A new social enterprise is setting its sights on breaking the cycle of poverty for girls in the developing world, by giving them the opportunity to go to high school through the helping hand of crowdfunding. “Our aim is to combat one of the biggest poverty traps facing the developing world by creating opportunity for adolescent girls on a large scale It’s difficult for us to even imagine not being able to go to high school, but barriers to education…

In order to build a more sustainable economy, which includes the imperative to make a profit, it’s important to start our kids off on the right foot by teaching them some of the skills they’ll need to be able to be successful, whether they work for someone else or start their own business. According to The Real Education Gap, “The 2010 American Management Association (AMA) Critical Skills Survey showed that overwhelming majorities of executives had begun to emphasize a new…

Could an online game help teach homeowners and renters alike how to make better energy decisions and make their living spaces more energy efficient? An interactive energy saving tool disguised as a game, Dropoly aims to help its players reduce their energy usage, thereby saving money and reducing their carbon footprint at the same time. This gamified energy audit could make it much simpler for people to get the information they need to make effective energy savings changes in their…