The Hult Prize though the years
2011 2012
Education Global Water Crisis Energy Poverty
The Hult Prize partnered with One Laptop
Per Child to connect 20 million children
around the world and provide them with
educational opportunities. m.Paani from the University of Cambridge
collaborated with Water.org to devise
a winning loyalty scheme that allowed
users to pool points from telecom partners
to fund clean water projects. Sunny Monkey from New York University
Abu Dhabi won the competition by
replacing kerosene and paraffin with
affordable, portable solar lights.
2013 2014 2015
Global Food Crisis Healthcare: Non-Communicable
Disease in the Urban Slum Early Childhood Education
2010
Aspire Food Group from McGill University
won with their revolutionary ideas
surrounding how to produce,
treat, and promote the human
consumption of insects.
2016
Crowded Urban Space
BuuPass from Earlham College won with
their company that aims to help people
double their income (or more) through
improved commuting.
NanoHealth from the Indian School of
Business won with their “Doc-in-a-Box”
diagnostic tool that can measure basic
indicators including blood sugar and
pressure levels.
2017
Refugees: Reawakening
Human Potential
Roshni Rides from Rutgers University
won with their idea for a solar-powered
rickshaw service for refugee camps and
informal settlements.
IMPCT from National Chengchi
University won with a business idea to
build children’s education franchises in
urban slums, run by local caregivers.
2018
Harnessing the Power of Energy
SunRice from University College London
won with their idea for a rice drying service
that aims to reduce rice wastage and
empower rice farmers in Southeast Asia.
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