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Innovation is Not What You Build: Why the Founder of Zero Hunger Project Always Brings His Own Chair
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Innovation is Not What You Build: Why the Founder of Zero Hunger Project Always Brings His Own Chair

Suman Roy, founder of the Zero Hunger Project and Feed Scarborough, believes that to solve social issues, you must "bring your own chair" or create opportunities instead of waiting for them. Arriving in Canada with only $42, Roy transformed his perspective on food insecurity, realizing it’s an income problem, not just a food issue. His innovative solutions include partnering with police to reduce conflict through ready-to-eat meals, utilizing idle development spaces for distribution, and launching the "RX Eats" ambulance. Now leading a global coalition across 35+ countries, Roy’s work proves that the best solutions often come from local innovators willing to think outside the box and challenge the status quo.

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Fall Into Changing the World

Over at HeroX, we celebrate world changing opportunities on a daily basis. Fall is just starting in our neck of the woods and with the change of season, we ask you to fall into changing the world through some of the incredible challenges we are serving up over the next few months.

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