Donate to Yushu Earthquake Victims (Qinghai, China)
On April 14, 2010, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Yushu Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China. Over 400 people were immediately killed. Thousands more were injured or are missing. Your donations will go directly to families in need, providing shelter, clean water, food, and medical supplies.
News and Announcements
- SolSource 3-in-1 awarded first place in National Sustainable Design Competition.
- April 2010: Scot Frank, CEO, and Catlin Powers, COO, speak about making renewable energy more affordable at the National Academy of Engineering Conference at Olin.
- April 2010: Catlin I. Powers, COO, gives talks on grass-roots community engagement and leapfrogging dirty energy technologies at the Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting 2010 in Miami, Florida.
- April 2010: Scot Frank, CEO, speaks about social entrepreneurship and incubating local innovation in the Himalayan Region at the Machik Social Business Symposium at the University of Virginia.
- March 2010: Scot Frank, CEO, speaks about microfinance and social entrepreneurship in W. China at the Wokai Boston Launch.
- November 2009: Sloan Kulper, Chief Designer, speaks at A Better World by Design in Providence, RI.
- October 2009: Drolgar Jyid, Rural Health and Water Quality Programs Manager, leads a water quality seminar to engage Qinghai college students in evaluating water quality in their communities.
- August 2009: Scot G. Frank, CEO, and Catlin I. Powers, present on air quality, water quality, inert wastes, and related health outcomes at the W. China Regional Waste Management Workshop hosted by the Snowland Serice Group.
- June-August 2009: One Earth Designs blogs for the Global Service Cause on Change.org.
- May 26, 2009: The SolSource 3-in-1 is featured on World Changing.
- May 2009: OED receives St. Andrews Prize for the Environment, an international award for significant contributions to environmental conservation.
- April 2009: One Earth Designs is awarded a Lemelson-MIT International Technology Award for our HeatSource Textiles which aim to bring mobile, personal heating to Himalayan residents using low-grade candle wax embedded in traditional Himalayan textiles.
- April 23, 2009: Discovery Channel Daily Planet Programing features the SolSource Project during its Earth Week celebration series.
About
One Earth Designs seeks to serve as a catalyst for socially- and environmentally-minded innovation among Himalayan communities through education programs that demonstrate the applicability of the scientific method and design thinking to everyday rural life and through collaborative initiatives that push the frontiers of local sustainable design, engineering, and entrepreneurship
Since its founding in 2007, One Earth Designs’ innovative work in the areas of energy technology development, water quality and supply, ICT4D, and environmental education has been recognized by St. Andrews Prize for the Environment, Clinton Global Initiative, Lemelson Foundation, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Yunus Innovation Challenge, among others.
Workshops
Please contact us to participate in our workshops or to request a workshop topic.