Innovators Rise to the Haiti Occasion

Here are two cases of innovators donating their wonderful inventions to the people of Haiti!

If you know of more cases, please comment on this blog entry or e-mail me at tmccaffrey@juno.com.

Solar Suitcase

This suitcase-sized solar device stores enough energy to operate lights and surgical equipment. Given unreliable power sources, patients in surgery are in danger of dying because the electricity goes out unpredictably--if there is any electricity to begin with.

This is just one of the uses for the Solar Suitcase.

http://www.wecaresolar.com/news

Shelter-in-a-Box

A ten-person tent, blankets, and cooking utensils--all in a box!

That's thinking "inside the box!" :)

http://www.shelterbox.org/

Here is a CNN video about their impact on Haiti.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2010/01/29/cnnheroes.henderson.salute.cnn?hpt=T1