Revolutionized Funding Impacts Social Enterprises in South Asia

Aug 16, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Edward Yee,  SDG1,  SDG10,  SDG4,  SDG5,  SDG8,  United Kingdom

Edward: My journey began when I took a break to travel, beginning in Bangladesh, and visited over 200 social enterprises (SEs) across South Asia. Seeing firsthand their impact in slums, villages, and farms amazed me, but I also saw their lack of access to capital— inspiring me to start Givfunds. 

Billie Simmons: A Banking Platform for LGBTQI+ Members and Businesses

Aug 09, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Billie Simmons,  LGBT Entrepreneur,  SDG10,  SDG5,  USA

Billie: Everything we do is centered around putting more money into the hands of LGBTQ+ people, particularly those who are low income or face significant barriers to equity. Sometimes this looks like running events that promote LGBTQ+ small businesses and donating all the proceeds from the event to local mutual aid funds that put 99% of their donations directly into the hands of the people it serves, and other times it looks like building out a rewards platform so that we can reward our members for doing the right thing!

Priyanka Jaisinghani: Gender Equality and Mentoring on a Global Scale

Aug 06, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Priyanka Jaisinghani,  SDG4,  SDG5,  USA

Priyanka: We envision a world where girls have equal opportunities to work towards and achieve their dreams and build the world they want to live in. Through Girlz,FTW, our global organization, we are realizing this vision and driving gender equality on a global scale, building a community of women and girlz that support, empower and elevate each other. We support thousands of girls across 73 countries.