I love studying, I love learning

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Oh, but I love studying, too :)

François Jacquenod | 1001fontaines

1001fontaines aims to deploy water purification technology, at very low prices, to the largest number of countries possible.

I cannot underscore enough the importance of engaging the very people we want to help in solving the problems that they themselves face.  To the extent that they have a system or process, such as workable business model, which sustains their effort, then all the better.  Lost cost is obviously central to such an effort as well.

Bravo to 1001fontaines!

Stéphanie Goujon | L'Agence du Don en Nature

In France, 9 million people living below the poverty line could benefit 630 million euros of new non-perishable products which are destroyed every year.

Definitely less waste, more sharing.  I can only imagine the staggering waste that people of industrialized, developed nations produce on any given day.  Stéphanie Goujon & Co. do good in converting waste to usefulness.

Jérémy Lachal | Bibliothèques Sans Frontières

Today, more than 50 million refugees will spend 17 years of their life in a camp that they will not be able to leave.  For Bibliothèques Sans Frontières, a library is more than just a collection of books.  It's a toolbox used by the most vulnerable populations in the world, which allows them to build their futures.

I love this.  The mobile libraries - in colorful toolboxes - are full of books and e-books, laptops and tablets, other educational tools and creative material.  I believe that the royal road to a better life among people across the world is learning and development.

Damien Birambeau | Jaccede.com

Today, in cities, 85% of places are inaccessible to people in wheelchairs, to those [who]  are overweight, visually impaired, elderly or simply pregnant.

Ensuring accessibility doesn't have to be complex or costly.  A simple ramp in an office that has a step down from one room to another, as shown in this video, can be constructed easily.  Drinking cups by a conventional water fountain makes it easy enough for those in wheelchairs to have a drink. A social media campaign - Google+ | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram - can make people aware and informed on how best to help a visually-impaired person they may encounter.  Such solutions simply require a little bit of willingness and ingenuity.

Camille Gaidier | Banque Alimentaire du Rhône

In France about 750,000 tons of food are wasted annually through distribution.  La Banque Alimentaire du Rhône is an association that has been fighting against food waste for 30 years.

From oil to food, there must be a wealth of previously wasted resources, which if recovered in sufficient time and with effective means, can take care of humankind for decades.  Bravo to Camille Gaidier!

Christian Vanizette | MakeSense

In France 82% of young people between the ages of 15 and 30 wish to invest themselves in a cause.  The thousands of entrepreneurs engaged in solving social and environmental can respond to this wish... In three years we will have mobilized over 300,000 volunteers in 70 countries.

Wow, just wow!