Invent Your World is a partnership between Ashoka GenV and the Lemelson Foundation to inspire and support a new generation of inventors in using technology to create positive social change.For ten years and in 14 countries, Ashoka GenV has worked with youth to launch more than two thousand youth-led social ventures. Invent Your World marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Ashoka GenV. It allows us to:
Why inventions? Today’s most critical challenges, such as climate change and sustainability, are global and complex. They require many creative and daring solutions, some of which may have to be new inventions. Inventions alone will not solve our problems but we may not be able to address our most urgent needs without them. In that spirit, Invent Your World seeks to support young inventors in helping us create a better future. About the Lemelson Foundation The Lemelson Foundation celebrates and supports inventors and entrepreneurs in order to strengthen social and economic life. Founded by Jerome Lemelson, one of U.S. history's most prolific inventors, the Lemelson Foundation uses its resources to recognize and celebrate accomplished inventors, inspire and mentor young people and grassroots inventors and entrepreneurs, disseminate technologies that improve people’s lives and generate entrepreneurial opportunity, and research and share information that illuminates the value of invention to society. To date, the Foundation has donated or committed more than $140 million in support of its mission. |
