HULT PRIZE FINALS
The winning team from McGill University with former U.S. President Bill Clinton
The McGill University team’s ‘Aspire’ solution
in their own words (taken from hultprize.org):
“Aspire learned through research during the summer that food insecurity
is not an issue of lack of food. The vast majority in urban slums do not
go hungry. But they lack access to affordable nutrition. Many suffer from
malnourishment and nutrient deficiencies despite being overweight or
obese. Therefore, the problem of food security in urban slums is not one
of food being expensive per se, but of nutritious food being unavailable or
overpriced compared to cheaper, less nutritious offerings.
The Hult Prize 2013 Executive Jury:
} Desh Deshpande, President and Chairman, Sparta Group
} Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World