Eden Full, majoring in mechanical engineering in Princeton University,, is appointed as the vice-president of the African Developmental Power at school when she is a sophomore. When she was 15, she invented a low-cost Sun Tracking System at the cost of US 10 dollars with bamboo and metal strips. At 17, she established a green energy enterprise, providing renewable energy for the developing countries. And now, she is devoting her time and energy to promote the energy technology all over the world, in order to help solve the social problems with the inexpensive electric power. 

 

At the period of pursuing knowledge, Eden Full, the 17-year-old Canadian Chinese has engaged herself in invention, creation, and even the multi-national technology circulation. In the evening of November 24th, with the invitation of Friends of the Earth (HK) and Green Point Environmental Education Centre, Eden was attending the 15th anniversary of Green Pathfinders Forum, sharing the way she came along. A sophisticated presentation made her win unanimous applause from the audience in the session.

 

The lecture opened with a chorus called “Everyone is No.1”. A drama followed then, with a few students from the Green Leaves Association playing “Spring is coming”, and conveying to the audience the message of importance of environmental and natural protection.

 

Next it came to the main part, “My road to Green Pathfinders”. And Ms. Mei Ng, a director from Friends of the Earth (HK) and the chairman the China Affairs Committee awarded the “UN Global Top 500”, hosted the session with her humorous and stylish communication skills, in order to explore the way Eden grew, invented and started her own business.

 

As an American teenage inventor and entrepreneur, Eden suggested that hobby and pursuit of dreams are the critical drive of her persistence. When she was a child, not only did she focus on the academic study, but she also keep abreast of the social trends and development, so as to stimulate her inspiration while it caters to the social demands. In addition, Eden shared her own methods of balancing study and business with the present students and encouraged them to start their own business in a creative way.

 

As what Eden said by the end of the session, “we do hope there is someone able to change the world; in fact, everyone could just be that creator.” And the same is true for the environmental protection aspect.

 

With the support of Ashoka and ICS, the 15th Green Pathfinders Forum was undertaken by the Green Leaves Association of GTCFLA. Meanwhile, Joan Shang from Ashoka, Yang Gang from US Lehman Brothers Foundation, Hong Xia and Li Xue-mei from Friends of the Nature(GZ), the leader representatives from GTCFLA, the general manager Peng Nuan-long from GZ Culture Spreading Co., Ltd, South China Media, and 21 environmental protection associations from different universities in Guangdong Province, attended the lecture all together.