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Social Innovation Initiative at Brown

SII is a student led initiative that works to inspire and support student and alumni social entrepreneurs through the creation of a community that expands critical skills, knowledge, resources, and social networks.

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MMe Diaby, one of MHOP's first community health action group members, discusses strategies for improving access to care.
Featured Profile: Rainwater for Humanity
Christina Tang
Christina Tang '09
Environmental Science and Economics
christinapht@gmail.com

By building rainwater harvesting structures and training women to be the entrepreneurs, Rainwater for Humanity harvests rain to improve community health and empower women.

Eighty percent of the 700,000 population in Kuttanad, a coastal region in Kerala of India, has no access to clean water. This scarcity results in over 20,000 cases of water-borne diseases each year. Households are using a significant portion of their income to purchase water from private vendors. At the same time, women and children have to walk... More

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