As well as innovative products, IGNITE is also prototyping new organizational structures and 'hybrid' financing mechanisms to create sustainable solutions for the developing world.

After securing early stage equity investment from some of Silicon Valley's most visionary investors and entrepreneurs, including Vinod Khosla from Kleiner Perkins, IGNITE is partnering with a local foundation to offer a unique tax deductible debt financing tool for sustainable social investing.

We are also accepting donations for the IGNITE Foundation to research and field test 'empowering' products and business models, and to donate our products to people beyond the reach of a market based approach.

So, if you're interested in exploring a new sustainable approach to philanthropy and are excited about leveraging the expertise and technologies of Silicon Valley to unlock social and economic value in the developing world, we'd love to hear from you.

Please contact Matthew Scott at mscott@igniteinnovations.com for more information.