Kopernik Solutions

Kopernik's Wonder Women Eastern Indonesia initiative connects clean energy technologies with families in some of the poorest provinces of Indonesia, where access to electricity and affordable cooking fuel is extremely limited. At the same time, it allows women to boost their income through selling solar lanterns, water filters and clean cookstoves in their communities.

Women receive training in technology use and maintenance, sales and marketing, bookkeeping and financial management, and public speaking. These training sessions equip them with the skills and confidence to succeed as micro-social-entrepreneurs. The women are able to launch their businesses without going into debt, receiving technologies on consignment and earning a commission on every sale.

We call these women 'ibu inspirasi' (inspirational women and mothers in Indonesian), or 'wonder women' in English. Our wonder women are superheroes in their villages: making life-changing technology available to their friends, relatives and neighbours. These technologies are life-changing because they save families time and money, improve health and safety, ease pressure on the environment, and open up new economic opportunities.

Our wonder women also inspire others through what they achieve - earning money to support their families, gaining new business skills, and gaining confidence in their ability to succeed as micro-social-entrepreneurs.

The objectives of this project are to improve socio-economic status of women entrepreneurs through the creation of technology distribution businesses and to develop women micro-entrepreneurs through technology production, procurement, and soft-skill training.