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The Cartier Women's Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program for women. It was founded by Cartier in 2006.

History

Founded in 2006, the Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program. Over the years, the program has had a measurable impact in the social entrepreneurship space. Since its creation, the Cartier Women’s Initiative has supported 330 women changemakers & entrepreneurs hailing from 66 countries. The program has awarded a total of $11.5M USD in financial support and has grown its number of annual fellows from 5 in 2007 to 33 in 2024.

As part of the program, all fellows are offered the opportunity to join a global network of women impact entrepreneurs collectively working to drive positive change. Cartier works with their fellows to equip them with the tools to grow their businesses and build their leadership capabilities by working with experts and entrepreneurs. Fellows receive customized training in areas like financials, impact measurement and communication.

Programs and Initiatives

  • Awards
  • Fellowship: Fellows have access to a lifelong global community of 800+ members that include impact entrepreneurs and their supporters.

The Cartier Women’s Initiative is in partnership with Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) to support the annual publication of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Report and Global Report.

Awards

  • Regional Awards
  • Science & Technology Pioneer Award [1]
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award[2]

Impact

Fellows, Awardees and Laureates

2019

  • Latin America, Liza Velarde, Mexico. Delee - A blood test that detects the presence of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in cancer patients, enabling physicians to better monitor progress of the disease.
  • North America, Ran Ma, United States. Siren - Smart socks for diabetics made of Neurofabric, a proprietary technology fitted with micro-sensors to monitor foot temperature and guard against foot ulcers.
  • Europe, Zineb Agoumi, France. EzyGain - An affordable space-saving and connected gait rehabilitation device that secures patients at the pelvis and monitors their progress.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa, Manka Angwafo, Cameroon. Grassland Cameroon Ltd. - Services to enhance African food supply chains through affordable asset-based financing to smallholder farmers.
  • Middle-East and North Africa, Hibah Shata, UAE. Maharat Learning Center - A learning centre offering behavioural therapy and educational support to children and young adults with special needs.
  • East Asia, Yeon Jeong Cho, South Korea. SAY Global – An online language service that trains retired seniors in Korea and connects them to Korean language learners worldwide.
  • South Asia & Oceania, Carmina Bayombong, Philippines. InvestEd – An investment platform providing student loans to underserved youth using a proprietary credit rating algorithm.

2018

  • Latin America, Paula Gomez, Brazil. Epistimic - device giving warning of epileptic seizure.
  • North America, Yiding Yu, United States. Twiage - digital platform that enables the transmission of real-time data from ambulance to hospital.
  • Europe, Kristina Tsvetanova, Austria. Blitab Technology - tactile tablet for the visually impaired.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa, Siroun Shamigan, Lebanon. Kamkalima - online AI system that teaches Arabic.
  • Middle-East and North Africa, Melissa Bime, Cameroon. Infiuss - online blood bank that intermediates between hospitals.
  • Aisia-Pacific, Swati Pandey, India. Arboreal Agro Innovations – industrial scale, vertically integrated stevia producer.

2017

  • Latin America, Candice Pascoal, Brazil. Kikante, crowdfunding platform.
  • North America, Katie Anderson, US. Save Water & Co, data analytics to reduce water consumption.
  • Europe, Ciara Donlon, Ireland. Theya Healthcare post surgery bamboo undergarments.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa, Salma Abdulai, Ghana. Unique Quality Product enabling fonio farming and processing.
  • Middle-East and North Africa, Sara-Kristina Hannig Nour, Egypt. Sara and Lara's Baskets delivers weekly baskets of organic products in Egyprian cities.
  • Aisia-Pacific, Trupti Jain, India. Naireeta Services water management solutions for small farmers.

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2007

References

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  2. ^ "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award | Cartier Women's Initiative". www.cartierwomensinitiative.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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  36. ^ "Antonia Sanin". Cartier Women's Initiative Awards. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

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