IN the dictionary, the definition of the word “ingenuity” is “the quality of being clever, original, and inventive, often in the process of applying ideas to solve problems or meet challenges”. It is a word that has influenced pioneers throughout history, leading them to invent things that have made our lives more comfortable and livable.
Finding Hope In A Soap
![Image: Joseph’s growing collection of soaps. [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Josephs-growing-collection-of-soaps-600x400.jpg)


![Image: Kwency Griffith (left) and Elijah Williams (right). [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Kwency-Griffith-and-Elijah-Williams-600x400.jpg)
![Image: Since coming up with her business idea earlier this year, Regobert says her teas have been brewing up some positive feedback. [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Teas-600x400.jpg)

![Image: WLBL’s Managing Director, Sebastian Sanchez, Commerce Minister Bradley Felix, and DBC’s Managing Director, Dunstan Du Boulay. [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/WLBLs-Managing-Director-Sebastian-Sanchez-mid2-600x400.jpg)


![2016 St. Lucia Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, Julianna Ward-Destang. [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-St-Lucia-Business-Awards-Entrepreneur-of-the-Year-Julianna-Ward-Destang-mid-600x400.jpg)


![Image: Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Keran Rosemond. [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Young-Entrepreneur-of-the-Year-Keran-Rosemond-mid-600x400.jpg)




![Image: Author Dawn French at Saint Lucia Books’ booth at last month’s trade exhibition at Johnsons Centre. [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Author-Dawn-French-at-Saint-Lucia-Books-600x400.jpg)
![Shirley Ann Edward at this year’s Saint Lucia-Taiwan Partnership [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Shirley-Ann-Edward-mid-600x400.jpg)

![Image: The Taiwanese participants usually highlight their country's technologies. [Photo: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/The-Taiwanese-participants-usually-highlight-their-countrys-technologies-600x400.jpg)
![Image: A student simulating the use of the circular saw in the woodwork department. [PHOTO: Stan Bishop]](https://thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/A-student-simulating-600x400.jpg)