Some people set small goals that are reasonable for themselves. Some aim big. Like 1.5 BILLION people big. That is what Eden Full has set out to do and she is well on her way. While in High school Eden came up with the idea to build a solar panel that would rotate with the movement of the sun to maximize efficiency, using thermal expansion, instead of traditional electric motors, which make it low cost and low maintenance.

While applying to Princeton, she mentioned her idea, the SunSaluter, got in, and soon started working with a professor to make the impact that she had always dreamed off. Although, the trial run did not go as planned. The prototype failed to live up to expectation on while being implemented in Kenya. But Eden didn’t let this deter her. Instead she used her experience to learn how to help the people of Kenya better and understand the work that was needed to get her product up to par. She applied for funding, won scholarships and found a company, Rosseicollis Technologies Inc. to help with construction and engineering. To date, Eden Full has helped over 6,000 people get clean water and power and is still working on helping more. Who know, maybe she will hit her goal of 1.5 billion in her lifetime with the right help.