to those who want to make a difference.

Care2 is a social networking website dedicated to connecting activist from around the world together. At the moment, it has a membership of 9 million people and the numbers are growing. Its mission is to help people who want to make the world a better place make connections with "the right" individuals, organizations, and responsible businesses.  It is a great learning utensil, teaching the public about controversial  issues in our society in addition to promoting online activism.  I highly recommend it.

Solar Food Cart

By: Juan Carlo, 20, Philippines

In my country food is everywhere from restaurants, to fast food chains, to rolling stores and even rolling carts, that is because everyone loves to eat. Food carts are the best way to attract people’s attention and can be able to go to different places from urban streets to rural villages. The idea is basically to try to communicate with everyone the need for an action in environmental issues and show actual and promising solutions.  The SOLAR Food Cart will be run by volunteers from environmental groups/organizations such as the Solar Generation-Pilipinas which advocates Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The solar cart can be passed from one community/school/volunteer’s house to another. Every stop the food cart will sell food and set-up an exhibit to campaign for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The SOLAR Food Cart: campaigns renewable energy, advocates healthy living through exercise like cycling, shows alternative way of transport, promotes organic and locally grown healthy foods which the cart will sell, and establishes a sustainable and eco-friendly business. The SOLAR Food Cart targets the local government sector, transport sector, business sector, energy sector and every citizen.

AfriGadget- a website dedicated to promote sustainable inventions in Africa