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It's Rice Vs. Seaweed Vs. Solar ATMs For A $1 Million Prize

September 25, 2018 • The Hult Prize goes to a team of student entrepreneurs with an idea that will make the world a better place. Former President Clinton was on hand to announce the winner.

How 3 Rickshaws Won A Million Dollar Prize

The team that won the Hult Prize poses with their trophy on September 16 at U.N. headquarters. From left: Gia Farooqi, Hanaa Lakhani, Moneeb Mian, and Hasan Usmani. They developed a ride-sharing rickshaw service for refugees in a Pakistan slum. Jason DeCrow/Hult Prize Foundation via AP Ima hide caption

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How 3 Rickshaws Won A Million Dollar Prize

September 20, 2017 • The members of the winning team, who met at Rutgers University, piloted a transportation service aimed at the refugees in the world's largest slum.

$1 Million Goes To An App That Leads To A Better Bus Commute

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$1 Million Goes To An App That Leads To A Better Bus Commute

September 26, 2016 • The $1 million Hult Prize went to team Magic Bus, operating in Nairobi. By cutting wait times, the bus crew could make customers happy — and boost their own income.

They Had A Million-Dollar Idea About Better Day Care In Urban Slums

The winning IMPCT team poses with former President Bill Clinton and (at far right) Philip Hult, co-chairman, EF Education First. The team members (from left) are Andres Escobar, Juan Diego Prudot, Taylor Scobbie and An-Nung Chen Jonathan Fickies/AP Images for Hult Prize Foundation hide caption

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They Had A Million-Dollar Idea About Better Day Care In Urban Slums

September 30, 2015 • The challenge to university students around the world: Come up with a way to provide quality education to slum kids under age 6. And the winner of the $1 million Hult Prize is ...

'And The Million Dollar Hult Prize Goes To A Doc In A Box'

Bill Clinton presented the million-dollar Hult Prize to a team of business school graduates from India. Mark Von Holden/AP hide caption

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'And The Million Dollar Hult Prize Goes To A Doc In A Box'

September 26, 2014 • The challenge: come up with a plan to improve healthcare in slums. There were 11,000 entries, featuring everything from bees to chewing gum as part of the proposal. And the winner is...

Nobelist Muhammad Yunus: Be A Go-Getter, Not A Job Getter

Nobel Peace Prize winner and microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus is a champion of big ideas and small loans. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Nobelist Muhammad Yunus: Be A Go-Getter, Not A Job Getter

September 23, 2014 • The founding father of "microcredit" is helping to judge a contest with maxidollars: the Clinton Global Initiative's Hult Prize, granting $1 million to a new business idea that'll help the poor.