A new approach to development in Latin America
Grad student Alba Medina Flores mixes affordable housing with social consciousness
Boosting science, math, technology, and ethics in Tibetan communities
Project aims to create science learning centers in India, while also fostering solar power and clean water.
In the World: A long haul to bring clean water to developing nations
MIT’s Susan Murcott expands ceramic-filter production to three continents, bringing jobs and curbing disease.
An economist with a goal
MIT senior Jonathan Tebes sees economics as a way to alleviate poverty in the US, Tanzania, and beyond.
In The World: Mapping the logistics of megacities
New open-source online maps generated by MIT students provide details of urban supply chains.
How to get fresh water out of thin air
Fog-harvesting system developed by MIT and Chilean researchers could provide potable water for the world’s driest regions.
Teaching urban development in the global South
A five-year program to strengthen university teaching materials
How anti-poverty programs go viral
Study: Getting the well-connected to spread the word helps more people learn about microfinance programs in rural India.
Sterilizing with the sun
Solar concentrating system could replace fuel-powered or electric devices in remote villages.
When opportunity meets preparation
Political science PhD student Laura Chirot examines industrial policy in late developing countries.
Purification on the cheap
System developed at MIT cleans ‘produced water’ from natural gas wells, could lead to improved desalination plants for developing countries.
Legatum Fellows bring innovation to emerging markets
Students see opportunities in the emerging economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America.