Betsy Teutsch - 100 Under $100: One Hundred Tools for Empowering Global Women

The book is fantastic! 100 under $100 showcases human ingenuity solving seemingly intractable problems in elegant and sustainable ways. I felt my world expanding as I pored through the ideas that Betsy Teutsch has collected. What a valuable teaching toolwith writing so clear and accessible, students will be able to grasp complex problems and creative solutions; teachers will appreciate the endless ideas for service learning and meaningful involvement!

AMY J. COHEN, Director of Education, History Making Productions

Beyond being an engaging and inspirational read, 100 Under $100 provides tangible ways of creating womens empowerment opportunities globally. In smart and accessible prose, Betsy Teutsch aptly underscores the powerful impact an organization can have if it takes into account the complex needs of the whole person. Teutschs 100 Under $100 is an invaluable resource for those looking to dedicate their livesor a few dollarsto the cause of womens empowerment worldwide.

KENNEDY ODEDE, Founder and CEO, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)

Betsy Teutsch has found some of the most brilliant yet simple tools that can be used in real-life settings to improve the lives of women challenged by poverty. While the writing is accessible to the lay reader and the examples selected are aimed at specific problems, the scope is sufficiently broad that even the most tech-oriented and development-savvy folks will find something new. The photos brilliantly illustrate the many faces of women who benefit from using these tools, and help make this book a pleasure to read.

SUSAN HOLCK, MD, former Director of Reproductive Health, World Health Organization

Women do the majority of the work in many communities of the Global South. Betsy Teutschs book of one hundred tools is a smart and effective approach to building local capacity. Grouped into eleven sections ranging from health to subsistence farming to legal practices, the choice of tools is as insightful as it is practical, as interesting as it is important. Those new to this subject will find a heartening introduction. Those with more experience are unlikely to be aware of the full range of tools on offer.

THOMAS JACOBSON, Director, Master of Science in Globalization and Development Communication program at Temple University

Global health is the most rapidly expanding and exciting area of public health. Teutschs book is a fascinating toolbox that will enthuse and empower public health students and professionals. This book effectively translates the usual theory-based curricular content to a virtual DIY learning lab. The range of doable and affordable tools for energy, sanitation, nutrition, agriculture, health, finance, and law will stimulate many to act positively to alleviate global poverty and gender-based inequalities.

FRANK FRANKLIN, MD, MPH, PHD, Professor Emeritus of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham

100 Under $100 is a formidable accomplishment. It should be mandated reading for people in the NGO and aid worlds; it is so full of interesting information valuable to everyone who cares about conditions in the developing world. Teutschs writing is clear and succinct, and the organization is very reader-friendly. I especially like the books identifierspositives in green and negatives in redas well as the action-oriented notes at the bottom of each entry. And the photos enliven it all!

BRIGHID BLAKE, African Sisters Education Collaborative/Sisters Leadership Development Initiative

Betsy Teutschs book 100 Under $100solutions to issues for women and girls in the developing world that work and that are relatively cheapis an incredible read! Youll be amazed and inspired.

DONNA SHAVER, Dining For Women Vancouver, WA

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Published 2015

Printed in China

ISBN: 978-1-63152-934-4

e-ISBN: 978-1-63152-935-1

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014955652

Cover and interior design by Tabitha Lahr COVER PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

Front cover: Tanzeel Ur Rehman/Cover Asia Press, Courtesy of Photoshare. In rural Rajasthan, India, Vijaylaxmi Sharma, 24, escaped her own child marriage ten years ago and now helps save other young girls from this tragic cultural tradition Front cover flap: A Zambian bike recipient, Ethel takes her cousin with her to school. Brooke Slezak/World Bicycle Relief Back cover (from left to right): Kangaroo caring mom with her twins, skin-to-skin UN Foundation/Talia Frenkel; A wondrous inflatable LED light arrives in Haiti. LuminAID; Vananh Le demonstrates plastic thatch roofing, piloted in Ecuador. David Saiaa/Reuse Everything Institute; Rauha Heita, Bicycle Empowerment Networks lead bike mechanic, Okalongo, Namibia. Michael Linke Back cover flap author photo: Margaret Shapiro For information, address: She Writes Press

Berkeley, CA 94707

Dedicated to all who engage
in Tikkun OlamRepairing the World

Expanding the flow of justice
Fueling compassion
Generating love
Building peace

Lakshmi Venkata, a widow who inherited her husbands land, supports herself and two sons, Andhra Pradesh, India. Deborah Espinosa

Leafy greens thrive on urine fertilizer at the Chisungu Schools garden, in Epworth, Zimbabwe. Peter Morgan/SuSanA

A challenge by Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu hangs on my studio wall:

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Desmond Tutu

I have been a professional calligrapher and artist for forty years, privileged to live in economic comfort and security in North America. Over the past six years, I have embarked on a new path, immersed in the extensive research that has culminated in this book. You may be wondering how I came to write about ways to help women across the globe climb up out of poverty.

Much as I admired idealistic peers who headed off to the Peace Corps back in the day, I was never so bold. I work from a home art studio and have long focused my volunteer time and organizational energy in my local community. For some time, though, I knew I wanted to be more engaged in global issues.

The emerging Internet provided access to many new arenas.

Pursuing new interests, I served as director of communications at