civic startups

She’s trying to encourage people to use recycled bags, and donates all her profits to charity.

About a 100 girls in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum are building apps that solve social issues. They’re now crowdfunding after a fire lost them laptops and other kit.

The Israeli organization wants to help build up Singapore’s social entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Five graduating startups in Islamabad-based i2i, focusing on healthcare, education, and security.

Facebook still wants Internet.org to happen, and today it handed prizes to 12 startups as part of this plan.

Kalsoom Lakhani, founder and CEO of Pakistan’s Invest2Innovate startup accelerator, believes that people tend to get more entrepreneurial when life gets tough.

Grameen is seeking to fund several microfinance projects on a Chinese crowdfunding site.

The civic-minded site finds someone who needs the stuff that you’re clearing out, like kids’ toys, blankets, or schoolbags.

SocialCops raised US$320,000 in seed funding from 500 Startups to build a tool that allows decision makers to find insightful data on social problems in India.

Edusnap wants to make the simple act of asking questions free of charge for all students.