These proposals were submitted through competitions run by Lever for Change. Through this Solutions Bank, they are now openly available to the field at large to facilitate learning, research, collaboration, and funding.
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Health care access
UTHealth Science Center at Houston
'Stand Up’ to Homelessness: A Person-Centered Coordinated Care Solution
United States
Education services
Gooru
“Google Maps for Education”: Assured Learning Outcomes for Every Student
India, United States
Information and media literacy
The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
“See Also” - Providing Context and Perspective in a Clickbait Culture
United States
Community improvement
Northern New Mexico College
100% Community: From Trauma and Disparities to Resilience and Equity
United States
Economic development
North Carolina Central University School of Law
101 HBCU Digital Pathways to Success (101 Pathways)
United States
Internet
Syracuse University
40 in 2025: Liberian Sustainable Development by Internet Backpack
Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, Liberia
Housing for the homeless
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc.
A Place to Live: A Housing Solution for Homelessness
United States
Environmental health
Carnegie Mellon University
A water purification quantum leap for health and environmental protection
United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Internet
Global Cyber Alliance, Inc
Accelerating Sustainable Development by Enhancing Internet Health
Australia, Belgium, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, India, Japan, Nigeria, South Africa
Arts and culture
Maryland Institute College of Art
Activating and Amplifying the Power of the Artist-Activist
United States, Brazil, Ethiopia, South Africa
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Higher education
Bard College
Addressing the Crisis of Democracy Through Global Higher Education Networks
Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Palestinian Territory, United States, China, Germany, Jordan, Russia, Vietnam
Equal opportunity in education
John Jay College
Advancing Justice through Higher Education
United States
Nutrition
Tufts University
African Nutrition Revolution: Development without Obesity
Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda, United States, Sierra Leone
Equal opportunity in education
AIME Mentoring
AIME: Using Structured Mentoring and Imagination for a Fairer World
Australia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United States, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, Rwanda, Zimbabwe
Disasters and emergency management
University of Waterloo
Amphibious Housing: Flood Risk Reduction for Vulnerable and Marginalized Populations
Bangladesh, Canada, United States, Vietnam, Cambodia
Public health
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
An intelligent and targeted global counter-marketing campaign for tobacco products
United States, Brazil, France, India, Nigeria