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Save a Life, Fight Poverty for Earth Day with Unite-to-Light

March 28, 2012 by

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Claude Dorais, co-founder of Unite-to-Light, shares an update on the remarkable progress Unite-to-Light is making in developing countries where access to the electrical grid is simply not available.  Health, education, safety and more relies on the availability of light in the fight against poverty.   1.6 billion people, over one fifth of the world, do not have electricity, and a billion more only have intermittent, unreliable access:  no heat, no light by which to read or study, no light for medicine, only substitutes that are health and life hazards.

Hear how you can help change that through a remarkably simple product, a solar powered LED lamp, that also helps build business for those living in poverty.  Women, the world over, are able to help change impoverished communities and families by distributing these LED lamps. Click here to read more on our Socially Conscious blog about how you can make a difference and why light is a critical component of lifting people from extreme poverty.

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About Robin Eschler

Robin L. Eschler, the founder of Social Impact Marketing, started her career in developing foundational marketing strategies for companies of all sizes, from Fortune 500 to individual entrepreneurs and local businesses. She has developed and implemented international campaigns to launch high tech products and services and guided new business owners to successfully navigate the difficulties of growing a business.

Her life-long passion for helping others led her into nonprofit work for over a decade. Early on, she recognized the need for nonprofits to adapt to a rapidly changing world in which technology dominates and for-profit business practices are central to success. Her determination to help social causes in a sustainable way led to her creation of the Women's Radio show Socially Conscious Investing.

Impact investing in for-profits with a mission of social change such as the fight against extreme poverty is a blossoming business sector around the world. With the economic decline, it's clear that Wall Street requires change. Social impact investing addresses that need in a way that provides financial and social ROI.

As the Host of Socially Conscious Investing on WomensRadio, Robin's goal is to educate people about the growth of social impact investing and social venture. Interviews are conducted with socially conscious business experts including foundations and nonprofits, social venture investment firms, micro-loan organizations, investors, educators, authors and social entrepreneurs.

This show's mission is to help change the world through sustainable business practices that contribute to the economy, combat poverty, end hunger and provide better lives to all.

Twice, Robin has been recognized and received the highest honorary award that Rotary International gives, the Paul Harris Award, for service above self. Her community work has included developing local programs for disadvantaged populations such as foster children, troubled teens, and people with disabilities.

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  1. Claire Power Murphy says
    March 28, 2012 at 3:18 am

    A most enLIGHTening episode! Sure expanded my concept of investing.
    Very interesting ideas for uplifting women and thus societies around the world!
    I am finding that the newly organized Womens Radio site is much easier to follow.
    And, there is so much to learn here!