In Chengalpattu Hospital outside of Chennai, India, a nurse checks on a newborn in the innovative baby warmer developed by Dr. Sathya Jeganathan.

Solar panels atop the Government Higher Primary School in Devanagondi, India, power solar lamps that light up classrooms during monsoon season when shutters must be closed tight against the rains.

Silk worm farmers in Devanahalli, India use SELCO solar powered lighting devices. IDE-India has had great success adapting water-saving drip technology for small farm applications.
Credit: IDE-India

IDE-India has had great success adapting water-saving drip technology for small farm applications.
Credit: IDE-India

A farmer in Kenya, who uses his MoneyMaker Hip Pump to irrigate his crops, shares with his neighbors water that is both cleaner and more accessible than what they get from far-off streams.

The Breath of Life program provides Southeast Asian hospitals with life-saving Continuous Positive Air Pressure machines. Credit: East Meets West

Envirofit clears the air and saves fuel by retrofitting dirty two-stroke engines with their clean, fuel-efficient direct injection technology. Credit: Envirofit

Innovations like IDE India’s drip irrigation systems provides rural farmers with low-cost irrigation for their crops. Credit: IDE India

In addition to environmental benefits, IDEAAS’ model for distributing solar energy technologies provides low-income families with renewable energy for the same monthly cost as what they'd pay for kerosene and batteries. Credit: IDEAAS

A demonstration of new technology for farmers in Tanzania. Sustainable Harvest began a partnership with the Kanyovu Cooperative in Kigoma in 2007. Credit: Sustainable Harvest