Rania Ayman empowers Egyptian women through Entreprenelle, providing training, resources, and platforms to build sustainable businesses. In Egypt, the gender gap in business is staggering. Women receive barely …
social enterprise
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African BusinesswomanArtBusinessCEO's LoungeFashionFemale EntrepreneursGender InclusionLeadershipManufacturingYouth Empowerment
DIKAM—Mukasahaha Diane moves to empower more Rwandan women.
Mukasahaha Diane empowers women and youth through DIKAM, thus boosting Rwanda’s garment industry and economic growth. Mukasahaha Diane is a Rwandan entrepreneur and public health expert whose work …
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AdvocacyEducationGender EqualityLeadership
Teresa Njoroge is restoring dignity to formerly imprisoned women and children.
Teresa Njoroge reforms Africa’s justice system by rehabilitating and empowering formerly imprisoned women and children through economic independence and advocacy. In 2009, Teresa Njoroge was a senior bank …
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AgricultureFemale EntrepreneursFoodFood SecuritySocial ImpactStartup
Lilian Nakigozi tackles hunger with vertical farms in Kampala.
Lilian Nakigozi is empowering urban women in slums to grow food, earn income, and fight hunger through vertical farming. Lilian Nakigozi grew up in a poor urban slum …
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HealthInnovationLeadershipMaternal HealthSocial Impact
Daphne Ngunjiri leads healthcare access for Kenyans at Access Afya.
Daphne Ngunjiri is scaling affordable, tech-enabled primary healthcare for underserved communities across Kenya at Access Afya. Daphne Ngunjiri is a Kenyan medical doctor and healthcare manager currently serving …
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AdvocacyEducationFinancial InclusionFundingGender InclusionSocial ImpactYouth Empowerment
Doreen Omosele—the woman giving Nigeria’s commercial sex workers a second chance.
Doreen Omosele leads the Blossom Girls Outreach Foundation, which rescues, rehabilitates, and empowers women and girls to leave the sex trade through holistic programs in counselling, skills training, …