100 Under $100
100 Under $100 is a book that provides a detailed overview of 100 effective, low-cost solutions for helping women in the Global South out of poverty. 100 Under $100 is an accessible entry point for globally-attuned readers excited about using a broad range of tools to empower women and help alleviate poverty in the developing world.
Browse a selection of solutions featured in 100 Under $100, below. For more information, including where to purchase the book, visit: 100 Under $100: One Hundred Tools for Empowering Global Women
University of the People
University of the People (UoPeople) is a non-profit, online academic institution that provides a tuition-free education to anyone around the world. UoPeople’s mission strives to provide access to undergraduate degree programs for qualified ...
VSL Associates Ltd.
VSL Associates is a group of people who save together and take small loans from those savings. The activities of the group run in cycles of one year, after which the accumulated savings and the loan profits are distributed back to members. The ...
VerBien
The main objective of “Ver Bien para Aprender Mejor” (Good Vision to learn better) is to assist Mexican children with visual acuity deficiencies such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, amblyopia and astigmatism. These problems can be corrected ...
ByoEarth
The ByoEarth Vermiculture Kit contains the essential materials to produce rich organic fertilizer via vermicomposting, a composting process that uses worms to digest organic waste. Each kit includes a box with vents and drainage, over 2,500 ...
Helioz GmbH
As of 2013, more than 780 million people lack access to safe and clean drinking water. Many of them are children and women living in rural areas of developing countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Asia or Latin America. Contaminated water ...
Integrated Solar Cooking
WAPI stands for Water Purification Indicator. WAPIs are small, handmade devices that tell you when water has reached 146 degrees F, the minimum temperature required for pasteurization. Once pasteurized, water is microbe-free and safe to drink ...
Wecyclers
Wecyclers solves the urban waste challenge for households and recyclers. Wecyclers uses a fleet of low-cost cargo bicycles to offer convenient household recycling service in densely populated low-income neighborhoods. We motivate families to ...
Wello Water
Wello Water has developed a wide range of concepts and designs in collaboration with the WaterWheel’s intended users, and identified the features that were most important to them. The resulting prototype is the WaterWheel 2.0.
Women spend ...
Wonderbag
The Wonderbag is a heat-retention cooking bag.
A Wonderbag is an insulated bag in which people can cook anything from meaty stews and vegetable curries to simple rice and soups. You kick-start the cooking process by heating your pot of food on ...
Worldreader
Worldreader’s mission is to make digital books available to all in the developing world, enabling millions of people to improve their lives. Digital technology is sharply reducing the cost and complexity of delivering reading material ...
D.light Design
Flexible design: The modular d.light D330 system enables you to create your unique solar home or business. Power saver mode: The D330 automatically adjusts light brightness when the battery is low to extend light runtime by an additional hour ...
D.light Design
Brilliance on a budget: The affordable d.light S3 Solar Lantern provides our customers with solar light at a great value. The sturdy design is built to withstand daily use, with a product lifetime of over five years. The highly efficient solar ...
D.light Design
The d.light S30 solar powered lantern provides up to 8 hours of 365 degree illumination on a single charge. Its design allows for dynamic applications whether hung from a ceiling for room lighting, pointed for spotlighting or carried for ...
D.light Design
The d.light S500 provides bright white light at a wide angle, enabling the illumination of an entire room. The S500 features 4 brightness settings, providing up to 16 hours of bright light (100 hours on the bed light setting). The USB-enabled ...
Fundacion enVia
Fundación enVía combines tourism, education, and micro-finance to fight poverty in Oaxaca, Mexico. By providing interest-free micro loans to help women start or expand their small businesses, enVia facilitates social change and generates real ...
mWater
WASH (water sanitation and hygiene) represents a cornerstone of health and wellbeing for communities around the world. Waterborne disease is the second leading cause of death for children aged 0-5 and a leading indicator of the first leading ...