How can we as makers help alleviate poverty?
William Richter
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This site is amazing, it is full of some of the brightest/most creative minds on the planet. It seems to me that with such a strong collection of talent we all can use our skills to help tackle one of the biggest problems in the world, poverty. I would love any and all ideas related to how we, as makers, can help create something that will go towards alleviating poverty in people's lives. Appreciate any feedback!
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Arseniy@arseniyw
What regions are you looking at? If you take the Global South, then one tactic is to develop tools to increase the efficiency and/or efficacy of informal economies.
Invest and develop where it can make a difference, and be profitable - revenue tends to attract more investment, in turn alleviating more poverty.
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I think technology can help us alleviate, not eliminate, poverty.