Anita Saville and Kathy Brough formed Budget Buddies to help homeless women lift themselves out of poverty.
1000 Education & Training
Jyothi Noronha: Getting Students Ready for the Workforce
“Our team is made of all female technical experts with a passion for teaching and new technologies.”
Divyaa Doraiswamy: Mobile School for Bangalore Youth
“Chanting improves concentration, reduces violence, anger and restlessness and creates good values among children. Being able to help them in the right way and channel their energy is a huge success for me.”
Vibha Kagzi: Study Abroad & Career Advisory
“We have built a formidable brand in the education space in a span of merely 5 years and are well poised for rampant growth.”
Malini Saba: Helping At-Risk Women & Children Worldwid
“Women and children are the future and by providing healthcare, educational opportunities, and a safe place to live we are ensuring that their future is bright.”
Anjali Srivastava: Helping Parents with School Admissions
“Every year when parents secure a seat at school for their child and don’t miss a deadline, it gives us satisfaction and encourages us to help more people.”
Bhawna Shah: Educating India’s Youth & Empowering Indian Women
“My biggest challenge is to convince women that they have the ability to be financially independent and to make decisions.”
Fathima Fazeen: Lifelong Education for Sri Lankans
“What we teach becomes the foundation or pillar in the student’s life.”
Dianna L. Flett: Empowering Girls Through After School Workshops
“In essence I took the leadership work I was doing and fashioned them into after school workshops to strengthen 4th and 5th grade girls and give them skills to use during those trying middle school years.”
Stacy Ratner is in Business to do Good
The founder of Chicago-based Open Books has built a high-impact literacy nonprofit by applying everything she learned as a serial tech entrepreneur.
Sabina Montinar: Diversifying Fashion with Scholarships, Internships
“Making this idea a running non-profit was a small idea a year ago. Now I am a fully established nonprofit and with a 501(c)(3) status dreaming big.”
Sridevi Arunachalam: Creating Overseas Education Services for Indian Youth
“I have sent more than 2500 people abroad for their higher education studies.”
Alena Sunavska: Bespoke Language Tutoring
“It’s hard work but I am proud I managed to become self sufficient in these aspects of running the business and particularly in it’s online presence. It gives me great independence.”
Dhimna Fakir: Teaching in the Maldives
“Success is when you are able to do what you always wanted to do.”
Laurin Hodge: Helping the Formerly Incarcerated Re-Enter the Workforce
“Often social enterprise feels like a trade off — do the most good or make the most money. When getting a business off the ground, I have found it hard to balance the two, which has increased my admiration for women who seemingly get it right.”