hi everyone I’m really excited to be here especially because in my country
here especially because in my country
here especially because in my country it’s typhoon season when I say typhoon I
it’s typhoon season when I say typhoon I
it’s typhoon season when I say typhoon I mean that they’re pretty violent we have
mean that they’re pretty violent we have
mean that they’re pretty violent we have 20 of them every how we have 20 of them
20 of them every how we have 20 of them
20 of them every how we have 20 of them that are extremely violent at about 100
that are extremely violent at about 100
that are extremely violent at about 100 km/h but one particular one really was
km/h but one particular one really was
km/h but one particular one really was the darkest moment for me in 2014 was a
the darkest moment for me in 2014 was a
the darkest moment for me in 2014 was a typhoon called high on the first super
typhoon called high on the first super
typhoon called high on the first super typhoon to ever hit land 300 kilometers
typhoon to ever hit land 300 kilometers
typhoon to ever hit land 300 kilometers per hour winds roughly that’s what it
per hour winds roughly that’s what it
per hour winds roughly that’s what it takes for you to take off with the plane
takes for you to take off with the plane
takes for you to take off with the plane and imagine yourselves trapped on that
and imagine yourselves trapped on that
and imagine yourselves trapped on that imagine a population least prepared for
imagine a population least prepared for
imagine a population least prepared for something of that violence 4 million
something of that violence 4 million
something of that violence 4 million houses almost 10 million people died
houses almost 10 million people died
houses almost 10 million people died within 24 hours and it’s in this area
within 24 hours and it’s in this area
within 24 hours and it’s in this area that I was brought but you know we have
that I was brought but you know we have
that I was brought but you know we have a volunteers for disaster where really
a volunteers for disaster where really
a volunteers for disaster where really we go there to help out to distribute
we go there to help out to distribute
we go there to help out to distribute goods but the roads everything was so
goods but the roads everything was so
goods but the roads everything was so destroyed so 20 feet of sea rose up and
destroyed so 20 feet of sea rose up and
destroyed so 20 feet of sea rose up and wiped out the city knocking off
wiped out the city knocking off
wiped out the city knocking off electricity it was it was it was pretty
electricity it was it was it was pretty
electricity it was it was it was pretty violent no electricity no food and I sat
violent no electricity no food and I sat
violent no electricity no food and I sat there and as I said I was saying what
there and as I said I was saying what
there and as I said I was saying what what can one do in such a situation I
what can one do in such a situation I
what can one do in such a situation I was getting deeper and deeper into this
was getting deeper and deeper into this
was getting deeper and deeper into this kind of helplessness and next to me of
kind of helplessness and next to me of
kind of helplessness and next to me of course you know seated down there was a
course you know seated down there was a
course you know seated down there was a there was a teacher from a school there
there was a teacher from a school there
there was a teacher from a school there that was helping out and he took out a
that was helping out and he took out a
that was helping out and he took out a piece of paper to cut a piece of paper
piece of paper to cut a piece of paper
piece of paper to cut a piece of paper and he put a black dot on it and he says
and he put a black dot on it and he says
and he put a black dot on it and he says what do you see I said well the only
what do you see I said well the only
what do you see I said well the only thing on it the black dot is what
thing on it the black dot is what
thing on it the black dot is what happens with the white paper and this
happens with the white paper and this
happens with the white paper and this was kind of where I began I said what
was kind of where I began I said what
was kind of where I began I said what happens when I’m just looking at my
happens when I’m just looking at my
happens when I’m just looking at my resources what I can do
resources what I can do
resources what I can do but really not thinking what is possible
but really not thinking what is possible
but really not thinking what is possible my resources are not the vision of what
my resources are not the vision of what
my resources are not the vision of what I wanted to do there was help people and
I wanted to do there was help people and
I wanted to do there was help people and so behind the relief center was this
so behind the relief center was this
so behind the relief center was this huge amount of bottles and my job was to
huge amount of bottles and my job was to
huge amount of bottles and my job was to try to see how to restart the schools
try to see how to restart the schools
try to see how to restart the schools get the children out of the tent cities
get the children out of the tent cities
get the children out of the tent cities come together talk about their pain have
come together talk about their pain have
come together talk about their pain have played but how could you build schools
played but how could you build schools
played but how could you build schools the only thing remaining was the roof
the only thing remaining was the roof
the only thing remaining was the roof everything what else was washed by the
everything what else was washed by the
everything what else was washed by the flood and so what we would do is we
flood and so what we would do is we
flood and so what we would do is we started imagining what was possible
started imagining what was possible
started imagining what was possible waste the bricks would not come for the
waste the bricks would not come for the
waste the bricks would not come for the next two months we started getting women
next two months we started getting women
next two months we started getting women filling it up with River mud from the
filling it up with River mud from the
filling it up with River mud from the river that destroyed the city that was
river that destroyed the city that was
river that destroyed the city that was flooded into their houses we started
flooded into their houses we started
flooded into their houses we started filling up the bottles then from there
filling up the bottles then from there
filling up the bottles then from there we started saying we don’t have steel
we started saying we don’t have steel
we started saying we don’t have steel what do we do so chicken is really
what do we do so chicken is really
what do we do so chicken is really popular and so we would get the chicken
popular and so we would get the chicken
popular and so we would get the chicken feathers and the chicken feathers are
feathers and the chicken feathers are
feathers and the chicken feathers are really tough stuff it’s like here
really tough stuff it’s like here
really tough stuff it’s like here it’s like when you open up a crypt the
it’s like when you open up a crypt the
it’s like when you open up a crypt the only thing is is keratin the hair
only thing is is keratin the hair
only thing is is keratin the hair there’s nails there’s bones and there’s
there’s nails there’s bones and there’s
there’s nails there’s bones and there’s hair but when you mix it in cement in
hair but when you mix it in cement in
hair but when you mix it in cement in the little cement that we have you can
the little cement that we have you can
the little cement that we have you can rebuild this ultra-tough school’s
rebuild this ultra-tough school’s
rebuild this ultra-tough school’s bottles are 12 inches but 10 of them
bottles are 12 inches but 10 of them
bottles are 12 inches but 10 of them when you fill it up you could shoot a
when you fill it up you could shoot a
when you fill it up you could shoot a bullet through it or the next typhoon so
bullet through it or the next typhoon so
bullet through it or the next typhoon so that would be whoops sorry that would be
that would be whoops sorry that would be
that would be whoops sorry that would be the plastic bottles and this one is sort
the plastic bottles and this one is sort
the plastic bottles and this one is sort of a mystery gin bottles how do you get
of a mystery gin bottles how do you get
of a mystery gin bottles how do you get gin bottles in a disaster we actually
gin bottles in a disaster we actually
gin bottles in a disaster we actually called out to tell them hey can you
called out to tell them hey can you
called out to tell them hey can you donate the gin with the bottle while we
donate the gin with the bottle while we
donate the gin with the bottle while we build schooling you how many people
build schooling you how many people
build schooling you how many people think that they actually okay anyway
think that they actually okay anyway
think that they actually okay anyway let’s get on but one of the hardest
let’s get on but one of the hardest
let’s get on but one of the hardest things was grass how do you get flat
things was grass how do you get flat
things was grass how do you get flat glass it’s already dangerous to go over
glass it’s already dangerous to go over
glass it’s already dangerous to go over paved road and so what we do is every
paved road and so what we do is every
paved road and so what we do is every five bottles we would stick a plastic
five bottles we would stick a plastic
five bottles we would stick a plastic bottle of water and this one was his
bottle of water and this one was his
bottle of water and this one was his inspiration we looked around we worked
inspiration we looked around we worked
inspiration we looked around we worked with other guys and Alfred the master
with other guys and Alfred the master
with other guys and Alfred the master helped us like he said like when a hole
helped us like he said like when a hole
helped us like he said like when a hole in a roof travels in a straight line and
in a roof travels in a straight line and
in a roof travels in a straight line and you get the dot when you put a plastic
you get the dot when you put a plastic
you get the dot when you put a plastic bottle the lights spread so beautifully
bottle the lights spread so beautifully
bottle the lights spread so beautifully that houses light up
that houses light up
that houses light up you know you will be a kitchen sand but
you know you will be a kitchen sand but
you know you will be a kitchen sand but both specially children will be able to
both specially children will be able to
both specially children will be able to get a great light in the schools that we
get a great light in the schools that we
get a great light in the schools that we were building the nice thing there is
were building the nice thing there is
were building the nice thing there is really we said why not start up from
really we said why not start up from
really we said why not start up from scratch there’s no electricity it’ll
scratch there’s no electricity it’ll
scratch there’s no electricity it’ll take a year for lights to come back with
take a year for lights to come back with
take a year for lights to come back with power plants why don’t we build the
power plants why don’t we build the
power plants why don’t we build the first grassroots solar you know a solar
first grassroots solar you know a solar
first grassroots solar you know a solar company how does that work women have no
company how does that work women have no
company how does that work women have no money so during the day we would put the
money so during the day we would put the
money so during the day we would put the lights and then they don’t have to turn
lights and then they don’t have to turn
lights and then they don’t have to turn on their kerosene lamps you know houses
on their kerosene lamps you know houses
on their kerosene lamps you know houses are so next to each other they don’t
are so next to each other they don’t
are so next to each other they don’t have to put on the fluorescent light the
have to put on the fluorescent light the
have to put on the fluorescent light the fluorescent light but then they say five
fluorescent light but then they say five
fluorescent light but then they say five to ten dollars every month then we built
to ten dollars every month then we built
to ten dollars every month then we built another camp where the women
another camp where the women
another camp where the women cooperatives that lost their job started
cooperatives that lost their job started
cooperatives that lost their job started we started teaching them to take copper
we started teaching them to take copper
we started teaching them to take copper strips put pencil pen on them and dip it
strips put pencil pen on them and dip it
strips put pencil pen on them and dip it in ferric acid and what would happen is
in ferric acid and what would happen is
in ferric acid and what would happen is we would be able to upgrade with the
we would be able to upgrade with the
we would be able to upgrade with the savings not that savings to be able to
savings not that savings to be able to
savings not that savings to be able to light those bottles at night then later
light those bottles at night then later
light those bottles at night then later on we started saying why not produce
on we started saying why not produce
on we started saying why not produce them if the women can produce them they
them if the women can produce them they
them if the women can produce them they can rent them so the women that were
can rent them so the women that were
can rent them so the women that were making the lights not only they were
making the lights not only they were
making the lights not only they were they doing it for their household but
they doing it for their household but
they doing it for their household but later on they were renting it they were
later on they were renting it they were
later on they were renting it they were making income in the villages instead of
making income in the villages instead of
making income in the villages instead of money going out of the village for
money going out of the village for
money going out of the village for kerosene they were staying in the
kerosene they were staying in the
kerosene they were staying in the village but at the same time they were
village but at the same time they were
village but at the same time they were becoming economically more sustainable
becoming economically more sustainable
becoming economically more sustainable and what happened they started bringing
and what happened they started bringing
and what happened they started bringing in doctors they started buying books so
in doctors they started buying books so
in doctors they started buying books so I saw that investing in the women
I saw that investing in the women
I saw that investing in the women cooperatives and giving them power to be
cooperatives and giving them power to be
cooperatives and giving them power to be able to empower the village was actually
able to empower the village was actually
able to empower the village was actually working in fact they’re now called alone
working in fact they’re now called alone
working in fact they’re now called alone and tahan and the women are called the
and tahan and the women are called the
and tahan and the women are called the light of the village the next thing we
light of the village the next thing we
light of the village the next thing we said is what about the youth everybody’s
said is what about the youth everybody’s
said is what about the youth everybody’s there’s so many young people here how
there’s so many young people here how
there’s so many young people here how can we get them involved then we started
can we get them involved then we started
can we get them involved then we started saying if we can just change the way
saying if we can just change the way
saying if we can just change the way that solar is done instead of imported
that solar is done instead of imported
that solar is done instead of imported patented expensive takes 44% of my money
patented expensive takes 44% of my money
patented expensive takes 44% of my money that I raised to fundraising and then it
that I raised to fundraising and then it
that I raised to fundraising and then it arrives in that Indian arrives in the
arrives in that Indian arrives in the
arrives in that Indian arrives in the village having gone through ships and
village having gone through ships and
village having gone through ships and trucks and customs by the time it
trucks and customs by the time it
trucks and customs by the time it reached me
reached me
reached me I only have
I only have
I only have less than 1/2 percent a half of the
less than 1/2 percent a half of the
less than 1/2 percent a half of the money I’ve ever raced and the worst part
money I’ve ever raced and the worst part
money I’ve ever raced and the worst part is the fact it’s designed to fail the
is the fact it’s designed to fail the
is the fact it’s designed to fail the batteries are so cheap because it’s so
batteries are so cheap because it’s so
batteries are so cheap because it’s so expensive to move them from across the
expensive to move them from across the
expensive to move them from across the world to where I was that they made it
world to where I was that they made it
world to where I was that they made it into nickel-cadmium three hours of the
into nickel-cadmium three hours of the
into nickel-cadmium three hours of the three hours of light and at the same
three hours of light and at the same
three hours of light and at the same time in a year’s time it would break so
time in a year’s time it would break so
time in a year’s time it would break so I said why don’t we shift why don’t we
I said why don’t we shift why don’t we
I said why don’t we shift why don’t we build kerosene lamps into solar and what
build kerosene lamps into solar and what
build kerosene lamps into solar and what happens is we would have a business
happens is we would have a business
happens is we would have a business where all the women with already this
where all the women with already this
where all the women with already this kerosene lamps could come to our group
kerosene lamps could come to our group
kerosene lamps could come to our group and we can convert them into solar and
and we can convert them into solar and
and we can convert them into solar and then from there when the children would
then from there when the children would
then from there when the children would make it as well so we went to the we
make it as well so we went to the we
make it as well so we went to the we went to the cities and we said don’t
went to the cities and we said don’t
went to the cities and we said don’t just donate your old clothes don’t just
just donate your old clothes don’t just
just donate your old clothes don’t just donate you know water come and help us
donate you know water come and help us
donate you know water come and help us light up these villages six hundred
light up these villages six hundred
light up these villages six hundred thousand people in every city were
thousand people in every city were
thousand people in every city were displaced why not convert that into
displaced why not convert that into
displaced why not convert that into lights and give it and this made a
lights and give it and this made a
lights and give it and this made a really powerful statement not only did
really powerful statement not only did
really powerful statement not only did we start up a small solar organization
we start up a small solar organization
we start up a small solar organization that we may knew how to fix the light we
that we may knew how to fix the light we
that we may knew how to fix the light we may know how to make business out of the
may know how to make business out of the
may know how to make business out of the light but more than that they started
light but more than that they started
light but more than that they started spreading it all around the country so
spreading it all around the country so
spreading it all around the country so we started making women cooperatives
we started making women cooperatives
we started making women cooperatives where we actually had to rent a
where we actually had to rent a
where we actually had to rent a Volkswagen to be able to distribute we
Volkswagen to be able to distribute we
Volkswagen to be able to distribute we started making 5,000 solar lamps by hand
started making 5,000 solar lamps by hand
started making 5,000 solar lamps by hand more than what was needed in that
more than what was needed in that
more than what was needed in that village more than that was needed in the
village more than that was needed in the
village more than that was needed in the refugee camps but we were able to light
refugee camps but we were able to light
refugee camps but we were able to light up several provinces around the country
up several provinces around the country
up several provinces around the country so we took a van which we which we ran
so we took a van which we which we ran
so we took a van which we which we ran which we paid for and then we started
which we paid for and then we started
which we paid for and then we started selling them around so I realized that
selling them around so I realized that
selling them around so I realized that that by by being able to teach women how
that by by being able to teach women how
that by by being able to teach women how to make solar lamps we actually were
to make solar lamps we actually were
to make solar lamps we actually were onto something we were actually able to
onto something we were actually able to
onto something we were actually able to spread this to different communities the
spread this to different communities the
spread this to different communities the way that we do it is we lend them sort
way that we do it is we lend them sort
way that we do it is we lend them sort we loan them the parts so what happens
we loan them the parts so what happens
we loan them the parts so what happens is we grew group five in each village
is we grew group five in each village
is we grew group five in each village and they don’t pay us cash they loan it
and they don’t pay us cash they loan it
and they don’t pay us cash they loan it together as five of them like Muhammad
together as five of them like Muhammad
together as five of them like Muhammad Yunus and when they build the lamps and
Yunus and when they build the lamps and
Yunus and when they build the lamps and sell it they pay us back and the same
sell it they pay us back and the same
sell it they pay us back and the same thing 97
thing 97
thing 97 rate and so we would be able to have a
rate and so we would be able to have a
rate and so we would be able to have a big warehouse instead of cash burning we
big warehouse instead of cash burning we
big warehouse instead of cash burning we would be able to give it to women to be
would be able to give it to women to be
would be able to give it to women to be able to assemble it themselves then we
able to assemble it themselves then we
able to assemble it themselves then we started going into house lights and
started going into house lights and
started going into house lights and street lights and the nice thing there
street lights and the nice thing there
street lights and the nice thing there is instead of $2,000 it only cost us $50
is instead of $2,000 it only cost us $50
is instead of $2,000 it only cost us $50 to be able to build a street light and
to be able to build a street light and
to be able to build a street light and what’s nice there is that the the crime
what’s nice there is that the the crime
what’s nice there is that the the crime rate in those villages would drop 70%
rate in those villages would drop 70%
rate in those villages would drop 70% the most interesting part about this is
the most interesting part about this is
the most interesting part about this is the fact that we’ve created a revolution
the fact that we’ve created a revolution
the fact that we’ve created a revolution we started out in the Philippines and
we started out in the Philippines and
we started out in the Philippines and today we’re in 30 countries around the
today we’re in 30 countries around the
today we’re in 30 countries around the world from a develop you know from a
world from a develop you know from a
world from a develop you know from a tragedy we’re now hitting 1 million
tragedy we’re now hitting 1 million
tragedy we’re now hitting 1 million lights around the world I wanted to show
lights around the world I wanted to show
lights around the world I wanted to show you as the next generation a very
you as the next generation a very
you as the next generation a very special lamp which basically is the next
special lamp which basically is the next
special lamp which basically is the next generation of what we’re going to do we
generation of what we’re going to do we
generation of what we’re going to do we found out that only 3 hours of it only
found out that only 3 hours of it only
found out that only 3 hours of it only takes 3 hours to charge a street lamp in
takes 3 hours to charge a street lamp in
takes 3 hours to charge a street lamp in the rest of the time it was not really
the rest of the time it was not really
the rest of the time it was not really doing much in the village so the other
doing much in the village so the other
doing much in the village so the other you have the phone so what happens now
you have the phone so what happens now
you have the phone so what happens now is we were able to add a Raspberry Pi
is we were able to add a Raspberry Pi
is we were able to add a Raspberry Pi Internet as the technologies gotten so
Internet as the technologies gotten so
Internet as the technologies gotten so cheap that you can put a Raspberry Pi
cheap that you can put a Raspberry Pi
cheap that you can put a Raspberry Pi inside the streetlights and then you can
inside the streetlights and then you can
inside the streetlights and then you can connect it to what is now very prevalent
connect it to what is now very prevalent
connect it to what is now very prevalent in the developing country $25 cellphones
in the developing country $25 cellphones
in the developing country $25 cellphones and what happens there is you’re able to
and what happens there is you’re able to
and what happens there is you’re able to create electronic libraries that can go
create electronic libraries that can go
create electronic libraries that can go throughout the whole village you can
throughout the whole village you can
throughout the whole village you can also communicate with each other across
also communicate with each other across
also communicate with each other across the village without having you know they
the village without having you know they
the village without having you know they come that they come back and then what
come that they come back and then what
come that they come back and then what happens is they find out the price of
happens is they find out the price of
happens is they find out the price of vegetables or they get some you know
vegetables or they get some you know
vegetables or they get some you know some DVDs okay that’s illegal but you
some DVDs okay that’s illegal but you
some DVDs okay that’s illegal but you could actually spread it throughout the
could actually spread it throughout the
could actually spread it throughout the whole village where there’s our
whole village where there’s our
whole village where there’s our streetlight and how do we put this up so
streetlight and how do we put this up so
streetlight and how do we put this up so here you are community built
here you are community built
here you are community built streetlights that can be fixed because
streetlights that can be fixed because
streetlights that can be fixed because the parts are local the skills are
the parts are local the skills are
the parts are local the skills are turned over and sometimes it’s so
turned over and sometimes it’s so
turned over and sometimes it’s so fantastic because we start out with 60
fantastic because we start out with 60
fantastic because we start out with 60 we come back in two years
we come back in two years
we come back in two years and they’re 600 but they’re replicable
and they’re 600 but they’re replicable
and they’re 600 but they’re replicable they can now upgrade so they own their
they can now upgrade so they own their
they can now upgrade so they own their own electronic library and with their
own electronic library and with their
own electronic library and with their cell phones they can now check into
cell phones they can now check into
cell phones they can now check into education to healthcare into literature
education to healthcare into literature
education to healthcare into literature and of course as I said you can they can
and of course as I said you can they can
and of course as I said you can they can now talk in the village without having
now talk in the village without having
now talk in the village without having to walk to each other let me show you an
to walk to each other let me show you an
to walk to each other let me show you an interesting interesting in the education
interesting interesting in the education
interesting interesting in the education stop this this is actually something
stop this this is actually something
stop this this is actually something that goes on you’re on your phone so
that goes on you’re on your phone so
that goes on you’re on your phone so they can talk about do-it-yourself they
they can talk about do-it-yourself they
they can talk about do-it-yourself they can they can talk about electronic
can they can talk about electronic
can they can talk about electronic skills but the nice thing there is they
skills but the nice thing there is they
skills but the nice thing there is they can also have great books now literature
can also have great books now literature
can also have great books now literature sorry literature sorry with any
sorry literature sorry with any
sorry literature sorry with any technologies it’s the person using it
technologies it’s the person using it
technologies it’s the person using it that’s the failure see I didn’t blame I
that’s the failure see I didn’t blame I
that’s the failure see I didn’t blame I didn’t blame it it but but the nice
didn’t blame it it but but the nice
didn’t blame it it but but the nice thing there is
thing there is
thing there is I just want to say that it’s financial
I just want to say that it’s financial
I just want to say that it’s financial kind of businesses that are based on the
kind of businesses that are based on the
kind of businesses that are based on the village if solar cannot be built and
village if solar cannot be built and
village if solar cannot be built and repaired in the village then it’s not
repaired in the village then it’s not
repaired in the village then it’s not going to be sustainable these kind of
going to be sustainable these kind of
going to be sustainable these kind of important patented goods are very
important patented goods are very
important patented goods are very expensive and when they break the
expensive and when they break the
expensive and when they break the business model is for the woman to go
business model is for the woman to go
business model is for the woman to go into microcredit to buy it again and
into microcredit to buy it again and
into microcredit to buy it again and again and again there’s a simple way of
again and again there’s a simple way of
again and again there’s a simple way of building them that any person can do in
building them that any person can do in
building them that any person can do in fact if you go out are boost in 30
fact if you go out are boost in 30
fact if you go out are boost in 30 seconds in 30 minutes we can make you
seconds in 30 minutes we can make you
seconds in 30 minutes we can make you build a streetlight in 15 minutes we can
build a streetlight in 15 minutes we can
build a streetlight in 15 minutes we can make you build I convert a dirty
make you build I convert a dirty
make you build I convert a dirty kerosene lamp into house lights what’s
kerosene lamp into house lights what’s
kerosene lamp into house lights what’s the market like in my country alone 35
the market like in my country alone 35
the market like in my country alone 35 million lanterns can be converted so how
million lanterns can be converted so how
million lanterns can be converted so how does an idea start from a developing
does an idea start from a developing
does an idea start from a developing country and change the world
country and change the world
country and change the world it’s the power of replication it’s the
it’s the power of replication it’s the
it’s the power of replication it’s the power of getting young people around the
power of getting young people around the
power of getting young people around the world today we have 1400 young solar
world today we have 1400 young solar
world today we have 1400 young solar engineers going to the provinces
engineers going to the provinces
engineers going to the provinces teaching women how to be able to
teaching women how to be able to
teaching women how to be able to transform kerosene lamps into solar
transform kerosene lamps into solar
transform kerosene lamps into solar Street uh plastic bottles into street
Street uh plastic bottles into street
Street uh plastic bottles into street lights and now going to make a libraries
lights and now going to make a libraries
lights and now going to make a libraries can anyone change the world not the
can anyone change the world not the
can anyone change the world not the person alone here but by the strength of
person alone here but by the strength of
person alone here but by the strength of multiplying themselves around the world
multiplying themselves around the world
multiplying themselves around the world and this is the idea that we have
and this is the idea that we have
and this is the idea that we have that made it to this page thank you
that made it to this page thank you
that made it to this page thank you [Music]
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