Trudging the path of a purpose that has its heart set on transforming the world Rolex unwaveringly supports several initiatives. As a part of its ambitious vision of ushering in a new era of humanity, Rolex created the Rolex Laureates Awards that are a part of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. This incredible initiative is aimed at recognizing people who are out battling the most daunting challenges in an effort to re-create the society and aid its overall development. From the time it was created in 1978 till now the Rolex Laureates program has honoured numerous enlightened individuals from over 40 different countries. A total of 110 awards have been presented to various individuals for their breakthrough work in the field of science and health, environment and cultural preservation, applied technology and exploration.

The path breaking innovations by these talented Rolex Laureates has helped in creating a immense positive impact on the lives and society of people from over a 60 different countries. Every two years five brilliant innovators are awarded the title of a Role Laureate and apart from the recognition, they also get a financial grant that will aid the advancement of their campaign. In a bid to solve tomorrow’s problems today these Rolex Laureates are bringing with them a host of fresh approaches that will play an instrumental role in transforming the society and helping numerous people. The Rolex awards are given under five distinct categories and in order to shed light on the features that selection committee for the program searches for in the categories, Gilbert M. Grosvernor the Chairman of the National Geographic Society chose five out of the 110 award winning projects.

In the category for Science and Medicine, Gilbert M. Grosvernor chose the ingenious Safe Bottle Lamp Project. The innovative yet simplistically designed Safe Bottle Project created by Dr. Wijaya Godakumbura of Sri Lanka won him a Rolex award in 19989 along with the title of a Rolex Laureate. The superbly crafted bottle lamp is completely spill proof as well as shatter resistant. This aspect allows the safe bottle lamp to prevent fires in poor homes that often turn out to be fatal for the inhabitants. The lack of adequate facilities like a safe source of light has more often then not resulted in the loss of thousands of lives across the poor populace of many countries. Playing a pivotal role in improving the safety of poor people around the world, thousands of the units of the safe bottle lamp have helped families across Sri Lanka along with the rest of South Asia. The safe bottle project was cited in a publication last year by the Rolex Awards Secretariat. Chosen from amongst the many projects that have been awarded the aim was to provide an indicative of the intangible elements that are regarded while being awarded.

The primary aim of the article was to throw light on the passion and the determination that forms the vital driving force behind developing this world into a better and more sustainable place to live in. the Rolex Laureates title is awarded to those individuals that utilize the invigorating forces of innovation and creativity in transforming this planet for an improved life.

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