According to World Bank, 1.37 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day, and 2.56 billion live on less than $2 a day. Moreover, 5.05 billion people (more than 80 percent of the world’s population) live on less than $10 a day.
Invent for Humanity’s needs organization Solar Sister is fighting to combat those numbers, one woman at a time.  Solar sister provides women with the education and training they need to operate and maintain solar technology and to help them be successful as independent business women.

As we get closer to the big event in January, we realize that some of our partners and friends may not be familiar with some of the terminology used in discussing Invent for Humanity and intellectual property issues.
Introducing Terminology Tuesday – helping our followers to gain deeper insight into the goals of Invent for Humanity.
“I know what ‘appropriate’ means, and I know what ‘technology’ is, but what the heck do they mean together?”

This morning I received WIPO Magazine via email and one of the featured stories immediately struck me as interesting – “Switching on to solar – goodbye kerosene“.
WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization) recently held a Conference on Innovation and Climate Change.
A few interesting facts from the article:
An estimated 1.6 billion people in the developing world depend on kerosene lamps for lighting.

Solar Sister has brought hope and empowerment to women all across Sub-Saharan Africa. Their solution to the basic need of electricity has allowed women to invest in their families’ future and also have a stake in their community.

Yesterday was World Environment Day – a day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.