42 Sanergy About 2.3 million people, or 60% of Nairobi’s population, live in slums, and most have little to no access to formal sanitation services. Contact with the human waste that trickles through the slums and pollutes the water sources is a leading cause of diarrheal diseases, and the second leading cause of child mortality in the developing world. Sanergy, a for-profit social enterprise, franchises specially designed low-cost, high-quality toilets to entrepreneurs living in the slums of Nairobi who own and operate them as businesses. The waste is collected daily and converted to organic fertilizer for use by farmers, which helps combat Kenyan food security challenges. Sanergy has created more than 450 jobs in the economically depressed slum of Mukuru, franchised toilets that serve 15,000 people a day, and enabled the removal of more than 2,000 metric tons of pathogen-filled human waste from this slum in the past year. Sanergy is now expanding into a neighboring slum as demand for its sanitation services grows. In 2013, Mintz Levin attorneys including Tom Burton, Hannah Coman, and Kristin Gerber provided strategic legal advice to Sanergy’s board of directors and management team, negotiated several significant grant and research agreements, and drafted important governance policies, including a child protection policy and a whistleblower policy, for this growing organization. Self Help Africa For almost 30 years Self Help Africa has worked with rural communities to help them improve their farms and their livelihoods. The mission of the organization is to empower rural African communities where close to 75% of the population relies on small-scale agriculture to achieve economic independence. Self Help Africa focuses on tackling thechallengesfacedbyruralfarmingcommunitiestogenerate real and sustained economic progress. Specifically, Self Help Africa works with local staff and partners in nine countries, supporting communities to grow more food, diversify their farm production, develop new off-farm enterprises, and sell their surpluses. The organization supports rural micro-finance programs, assists producers to organize into farmers’ associations and cooperatives, and enables farm families to access markets and add value to their produce. Under the leadership of attorney Ben Hincks, Mintz Levin has played a major role in the success of Self Help Africa by providing corporate legal advice on a variety of matters, including taxes and employment. Sports Legacy Institute The Sports Legacy Institute (SLI) is dedicated to advancing the study, treatment, and prevention of the effects of brain trauma in athletes and other at-risk groups, including members of the military. Through its efforts, SLI aims to keep athletes safe and promote awareness of the risks of concussions. Mintz Levin and the Sports Legacy Institute have worked together as the organization has grown and widely increased awareness of concussion risks. Attorneys Joe DiCioccio, Brian Dunphy, Anthony Hubbard, Cynthia Larose, Kate Stewart, and Steve Weiner, along with former MIntz Levin attorneys Quincy Ewell and Geri Haight and paralegal manager Anne Leland, have provided the Sports Legacy Institute with guidance and advice on a range of health law, corporate, contract, and intellectual property issues. Strike 3 Foundation The Strike 3 Foundation is a charitable agency that heightens awareness, mobilizes support, and raises funding for childhood cancer research. The agency was founded in 2008 by Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow. At age 14, Craig’s sister was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. More than 15 years later, she lives an unrestricted life as a cancer survivor. Unequivocally, this success story is attributed to continued advancements in pediatric oncology treatment and research funded largely through generous donations and charitable efforts. Mintz Levin attorneys Cynthia Larose and Julia Siripurapu assisted the Strike 3 Foundation by providing advice on privacy issues in connection with an online initiative requiring the collection of information from children.