top 120 teams (by country)

Sorted by Country Social Enterprises to watch for in Asia 2016

Entry Name

Country of

Operations Sector Description

Bespoke Suits Singapore Arts/Fashion Agios Gentlemen is a tailoring company that serves a clientele of professionals and

corporates in Singapore, while providing training and employment opportunities for

orphans and underprivileged youth in Vietnam.

Cosecha Singapore Education Cosecha addresses poverty and unemployment in emerging economies by helping local

people start businesses through providing entrepreneurial training, business tools,

investment, partners and mentors. Local entrepreneurs are connected with a business

student and mentor to increase the rate of success through partnership.

deido Singapore Energy/

Environment

deido builds an Amazon for free things, reducing overconsumption and waste through a

promoting a gifting economy within local communities.

Enabled Singapore Web/Mobile Enabled is a website / mobile app for the disabled that matches disabled employees (who

are given the option to state limitations and required accommodations) with a pool of

interested employers.

Freedom Cups Singapore Healthcare &

Sanitation

Freedom Cups are reusable tampons that are made of medical-grade silicone that can be

folded and inserted into the body to collect menstual fluid. One cup can be used on

average for 10 - 15 years.

I'm Soul Inc Singapore Others Through awareness-raising activiites, music technology, an online portal, and training

programmes, I'm Soul Inc. Pte. Ltd. enables people and communities to unlock the

therapeutic power of music easily, 24 / 7, at a low cost, regardless of age, culture,

abilities, or disabilities.

Nutri-Coco Singapore F&B Nutri-Coco offers organic, low glycemic, unprocessed nutrient-rich coconut sugar to solve

associated health issues of white sugar, empowering local farmers in rural communities

and enabling customers to be healthy and socially-conscious through organic products.

We Are Caring Singapore Others We are Caring is Singapore's first smart employment agency that mitigates the

exploitation of foreign domestic workers and provides a convenient, effective way for

families to find the right helpers through a platform that allows FDWs to apply online and

record videos with their smartphones before being screened at the agency.

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“VISIE” Guidance

System for Blind

Hong Kong Others "VISIE" Guidance System for the Blind is a device enabling visually-impaired individuals to

detect and recognise surrounding objects, and give feedback to its user, and persons with

disabilities are employed in its production and sales.

《Cook1Cook

煮一煮》食譜分享平台

Hong Kong Web/Mobile 《Cook1Cook 煮一煮》is a web and mobile platform that enables housewives to share their

recipes to earn income for themselves, or choose to donate it to charities.

AESIR Hong Kong Web/Mobile AESIR creates serious games to promote social inclusion for persons with special needs. In

cooperation with professional counsellors and play therapists, AESIR provides augmented

reality apps and books to develop foundational life skills through play therapy.

EcoSpore Hong Kong Energy/

Environment

Ecospore constructs waste-free bioplastics to reduce landfill waste. These products,

cultivated by mushroom and recycled agricultural waste, are collected and recycld as

fertilizer for school roof gardens and local farms in Hong Kong.

LocalMotion Hong Kong Others LocalMotion is a matchmaking platform for NGOs and social entrepreneurs to connect

with skilled volunteers to effectively achieve their social and environmental missions. It

also assists companies in engaging millenial staff in meaningful work through CSR.

MedPOT Hong Kong Healthcare &

Sanitation

MedPOT reduces low medicine adherence among the Hong Kong elderly through

providing a one-stop technology and outreach solution of dispensing the right medicine at

the right time.

UNSPOKEN. Hong Kong Arts/Fashion UNSPOKEN reduces recidivism rates in Hong Kong by providing ex-offenders a sense of

achievement - through curating positive stories, and providing a platform to distribute

their design products through online and offline stores.

VElove Hong Kong Arts/Fashion VElove reduces environmental pollution by replacing fast fashion with vegan products,

building a healthy, peaceful Hong Kong.

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1mi1 ecodesign

platform

China Energy/

Environment

1mi1 ecodesign is a free learning by doing platform to enable businesses in China to

model, take inventory of, and assess the impact of their products to explore them for

ecodesign and supply chain improvement.

Ecofroggy

International

China Energy/

Environment

Ecofroggy International provides stationery products from recycled paper and

environmental education services to China's primary school students. The design and

sales of Ecofroggy-branded products to China's primary school students generates

positive impact and eco-friendly consumer behaviour.

First Respond

第一反应

China Healthcare &

Sanitation

First Respond seeks to make mutual aid the new social norm by empowering individuals

and communities with knowledge and skills to provide first-aid through training, services

and solutions. Their safety solution includes a combination of software and hardware

telecommunication to mobilize trained volunteers.

iShareMom／宝

物

China Web/Mobile iShareMom is a secondhand trading platform for trading and sharing idle or unused

mother and baby supplies in China, reducing unnecessary production and carbon emission

as a result.

Pionovasion领创科技

China Energy/

Environment

Catering to various industries' need for high electicity usage, Pinovasion uses the concept

of "solar+", providing rechargable batteries using solar energy.

Tree Pulse China Others TreePulse aims to build an "emotion-focused networking resource" through a mobile

game application and an interactive platform that builds community amongst groups,

individuals and professionals, facilitating small, genuine acts of kindness.

上海索益公益文化发展中心

China Others Suoyi Cultural Centre uses O2O model to connect charity organizations to consumers,

who helps promote their activities.

北京市晨宁管理咨询有限公司（益宝计划项目）

China Healthcare &

Sanitation

The first to combine insurance service and data analytics for charity organizations, Chen

Ning Management Consulting seeks to provide affordable insurance coverage to the

masses.

北京极益科技有限公司

China Web/Mobile Using the power of technology to improve public welfare, Ji Yi Technology provides helps

NGOs set up web platforms to enable them to work better.

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北京爱众慈孝家园养老服务中心

China Others Ai Zhong Ci Xiao Elderly Care aims to create a caring community where an autonomous

group of volunteer care for the elderly.

善淘网---上海聚善助残公益发展中心

China Others Shan Tao provides PwDs with jobs through their online shop which processes inventory

and donations of charity organizations.

垃圾资源化、无害化处理新技术

China Energy/

Environment

Through the new waste resource recovery methods, waste and carbon dioxide undergo

catalytic thermal treatment - high-value chemicals and liquid fuel are thus generated.

多拿米网络科技（北京）有限公司

China Web/Mobile RiceDonate is a habit-tracking mobile app with a twist- by achieving the personal goals

set, donate is money to charity organizations!

小路自然教育中心/平行自然网络

China Energy/

Environment

Nature Trails Education Centre promotes healthy lifestyles through discovery trails guided

by professionals.

工蚁坊（上海）商务咨询有限公司

China Financial Services Ants Workshop Consulting provides professional consulting and training services for

public institutions and business enterprises.

民艺说 China Others Folk Art Storytellers is committed to the promotion of national cultural heritage, through

handicraft markets and heritage tours.

深圳市古村之友古村落保护与发展促进中心

China Others Friend of Gucun specializes in the conservation and development of Ancient Villages.

老爸评测DADDYLAB

China Others Following the event of toxic book covers, experienced laboratory Mr Wei builds

Daddylab to devise toxic tests through crowdfunding.

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诚食(北京)农业科技有限公司

China Agriculture Cheng Shi aims to promote the of development of organic farms through centralised

services, thereby solving the issue of agricultural pollution and food safety.

Duofu Care &

Service Co.

Taiwan Healthcare &

Sanitation

Duofu Care & Service Co., Ltd. Develops a more accessible environment through

promoting the use of assistive devices. In collaboration with TourFree, Duofu offers

convenient customized tours with assistive devices, which also temporarily relieve

caregiver burdens.

Howsfood:

Building Peer

Economy in

Food and

Agriculture.

Taiwan Agriculture Howsfood aims to transform consumption in Taiwan's traditional food systems by

connecting individuals at different parts of the supply chain, and create a farm safe food

system through sharing open knowledge on an online gamified platform.

Mabow Taiwan Web/Mobile Mabow is a video phone device installed on an elderly person's television that enables

elders to communicate with loved ones face-to-face without having to learn new

technology. In addition, a remote caretaker service provides companionship for the elders

and fosters communication with their own family.

OurCityLove

Social Enterprise

Taiwan Web/Mobile OurCityLove Social Enterprise works in cooperation with governments, agencies and

businesses to provide accessibility solutions for persons with disabilities. These solutions

include "friendly" restaurants, metro, high-speed rail and National Highway Rest Stops,

and friendly Hotels and Tourism.

Rice Revolution Taiwan Agriculture Rice Revolution is an ecofriendly restaurant in Taiwan that advocates for environmental

conservation. It aims to transform the food system with healthier meals made for locals

from sustainably grown food with a low carbon footprint.

Adiuvo

Diagnostics

India Healthcare &

Sanitation

Adiuvo Diagnostics Pte. Ltd. develops a novel, portable, non-invasive dermascope device

that detects pathogens efficiently, thereby facilitating effective, timely treatment of skin

infections.

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ALERT VoICE India Healthcare &

Sanitation

ALERT trains over 36, 000 people in emergency response through a mobile-based first

response solution.

Bempu Health India Healthcare &

Sanitation Bempu Health is a global public health organization that seeks to radically improve

newborn health in low resource communities by developing and distributing simple and

life-saving medical technology.

Dimagi India Healthcare &

Sanitation

mLabour is a point-of-care solution that provides comprehensive, real-time decision

support to improve quality of care by skilled birth attendants (SBA), including automated

graphing, real-time alerts / reminders for patient follow up, built-in clinical protocols, and

a customisable platform to support variances in labour protocols.

Innovision (

Inceptor

Technologies Pvt

Ltd )

India Education Innovision enables blind individuals in India to access digital resources in tactile form.

through electronic device "Braille Me" that consequently improves quality of life, literacy,

and employment.

Jeevtronics India Healthcare &

Sanitation

Jeevtronics reduces the rate of cardiac arrest in developing countries with an affordable,

reliable hand-cranked defibrillator that runs independently of an external power source.

Kakshaa India Education Kakshaa is an innovative e-learning programme made in vernacular languages for

underresourced schools. It bridges the rural-urban divide through taking quality education

- drama, muppetry, songs, experiments and activities - into rural schools.

Kamal Kisan India Agriculture Kamal Kisan empowers India's small farmers by developing cost-effective, smart

mechanisation solutions created through an interactive, iterative process of working with

farmers.These improve profitability and process efficiency.

Lytyfy India Energy/

Environment

Lytyfy is a clean energy investment platform which connects social investors with curated

clean energy projects and borrowers willing to adopt clean energy technology.

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Nabet Manesar India Others Nabet is a socio-commercial organisation that trains blind and handicapped people for

employment and self-dependence through IT jobs critical to the industry that are

operable by the handicapped.

Naireeta

Services

India Agriculture Naireeta's "Bhungroo" is an innovative water management solution for farmers (in

particular poor, vulnerable smallholders) facing drought or floods. It guarantees food

security by saving farmers' standing crop in flash floods and ensures water for cropping in

the dry season.

QAonCloud India Others Through a Software Quality as Assurance-as-a-Service (QaaS) or Software Testing

platform, QAonCloud aims to bring digital IT jobs to rural graduates in India who work

from their remote villages, empowering economic mobility and bringing wealth to the

villages instead of overcrowding the city.

Robokidz India Education Robokidz creates and delivers world-class robotics education to school students, thereby

giving them an early edge in technology and skill-based learning, thereby creating an

innovative, skilled workforce and curbing future unemployment.

Swasti Agro and

Bioproducts

India Agriculture To reduce plant death through diseases, Swasti develops preventive "vaccines" an IOT-

based android analysis-advice system for last-mile farmers.

The Breakfast

Revolution

India Healthcare &

Sanitation

The Breakfast Revolution manufactures and sells nutritious, affordable, tasty meals to

poor communities and patients, thus improving their ability to fight disease and live a

normal life.

Bintang

Sejahtera

Indonesia Energy/

Environment

Bintang Sejahtera introduces the concept of Waste Banks to communities, schools,

corporations, and the government. It turns trash to cash through buying and processing

types of organic waste from Lombok's waste banks, and shipping them to buyer

companies in East Java.

Du'Anyam:

Mothers

Weaving

Indonesia Arts/Fashion Du'Anyam produces and distributes wicker crafts to empower and improve health of rural

women and children in Indonesia.

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iGrow Indonesia Agriculture iGrow is a marketplace that helps underemployed farmers and underutilized land produce

high quality organic food and sustainable incomes with a cloud-based agricultural

management software.

Isara Indonesia Education Isara is a Deaf community centre platform that enables easy learning of sign language - it

includes a free, open sign language learning application, remote sign language interpreter

service, and crowdsourced video subtitle making tool to provide Deaf-friendly videos.

KOMODO

WATER by

TINAMITRA

MANDIRI

Indonesia Healthcare &

Sanitation

Komodo Water is a sustainable business solution providing rural communities in remote

areas (of Flores and Komodo National Park, Indonesia) access to quality clean and drinking

water.

LAROS Indonesia Agriculture Laros increases the value of agricultural harvests and creates jobs with above-average

salaries for village farmers by processing natural resources like fruits into exotic

"superfood" products, which are sold to Western and tourist markets.

LIM SHRIMP

ORGANIZATION

LIMITED

Indonesia Agriculture Lim Shrimp Organisation Limited gives livelihood to fishermen or agricultural faremrs via

Aquaculture (Shrimp / Fish / Sea Cucumber). It provides funds to run a farm, and training

to grow the produce.

Mycotech Indonesia Agriculture Mycotech makes material from mushroom using agricutural waste.

Nazava Water

Filters

Indonesia Healthcare &

Sanitation

Nazava aims to provide safe, affordable household water filters to allow everyone,

everywhere - in particular those at the bottom of the pyramid, to have access to drinking

water.

Perkumpulan

Artajaya

Indonesia Energy/

Environment

Perkumpulan Artajaya empowers the community to find solutions to poverty and

environmental problems to increase sustainability through research, awareness

campaigns, and empowerment for disadvantaged communities through training.

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Tiny School

Movement

Indonesia Education The Tiny School is a knock-down concept that uses a bolt-and-nut construction system to

build a "school in a box" that can be sent to any part of Indonesia that requires such a

facility.

BLITAB

Technology

Austria Education An “iPad” for the blind, BITLAB is the first-ever Braille tablet that creates tactile Braille,

graphics and maps for those with sight loss so blind people can learn, work and play with

one mobile device, leading to employment generation and equality empowerment.

AquaGreen Bangladesh Agriculture AquaGreen is a vertically designed aquaponics solution for urban communities, designed

to ensure access to affordable organic, nutritious food. Its core product is a compact,

space-efficient structure where plants and fish can symbiotically depend on each other.

Early childhood

resource center

(ECRC)

Cambodia Education The Early Childhood Resource Centre (ECRC) integrates learning interventions specific to

the Cambodian context into childcare practices at preschools, daycares, and in homes

through innovative trainings for caretakers and the design of new tools.

Edemy Cambodia Education Edemy offers a blended learning model of quality English education that is 50% cheaper

than the cheapest fee most rural Cambodian students pay. It brings education to rural

areas without internet connection or teachers.

Irriga-Sun Solar

Irrigation

Cambodia Agriculture Irriga-Sun supplies small-holder farmers with solar-powered irrigation systems, sized to

meet their irrigation needs with a Pay-As-You-Go payment scheme.

Kamonohashi

Project

Cambodia

Cambodia Education Kamonohashi Project Cambodia offers underprivileged young women employment, and

on-the-job professional training, to produce world-class handicraft products. Through a

rigorous, holistic support system, these women are put through a process of accelerated

growth and thoroughly prepared for sustainable jobs in urban areas.

Kruosar Solar Cambodia Energy/

Environment

Kruosar Solar is tackling the problem of energy access in Cambodia by building a last-mile

distribution network for sales, installation and after-sales care of solar home systems

(SHS).

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krupet.com Cambodia Healthcare &

Sanitation

Krumpet.com provides verified information about healthcare and doctors for healthcare

seekers in Cambodia. Users can review services and share their experiences to enable

otehrs to make more informed choices. It also curates and adapts articles from

trustworthy sources.

Mobilituk Cambodia Transport Mobilituk is a tuk-tuk equipped with a rear ramp loading service and adjustable seating,

enabling the transportation of a standard wheelchair as well as two other passengers to

provide transport solutions to locals and visitors with physical disabilities in Cambodia.

The Change

Engine

Cambodia Healthcare &

Sanitation

The Healthy Family Community (HFC) venture is a mobile phone-based health promotion

service designed to reduce infant and maternal mortality and morbidity in Cambodia by

delivering a cheap, accessible, practical source of health information via tailored voice

messages.

100% Project Malaysia Education 100% Project is a crowdfunding platform that enables the public to support impactful

classroom projects, thereby enabling teachers in Malaysia to create effective learning

experiences.

Agak Agak Malaysia F&B Agak Agak runs a small eatery, food delivery, and event and catering business that

employs individuals from high-need communities, training them through an

apprenticeship programme.

Arus Education Malaysia Education Arus plans to run a low-cost private school for students aged 13 - 16 to receive quality

education through the process of making.

Catama Borneo Malaysia Arts/Fashion Catama Borneo equips Sarawak-based artisans with skills in prototyping, product

development and business management to preserve traditional techniques through

innovation, creating sustainable livelihoods for indigenous craft-makers to be enjoyed by

savvy design lovers around the world.

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FOLO Farms

(FOLO = Feed

Our Loved Ones)

Malaysia Agriculture FOLO Farms empowers urban organic farmers, transforms urban waste and grows healthy

vegetables directly for communities in Malaysia and Singapore.

Save Ones Sight

Missions Bhd

(SOSM)

Malaysia Others Save Ones Sight Bhd. is Asia's first virtual call centre to be managed, operated and run by

visually impaired persons and persons with disabilities in Malaysia.

The Batik

Boutique

Malaysia Arts/Fashion The Batik Boutique employs vulnerable people to make high quality batik gifts and fashion

accessories, thereby transforming margainalised (urban poor, refugee, and PwD)

communities in Malaysia.

AQGRI+ Netherlands

(parent company),

India, Indonesia,

and other Asian

countries.

Agriculture AQGRI + is a franchise model of cost-effective hydroponics system for smallholder farmers

that proposes a business model innovation to reach scalability by selling hydroponics in a

standard ready-for-use franchise package to serve the Bottom of the Pyramid.

ClubInternet Pakistan Web/Mobile Club Internet creates a UX layer that handholds Bottom of the Pyramid internet users in

the use of services such as social media and search engines.

HealthOne Pakistan Healthcare &

Sanitation

HealthOne provides standardized, quality Primary Care and Diabetes Management to

Pakistan's high-density low-income urban areas. It also serves communities it operates in

through free Diabetes screening camps.

Jaan Pakistan Pakistan Energy/

Environment

Jaan Pakistan is a Lahore-based renewable energy social startup that researches and

develops affordable energy solutions for off-grid communities across rural Pakistan.

Through a holistic mix of clean cookstove technologies distributed by women

entrepreneurs, Jaan Pakistan reduces death, disease, and deforestation.

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LettuceBee Kids

| Establishing

Ties

Pakistan Education Lettuce Bee Kids promotes the reintegration of street children in Pakistan through a range

of arts, digital and community activities that develop their self-respect. Artwork created

by these children is also converted into lifestyle products for other children, enabling LBK

to be financially sustainable, and less dependent on donor funding.

Rabtt Pakistan Education Rabtt, which means "connection", creates empathetic environments for work and

learning through a year-long high school programme and short intensive trainings which

develop competencies of empathy, critical thinking, creativity and self-confidence.

Ricult Pakistan Agriculture Ricult reinvents the agriculture supply chain through a mobile B2C platform that gives

farmers greater access to cheaper and higher quality farm inputs, lower cost financing

options, logistics, and access to end buyers.

Solar Power

Distributor

Pakistan Energy/

Environment

Solar Power Distributor supplies community-based rental and consortium-based solar

systems to rural areas of Sindh, Pakistan, where there is no or erratic supply of electricity.

The History

Project

Pakistan Education The History Project cultivates understanding of a multiplicity of narratives and reduces

intolerance and prejudice by creating content and curriculum that juxtapose national

textbook history narratives, teaching students critical thinking and tolerance as a result.

Ambension Silk

Enterprise

Philippines Arts/Fashion Ambension is a holistic farm-to-fabric system that diversifies farming practices, maximizes

the impact of silkworm waste, and complements existing weaving communities with the

addition of Eri silk. In so doing, it directly impacts farmers, worm technicians, and artisans

with minimal supply cost and risk of supply chain failure.

Batang Bayani

International Inc.

Philippines Arts/Fashion Plush and Play is a social enterprise born in the Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm that

highlights undervalued sewing skills of mothers in low-income communities to create

proudly Filipino toys inspired by Filipino icons, thereby restoring dignity and promoting

children's right to play.

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Bayani Brew Philippines Agriculture Bayani Brew produces homegrown ready-to-drink beverages naturally brewed from

indigenous crops, sourced from organic farming communities at above-market prices to

alleviate farmer poverty.

CARABAO

CREAMERRY

Philippines Agriculture Carabao Creamerry leverages public-private partnerships throughout the carabao milk

value chain and builds a farmer-owner consumer brand (Calaboo) that meets market

demand for nutritious products.

CocoAsenso Philippines Agriculture CocoAsenso establishes a network of medium-scale coconut processing facilities to

produce dried coconut flakes sold to large-scale Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) manufacturers,

thereby decreasing costs for existing VCO manufacturers and increasing the income of

remote farmers.

Cropital Philippines Agriculture Cropital is a crowdfunding platform that enables low-cost, sustainable agricultural

investments to support smallholder farmers thereby promoting inclusive growth, reducing

poverty, and ensuring food security.

EDAYA

Education

Philippines Education EDAYA is a creative education project from rural Philippines that empowers local and

international youth to find their core, explore innovative channels, and take action,

combining the indigenous wisdom and bamboo culture of the Kalinga tribe with

leadership, design thinking, and creativity workshops.

Edukasyon.ph Philippines Education Edukasyon.ph bridges education to employment, improving educational outcomes and

reducing youth unemployment. It does so online through courses, scholarships, and

advice. Offline, it visits high school students and mentors them on college and career

choices.

engageSPARK Philippines Web/Mobile engageSPARK is a simple, cloud-based integrated platform that enables non-profits to

build Voice and SMS programs to engage low-income communities in developing

countries.

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HiGi Energy Pte

Ltd

Philippines Energy/

Environment

HiGi Energy converts agriculture wastes into convenient cooking energy, providing

employment for underprivileged communities and premium BBQ-related products to high-

end customers in the Philippines.

KallFly Philippines Others Kallfly is an On-Demand virtual Contact Centre marketplace that connects businesses with

home-based call centre agents through its website, enabling these agents to work flexibly

from home.

Karabella Dairy Philippines Agriculture Karabella Dairy is a source of sustainable income for local farmers through fresh carabao

milk. Through developing the milk supply chain and facilitating the distribution of milk

products, it empowers Filipino farmers.

Make A

Difference for

Social Tourism

Inc. (MAD

Travel)

Philippines Tourism MAD Travel partners Gawad Kalinga to tailor-make authentic, immersive, fulfilling travel

experiences including volunteering, homestays, and social business camps at the GK

Enchanted Farm. It thus creates jobs and provides skills training to those in impoverished,

marginalised communities.

PALAMIGAN CO. Philippines Others PALAMIGAN CO. has designed a machine and business model to bring freezing technology

and affordable, clean ice products to the masses that lack access, giving them a viable

source of livelihood.

Bright Sprout

(Ton Kla Sod Sai)

Thailand Agriculture Bright Sprout empowers the blind with vocational opportunities in agricultural activities

such as vegetable and sprouts production, using a universal design concept.

folkrice Thailand Agriculture Folkrice connects farmers in Thailand to consumers via a mobile application platform.

Globish

Academia

Thailand Education Globish Academia closes the gap in education opportunities for poor and PwD

communities by providing practical, one-on-one English courses. To ensure a sustainable

ecosystem, equipped students become teachers themselves.

Siam Organic Thailand Agriculture Siam Organic uses innovative organic products with global appeal - "Jasberry rice" - to

alleviate farmer poverty in Thailand.

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Socialgiver Thailand Tourism Socialgiver is a platform that turns businesses’ surplus capacity into donations for charity,

through sale of giftcards/vouchers to online consumers.

Eatwell USA Healthcare &

Sanitation

Eatwell is a tableware set that was designed for people with cognitive, motor, and visual

impairments, such as those suffering from dementia (Alzheimer's), or those with injuries

or disabilities.

Blind-Link Vietnam Healthcare &

Sanitation

Blind-Link enables individuals with visual impairment to realise their full potential through

being trained and employed as messeurs. Additionally, it provides spa chain facilities and

support for blind therapists.

Elegance Vietnam Energy/

Environment

Elegance is a Vietnam-based social enterprise that provides a profitable, sustainable

cooking solution to benefit poor, women and rural ethnic communities. It builds capacity

through consultancy, policy advice and design, and develops high-efficiency gasification

cookstores and product service systems that support that operations.

HELP

International

Vietnam Healthcare &

Sanitation

HELP International provides a "medical platform" to enable patients to book family

doctors to visit them in their home for medical treatment or prevention. On this platform,

patients can also book an appointment with doctors at hospitals, clinics, and medical test

centres thereby saving time, effort and cost for such services.

i-Nature Vietnam Agriculture i-Nature enables producers and consumers to collaborate to co-create products, giving

farmers an organic source of sustainable income and customers organic products.

KHAC Social

Enterprise

Vietnam Education KHAC social enterprise provides compassionate experience-based learning programmes

and camps to promote positive values in Vietnam's urban cities.

Medifree Vietnam Healthcare &

Sanitation

Medifree is a mobile app platform that matches patients and recipients who need

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) - canes, crutches, commode chairs, manual

wheelchairs, and power mobility devices - to those who seek to donate theirs.

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Mekong Plus Vietnam Others Mekong Plus aims to generate employment for poor villagers in Vietnam and Cambodia

through an integrated community development project that creates and sells top-quality

handmade handicrafts distributed in stores and online, targeted at Western customers.

Wake It Up Vietnam Web/Mobile Wake It Up is a platform for social activity that creates a space for non-profits, companies

and individuals to manage and participate in social activities.

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