Social Enterprise 2020 Cohort

Our Cohort focuses on developing and improving food systems across Dallas and around the world.

Break Bread, Break Borders
​Jin-Ya Huang, founder

 Break Bread, Break Borders is catering with a cause: empowering refugee women to earn a living through their existing cooking skills while they share their incredible stories with the community.​

Janta Energy
Mohammed Njie, Founder

Janta is determined to significantly improve access to energy in The Gambia, where most rural citizens and institutions like schools have no electric power. One of Janta's key energy sources is agricultural waste, because farming is a primary economic activity in The Gambia.
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Restorative Farms
Dr. Owen Lynch, founder

Restorative Farms wants to grow a better Dallas.  Their mission is to foster a vibrant and viable community-based urban farm system — an agrisystem — in one of the country’s largest food deserts: South Dallas, Texas.

Garden of the World
Kunthear Mam-Douglas, Founder

Garden of the World aims to bring the connection between nature and mental health to light through a mindful world garden that promotes sustainable food systems in Dallas. 

Social Enterprise Ecosystem Survey

The Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity is surveying early stage social entrepreneurs as part of its Inclusive Economy Research & Action Program.
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Our online survey is open to all social entrepreneurs, for-profit and nonprofit, who are based in the DFW area (whether they focus on local or international problems) or operate in the DFW area.

Get Involved with Meaningful Social Change

Join our mailing list and become a part of our community of changemakers, both virtually and in-person at Hunt Institute Impact Nights.

Upcoming Events
Southern Methodist University
Lyle School of Engineering
Hunter and Stephanie Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity
Caruth Hall STE 206
3145 Dyer Street
Dallas, TX 75205
Join us for monthly ImpactNights, where we gather diverse stakeholders to connect, share, and act - all to create a more inclusive economy.

Impact Nights take place on the first or second Thursday of each month. 

For more details and our 2020 schedule, please visit here.