The Level Market Wins Prestigious ‘Tech for Good’ Award
December 14 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Nominet Trust’s NT100 recognizes inspiring
digital firms
The Level Market (TLM), the world’s first ecommerce platform for
aid products, has been named to the 2016 NT100, Nominet Trust’s
selection of the 100 most inspiring social innovations using
digital technology to drive social change around the world.
As the UK’s leading tech-for-good funder, Nominet Trust will
hold a press briefing and celebration in London this evening where
TLM’s CEO, Stephanie Cox, will also be honored as an ‘Everyday Tech
Hero’ and will be one of six firms selected to present.
Following a global call for nominations, TLM was selected by a
judging panel including Oxfam, Skoll Foundation, Comic Relief and
Big Lottery, to receive this award. TLM built, populated and
launched the online marketplace in 2016. In-demand supplies such as
tents and water supplies, plus humanitarian innovations, are
featured on the site whose purpose is to make purchasing relief
goods as easy as buying books on Amazon.
“It’s humbling to be among so many remarkable people embracing
digital technology as a force for social good. We hope TLM’s
well-deserved inclusion in the 2016 NT100 provides a valuable
stepping-stone for their inspiring example of tech-for-good,” said
Nominet Trust’s Director Vicki Hearn.
As a tsunami survivor, Stephanie saw first-hand how solar
lights, cook-stoves, tents, and filters are desperately needed.
Subsequently, as a field worker searching for water filters during
the Ebola crisis, her frustrations with the archaic procurement
processes that hamper the deployment of aid, led her to found TLM
in March 2015 in Golden, CO.
“We’re building an Amazon for Aid! Being recognized with this
award and as ‘Tech Hero’ will fuel our mission of getting relief
and humanitarian supplies quicker to those in need.”
TLM’s marketplace features 200+ humanitarian products from 50+
global firms.
“With bright ideas, the right tech tools and a desire to change
the status quo, everyone has the potential to make a stand against
the world’s most pressing social challenges. The NT100 champions
pioneers, in the hope that it inspires others to follow,” said
Hearn.
Find 2016 NT100 projects and more on the Social Tech Guide
(http://socialtech.org.uk/nominet-trust-100/2016), the world’s
largest database of tech-for-good, now showcasing 1700
ventures.
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