Ajay Desai: Enabling Access to Financial Services in Rural India

Sep 21, 2023 Posted by: Shikha Tandon Ajay Desai,  India,  SDG 10,  SDG 8,  SDG 9

Ajay: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Frugal Innovations for Financial Inclusion (FI4FI) is my motto and mission. I help enable easy access to financial services for Indians, especially from villages. Entrepreneurs in rural India, especially the women, struggle to obtain enough credit to run a viable business, be it farming, dairy, or other enterprises. Credit is the most vital external input for them as it enables them to convert other resources like time, skill, and raw material into valuable products which become a source of income. Besides credit, they need other financial products including insurance, investment, and pension.

Debisi Araba: Making Food Available and Affordable For Everyone

Sep 19, 2023 Posted by: Shikha Tandon Debisi Araba,  Kenya,  SDG 1,  SDG 10,  SDG 12,  SDG 13,  SDG 2,  SDG 3,  SDG 5,  SDG 7,  SDG 8

Debisi: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! My work focuses on how we produce food in a way that makes it available and affordable to everyone, to make sure no one goes to bed hungry, and food production does no harm to the planet.

Djordje Dimitrijevic: Revolutionizing Content in Sign Language

Sep 18, 2023 Posted by: Shikha Tandon Djordje Dimitrijevic,  SDG 10,  Serbia

Djordje: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! SignAvatar is revolutionizing content in sign language, by turning speech into sign language using artificial intelligence. We know that there are 70 million sign language users out there who deserve content in their native language, and we aim to help deaf communities, raise awareness of them, and help them find new jobs.