Invention for Sustainable Development Program

Latin America

Central America

• International Development Enterprises - USA(IDE) is using a Foundation grant to replicate IDE-India’s successful manufacturing, distribution and retail supply chains for its low cost drip irrigation kit in Central America.

Brazil

• FUNCRAF is designing, manufacturing and distributing low-cost digital behind-the-ear hearing aids and solar rechargeable batteries in Brazil.

IDEAAS - solar panel installation.

• IDEAAS is testing the feasibility of solar energy distribution in three communities of the lower Amazon basin.

Peru

• RAMP: NESsT, IPC-CONDESAN, and Grupo-PUCP are launching a RAMP in Peru that will identify, mentor, incubate and help scale invention-based enterprises to disseminate innovative technologies to poor communities.