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Hosam Zowawi, Saudi Arabia, Develop faster laboratory tests for superbugs and raise awareness of antibiotic resistance in the Gulf States through an education campaign.
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Conor Walsh, Australia. Revolutionize how patients worldwide recover from traumas such as stroke and learn to walk again by marrying textile science with robotics.
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Francesco Sauro, Italy, Lead a team to explore ancient caves in table-top mountains between
Venezuela and Brazil and uncover the secrets of the planet's evolution.
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Junto Ohki, Japan. Improve communication among deaf people by expanding a crowdsourced, online sign-language dictionary that will become a global platform.
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Forsberg, Peru. Protect threatened giant manta rays by working with local communities to promote awareness and appreciation of these gentle giants.
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Jacob Colker, United States, Enable smartphone users to become volunteers by donating spare minutes to charitable, scientific and community organizations.
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Claudia Feh, Switzerland. Reintroduce the endangered
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Ekponimo, Nigeria. Minimize food waste through an application that manages the end of shelf life, allowing food to be sold at a discount.
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Nsengimana, Rwanda, Save Rwanda's Grey Crowned Crane, which faces increasing threats, in order to conserve the country's biodiversity.
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Christine Keung, United States. Empower rural women to tackle rural pollution in northwest China with a system for disposing of toxic waste.
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Erika Cuéllar, Bolivia. Train local people in the Chaco region of South
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Dave Irvine-Halliday, Canada. Supply low-cost LED lighting systems to people in developing countries with no electricity supply.
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Sarah Toumi, Tunisia. Fight desertification caused by climate change and reduce poverty among farmers through reforestation.
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Arthur Zang, Cameroon, Invent Africa's first medical computer tablet to help diagnose people with heart disease.
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Cristian Donoso, Patagonia. Gather vital new knowledge about the little-known western Patagonia region.
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Aggrey Otieno, Kenya. Build a telemedicine centre in a slum to save the lives of mothers and babies.
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Sergei Bereznuk, Russian Federation. Protect the last of the Siberian tigers in Russia's Far East.
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Chanda Shroff, India. Revive traditional hand embroidery to create a sustainable income for women.
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Arthur González, Mexico. Explore submerged caves to discover and study remains from the Ice Age.
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Luc-Henri Fage, France. Save ancient cave paintings in the caves of eastern Kalimantan, Borneo.
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Selene Biffi, Italy. Revive traditional storytelling to craft a new narrative for Afghanistan.
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Reuven Yosef, Israel. Establish a sanctuary along the world's greatest migratory bird highway
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Alexandra Lavrillier, Siberia. Establish a travelling school to revive a vanishing culture.
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Sumit Dagar, India. Develop a Braille smartphone to improve life for India's blind people.
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Maritza Morales Casanova, Mexico. Build a park for environmental education in the Yucatán.
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Talal Akasheh]], Jordan. Help conserve ancient Petra from the ravages of time and tourism.
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Bernard Francou, France. Study a glacier to find the key to El Niño and global warming.
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David Schweidenback, United States. Redistribute used bicycles to developing countries.
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Andrew Muir, South Africa. Provide training and jobs to young people orphaned by AIDS.
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Tim Bauer, The Philippines. Reduce pollution from motorized tricycles in Asian cities.
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ZenĂłn Gomel Apaza, Peru. Transform Andean communities through traditional agriculture.
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Brad Norman, Australia. Create a system of identification to protect the whale shark.
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Elsa ZaldĂvar, Paraguay. Combine loofah and plastic waste to make low-cost housing.
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Michel André, France. Create a system to protect whales from collisions with ships.
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Reese Fernandez, The Philippines, Help impoverished women earn a decent wage by
205:, South Africa. Create a pan-African network to protect blue and wattled cranes.
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Kikuo Morimoto, Japan. Revive silk production in war-ravaged Cambodia.
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