The prestigious Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, the international business plan competition created in 2006 to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs, has just announced their finalists for Africa for 2018.
Three female entrepreneurs from Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda have been announced as the Sub-Saharan Africa finalists for the 2018 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards.
Melissa Bime, founder of Infiuss in Cameroon
After witnessing too many unnecessary deaths as a nurse in Cameroon, Melissa has developed a digital supply-chain platform that gives hospitals access to local ready-to-use blood supplies.
Evelyn Namara, founder of Vouch Digital in Uganda
Evelyn has developed a digital voucher system changing the way subsidiaries are exchanged in the country to help farmers.
Audrey Cheng, founder of Moringa School, in Kenya
Audrey set up a multi-disciplinary coding school in Kenya with her savings to help young Africans learn digital and professional skills needed to increase their chances of employment.
The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards aim to encourage inspirational women entrepreneurs worldwide to solve contemporary global challenges by supporting and recognizing creative women who are making concrete contributions to finding solutions for the future of our planet; and bringing these business solutions to the largest audience possible. Since their inception in 2006, they have accompanied 180 promising female business-owners and recognized 64 laureates. The international business competition rewards women-led start-ups making waves with their unique business ideas and inventions with prize money and business training.
Salma Abdulai
“No matter who you are, or where you come from, if Cartier believes in your dreams, they will make it possible for you to succeed! ”
To find out more, check out www.cartierwomensinitiative.com