Webinar: “Women Empowerment: Social Entrepreneurship in Menstrual Hygiene and Female Health – African and European perspectives”
A panel of female leaders explores the intersection of menstrual hygiene, female health, and social impact, fostering a dialogue between African and European perspectives.
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) and Siemens Stiftung invite you to a webinar on our new “Academy for Impact” learning portal. The webinar will showcase female social entrepreneurs from Africa and Europe innovating in menstrual health and present recent research.
Speakers
- Silvia Fernandez Castro (Research Economist, LMU Munich, Germany) will share insights on how social stigma and taboos impact economic development.
- Blandine Umuziranenge (Founder & CEO, Kosmotive, Rwanda) started her social business in 2014 to improve reproductive, maternal and child health in Rwanda and thoughout Africa.
- Bettina Steinbrugger (Co-Founder & CEO, “erdbeerwoche”, Author “Bloody Business”, Austria) has focused with her start-up on breaking the taboo around menstruation and on sustainability in menstrual health products and services since 2011.
- Nancy Nyaleso (Executive Director, Empower HER Initiative, Kenya) has streamlined with Empower HER financing, real-time tracking, and last mile distribution of period products thourgh its groundbreaking e-wallet DIGNIFY since 2019.
Opening remarks
- Dr. Nina Smidt (CEO, Siemens Stiftung)
- Dr. Elke Siehl (Director General Sector and Global Programmes, GIZ)
Moderation
- Irene Genzmer (Gender Commissioner, GIZ)
- Belinda Abraham (International Development Specialist)
The webinar is co-hosted by:
In collaboration with:
Agency for Business and Economic Development (AWE), Invest for Jobs I Opportunities for growth in Africa, Female Health and Hygiene Accelerator (FHHA), cewas, seecon impact gGmbH, Knorr-Bremse Global Care e.V., Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA), Stronger Together! Coalition
About the Academy for Impact
The Academy for Impact is a new learning platform by Siemens Stiftung, designed to support social entrepreneurs and innovators around the globe in building and scaling social business models that create value for both people and the planet.
It offers:
- High-quality learning resources and practical tools
- Officially badged courses focused on social business development
- A community for purpose-driven individuals
Contact
Christine Meinhardt
Social Entrepreneuship / Female Health & Hygiene christine.meinhardt@siemens-stiftung.org
Julia Wachsmann
Academy for Impact
julia.wachsmann@siemens-stiftung.org
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