Water is one of the most important substances on Earth but in recent times, with the impact of climate change, it's critical to manage water supplies in a more effective manner. Through the Google AI Impact Challenge, Hadi and the team at The American University of Beirut have received support from Google.org to build a smartphone app for farmers that uses machine learning to help farmers become more efficient with existing water resources. Learn more about the Google AI Impact Challenge - https://g.co/AIChallenge and The American University of Beirut - https://www.aub.edu.lb/ Watch more Ideas to Reality Stories at https://bit.ly/2tpm1ky Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/google Tweet with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/google Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/google Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Google

There are more than 1 million independent waste workers in Indonesia, yet only about 50% waste gets collected, the rest ends up burned or sent down the river and eventually into the ocean. Olivier Pouillon, and the team at Gringgo (Green-go) Trash Tech have created an AI-powered app, that equips waste workers with a map of customers, ability to communicate and take payment, and waste type and recycle value detection/ Gringgo Trash Tech is a  grantee of Google.org’s AI Impact Challenge and received funding  as well as mentorship from AI experts to help accelerate their growth to address the problem faster. Support Gringgo Trash Tech's efforts at https://www.gringgo.co Watch more Ideas to Reality Stories at https://bit.ly/2tpm1ky Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/google Tweet with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/google Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/google Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Google

Meet Miku Hirano, entrepreneur who created her startup, Cinnamon, to help remove repetitive tasks from office workers in Japan. Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/google Tweet with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/google Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/google Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Google

Rafael Figeroa is an entrepreneur from Brazil who created Portal Telemedicna, providing advanced technology to empower rural clinics and patients, drastically reducing the time and cost barrier and closing the healthcare gap. Portal participated in Google’s startup acceleration program, and Rafael has become one of the programs top global AI mentors where he advises startups on integrating new technology to grow their impact. We sat with him to learn more Rafael’s path toward entrepreneurship, the work Portal is doing, and how technology is making it possible. https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/entrepreneurs/portal-telemedicina/ Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/google Tweet with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/google Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/google Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Google

Meet Yoshiyuki Kakihara, CEO and Founder of TerraTalk, an AI-powered app that allows Japanese students to have audio conversations, removing this burden from teachers, and reinvigorating the classroom by creating an atmosphere filled with English learning games Launchpad empowers global entrepreneurs with technology and mentorship so that they can build startups that solve the world biggest problems. Learn more about TerraTalk → https://www.terratalk.rocks/ Watch more startup stories → https://bit.ly/35nK2qb Subscribe to Launchpad → https://goo.gle/GDevLaunchpad Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/google Tweet with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/google Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/google Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Google

Meet Akanksha Hazari , CEO and Founder of m.Paani, a startup that is providing software to India's 60 million local retailers, empowering them to compete against big box retailers in today's digital economy. Launchpad empowers global entrepreneurs with technology and mentorship so that they can build startups that solve the world biggest problems. Links: Learn more about m.Paani → https://goo.gle/2VDG5v7 Watch more startup stories → https://goo.gle/2VKoDqp Subscribe to Launchpad → https://goo.gle/GDevLaunchpad

Meet Adeloye Olanrewaju, CEO and Founder of Babymigo, which is reducing Nigeria’s infant and mother mortality rate by using technology to provide education, community, and resources to expecting and new parents. Launchpad empowers global entrepreneurs with technology and mentorship so that they can build startups that solve the world biggest problems. Links: Learn more about Babymigo → https://goo.gle/39iptgC Read The Keyword blog about Babymigo → https://goo.gle/2x4lpSZ Watch more startup stories → https://goo.gle/2VKoDqp Subscribe to Launchpad → https://goo.gle/GDevLaunchpad