For 2022, the United Nations (UN) theme for the commemoration of International Women's Day was ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ - celebrating the work of women and girls in fighting climate change and ending the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the...
Entrepreneur Stories
2019 Stories of Entrepreneurs: Laura Mendoza, Unima, Mexico
The following blog is the first in a series of stories of the 2019 Accelerate2030 Global Finalist Cohort. Check back to read more about this amazing cohort! This blog was written by Laura Mendoza, Co-Founder of Unima. My name is Laura. I am a Mexican mother of...
Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: Syafunda
Affordable and accessible education is still not provided everywhere in the world. Having personally experienced a shortage of teachers, Zakheni Ngubo developed Syafunda; an online platform for students providing access to localised digital content.
Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: SALt
Together they run their social enterprise called SALt, the acronym for Sustainable Alternative Lighting. Their mission is to address the light inequality gap between people who have electricity and people who have not. We had the opportunity to speak with Raphael about his journey with SALt.
Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: HearX
With already seven start-ups under his belt, Nic Klopper is always looking for new opportunities. He is without a doubt a true entrepreneur at heart. When he was asked to lead the effort to commercialize hearX Group’s intellectual property, he didn’t hesitate to take on the challenge. His hard work has paid off, as hearX’s technological solution for hearing screenings has become a leader in the industry.
Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: Tree Alliance
There were a lot of opportunities in the hospitality sector and setting up training restaurants seemed a good option back then. We really had no examples to follow. At some point we realized we had developed a successful idea and we started to consolidate our restaurants under the Tree Alliance brand. We are now offering our solution to other organisations.”