Cartier Women's Initiative Female Founder's Showcase
Channel: Sankalp Forum
Date: 2020-12-01

The Cartier Women’s Initiative is a global program that aims to support women entrepreneurs leading early-stage, impact-driven businesses. The program is open to women-run and women-owned businesses from any country and sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable social and/or environmental impact.

For each edition, the program selects 24 fellows from around the world and provide them with financial, social, and human capital support to further develop their businesses and leadership potential. Since 2006, the initiative has supported over 200 women impact entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries.

The virtual session will showcase the outstanding work of eight Cartier Women’s Initiative fellows who are leveraging business as a force for good. Under the themes of Preserving the Planet, Saving Lives, and Breaking down Barriers, the entrepreneurs will share the big problems that they are obsessed with and the innovative solutions that they have built to tackle these problems.

1. Preserving the Planet

1)    Joanne Howarth, Founder and CEO, Planet Protector Packaging (Australia), 2020 Fellow

2)    Chebet Lesan, Founder, Bright Green Renewable Energy (Kenya), 2019 Fellow

3)    Kristin Kagetsu, Co-Founder, Saathi (India), 2018 Fellow

2. Saving Lives

1)    Temie Giwa-Tubosun, Founder and CEO, LifeBank (Nigeria), 2020 Fellow

2)    Melissa Menke, Founder and CEO, Access Afya (Kenya), 2013 Fellow

3. Breaking down Barriers

1)    Carmina Bayombong, CEO, InvestEd (Philippines), 2019 Fellow

2)    Sofie Blakstad, Founder and CEO, hiveonline (Denmark), 2020 Fellow

3)    Funkola Odeleye, Co-founder and CEO, DIYlaw (Nigeria), 2020 Fellow