Projects

During IDDS 2010 participants are starting with designs that have been developed at previous summits, as well as a few created outside IDDS, and building action plans to create ventures and disseminate products and services to the people living in poverty who need them.

Founders and existing team members have completed a substantial amount of work on their projects prior to the summit, and each is at a different stage, so a team may be redesigning their product for manufacture, fleshing out the nitty gritty details of their revenue plan, or working out the best way to set up a channel and supply chain, all with a focus on scaling up their ventures.

Treatment plant

Adobe and Bamboo Research Institute

A small-scale pressurized bamboo treatment system that is portable, economical, and effective. More →

Prototype water filter

AYZH International

Developing a household water filter, called ‘Sheba’, for women in India to provide clean drinking water to their families. More →

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Fuel From the Fields

Creating Haitian micro-enterprises that produce and sell clean-burning cooking charcoal made from agricultural waste. More →

Justmilk

JustMilk

A low-cost nipple shield used discretely by HIV-positive mothers to prevent transmission during breastfeeding. More →

Prototypes from IDDS 2009

LoCl

Automatically add the right amount of chlorine to water for domestic and community use at the local level. More →

Isaac and BSFs

Running Water International

Creating enterprises that deliver quality, sustainable water and sanitation solutions. More →

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Small Engines for Economic Development

Developing irrigation products and services to increase small farm incomes in South Asia. More →

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Solar Innovation Organization

A heating system that gives naturally warm water using a solar collector and a storage reservoir. More →

Solar technicians at Avani building lanterns

Sollys

Providing reliable solar lights to base-of-the-pyramid families for the price of the kerosene oil they currently use. More →