Since its inception in 2012, Toyota has cultivated the Toyota Mothers of Invention program by awarding more than $1 million to women-led companies with Driving Solutions grants and facilitating networking opportunities, building relevant connections, and providing access to intellectual capital to help their organizations grow. These women, who are leading the charge to work on issues like homelessness, education, food, water, energy, and more, come from all over the world, and are using innovation to create lasting and sustainable impact.

Today I spoke with two different companies—both award winners of Toyota’s 2019 Mothers of Invention Grant. First here with me are Shubham Issar and Amanat Anand, makers of the SoaPen, which was created to address the 1.5 million children under the age of five who die every year from infectious diseases — a majority of which can be prevented by washing hands with soap.

Paige Chenault is the Founder of The Birthday Party Project, an organization that hosts monthly birthday parties for children at homeless and transitional living facilities across the country. She’s also been awarded one of Toyota’s 2019 Mothers of Invention.

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