…cosmetics who has challenged me beyond anyone I have ever met as an African entrepreneur. She is bold, vivacious, strategic and her pride for Africa and African products that will…
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Michelle Hamman: MotherTongues
…starting As someone born and raised in South Africa, I brought to the United States values of community and being that are very different from North American culture. Seventeen years…
Arming Pollution-Prone Communities With Low-Cost Air Censors
…disadvantaged communities. Now a third-year doctoral student at Columbia University in New York, Raheja is leading projects using low-cost air pollution sensors in Africa and Asia and historically marginalized communities…
Ep. 30: All About Those Periods
…was raped at age 7. In Africa, she was horrified to learn that girls at the orphanage were sometimes sexually abused in exchange for disposable pads. Through Days for Girls,…
Rania Habiby Anderson of The Way Women Work: Helping Women in Emerging Economies Achieve Career Success
…women in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. I am doing this through my book, Undeterred and through international speaking engagements at conferences, corporations and universities….
Why This Nonprofit Cares About Periods. And How Meghan Markle Might Help
…pads, panties, a washcloth and soap — to girls in Kenya. The work soon spread to other parts of Africa and Asia. Ten years later, the organization works all across…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – International Inspirations
…management system and more. 3. African Designs Delivered to Your Doorstep (via iFundWomen) The Business: Wande Davies and Elorm Praise Dela-Seshie launched Adorn Me Africa, a monthly subscription service that…
Asmi Pather: Business Longevity with Personalized Gifts
This story is part of our 1,000 + stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Asmi Pather Business: AsmTasKim Personalised Mugs Location: Gauteng, South Africa Industry: Consumer Goods Reason for starting?…
Lee-Anne Kassel: Kasselot — An Invention Created By One Mom, For Other Breast-Feeding Moms
Your Name: Lee-Anne Kassel Business Name: Kasselot, a maker of bras for breast-feeding mothers Type of Business: Children’s Goods & Services Business Location: Sandton, South Africa Website www.evanesse.co.uk Twitter @kasselot…
How Greta Thunberg, AOC and 10 Women Entrepreneurs Are Battling Climate Change
…prevention in Africa. The company invests in women, rather than energy: it recruits, trains, and supports women entrepreneurs to sell clean-energy products to their communities. Its team of “solar sisters”…
Want to #BuyBlack for the Holidays? Try These 9 Women-Run Businesses
…business to both promote a greener way of living and to lift up other Black-owned firms. 5. Omi Woods This brand boasts a commitment to using only “fair trade African…
At the Women’s Convention, Ire, Information and Action Plans
…parts of South Africa. “Doing something that can be impactful [in South Africa] and then bringing something beautiful back to people here” allows business owners and customers to make a…
Using Plants, She’s Discovered How to Bring Clean Drinking Water to Off-Grid Places
…value — for example prosopis juliflora, an invasive weed in Africa, Asia and elsewhere — can be processed by Sharma’s nitro-oxidation method, which Hsiao highlights is a novel technique that…
Renee Lamb of Soulié: Bringing Beauty to The World
…2011, I traveled with my husband for almost 2 years. We went all over the US, to South Asia and Africa. I met such amazing people along the way, and…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Doll Makers, Designers and More
…down payment for the shop, a new computer, operating permits and more. 4. Channeling West Africa in Her Designs (via Kickstarter) The Business: African-inspired clothing is Breanna Moore’s specialty. Her…