Nicolas Huchet | MyHumanKit

Globally 80% of amputees live in developing countries.  The price of medical devices, often very high, makes the inaccessible to most.

The technology that well educated, privileged people see via all sort of media - from YouTube and Facebook, to TV and newspapers - is the purview of only a small segment of the world.  The impoverished do not see what they see, and more importantly do not get what they get.  So I love what Nicolas Huchet has launched, because it directs his entrepreneurial mind and effort to a humanitarian need.

Matthieu Dardallion | Ticket for Change

More and more people want to contribute to and solve social and environmental problems...  Ticket for Change is an association that helps and inspires talents to transform society through entrepreneurship ... "entrepreneurs of change."

Inevitably, much as some may singularly laud, even idolize technology, it is a tapestry of digital | online networks, plus in-person contacts, which encourage would-be innovators and entrepreneurs to come together and motivate would-mentors as well to support, guide and challenge them.

Léonor De Roquefeuil | Voxe.org

Voxe.org is an organization that aims to provide neutral and clear information on politics, in order to facilitate political engagement amongst citizens.

I love what Voxe.org is doing, as it resonates well with The Core Algorithm and Theory of Algorithm.  Besides information, Roquefeuil & Co. encourage conversation, understanding, and involvement in engaging, constructive ways.  This truly is at the heart of democratic ideals and values.

Clémence Coghlan | Y Generation Education

Y Generation Education developed a new learning method which adapts to the individual skill sets of our students.

In brief, the learning methods taps technology to create virtual teachers and encourages students to share lessons with one another.

Poverty affects how much and how well we think

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Lacking money or time can lead one to make poorer decisions, possibly because poverty imposes a cognitive load that saps attention and reduces effort...

The poor often behave in less capable ways, which can further perpetuate poverty... It appears that poverty itself reduces cognitive capacity. We suggest that this is because poverty-related concerns consume mental resources.

Reference: Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function

It makes sense that poverty affects us profoundly

It makes sense that poverty affects us physically, emotionally and cognitively, especially as it impacts our very survival or livelihood.  We are neither disengaged from nor dispassionate about what goes on in our lives and around us.

There is more than enough wealth to solve global poverty

If the world spent less than 1% of what it spends on weapons, all the previously mentioned issues would be fixed!