Rise Fellow 2023

Vinisha is an artist, TEDx speaker, and innovator from a rural town in Tamil Nadu, India. She started her journey as an innovator and environmentalist at the age of 12, inventing a solar ironing cart that eliminates the use of coal and uses solar panels to power a steam iron box. Vinisha’s work has earned her numerous international accolades and awards, including an opportunity to speak alongside Prince William, the Duke of Wales, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). For her Rise project, Vinisha chose to prevent water wastage and evaporation in farming by creating AquaDrip, which waters plants and trees under the ground and closer to water-absorbing roots. She hopes to continue focusing on innovations that benefit the underprivileged.