WASHINGTON, Oct 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Million
Lives Club — an initiative that celebrates innovators
and social entrepreneurs whose innovations have scaled to serve 1
million or more customers living on less than $5 a day, or are rapidly approaching this
milestone — is pleased to welcome 44 new innovations as official
members. Selected members are solving problems in development with
innovations focused on a wide range of cross-cutting sectors,
including health, agriculture, inclusion, democracy, education and
technology.
The Million Lives Club is comprised of three cohorts:
31 Vanguard Members: Celebrates innovations that have
directly impacted 1,000,000+ clients with their innovations
8 Voyager Members: Recognizes innovations expected to
impact 1,000,000+ clients within 18 months
5 Pioneer Members: Highlights innovations that have
scaled to meet the needs of more than 40% of their target
populations
According to the data provided by Million Lives Club
members, their innovations have collectively impacted more than 260
million lives.
Recognizing the importance of a customer-centric focus in global
development, the Million Lives Club believes that collectively
highlighting social innovators that have reached transformative
numbers of clients will act as a powerful platform to encourage the
uptake and scaling of innovations for global good, everywhere. The
Million Lives Club operates an open application window, accepting
applications on a rolling basis. Innovators and social
entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply at
millionlivesclub.org.
About the Million Lives Club
The Million Lives Club seeks to nurture innovation
ecosystems by recognizing innovators and social entrepreneurs whose
innovations have scaled to serve 1 million or more customers, or
are rapidly approaching this milestone, and are improving the lives
of those living on less than $5 a
day. The Million Lives Club is an initiative inspired by members of
the International Development Innovation Alliance (IDIA) and
supported by a growing partnership of leading development
organizations. For more information, visit
millionlivesclub.org.
Contact: admin@millionlivesclub.org
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