{"id":35,"date":"2023-02-03T00:23:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T00:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-05-28T22:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T22:37:45","slug":"2021-awardees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/2021-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero hide-content\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/awardee-winner-hero.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;small&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-title=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;2021&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-contents=\"[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;}]\" data-contentscolor=\"white\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-xl-10\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the 2021 awardees<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between mt-6\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Olufunto_headshot.png\" alt=\"Olufunto Boroffice profile photo\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Olufunto_headshot.png 245w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Olufunto_headshot-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\">World region: Sub-Saharan Africa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olufunto Boroffice <br><\/strong>Founder and CEO, Chanja Datti Ltd <br>Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olufunto Boroffice&nbsp;is the founder\/CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chanjadatti.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chanja Datti<\/a>, a waste collection and recycling social enterprise based in Northern Nigeria. The company addresses gender inequality unemployment by providing a platform that transforms waste into wealth while also empowering the unemployed women, at-risk youths and waste pickers of the region. Chanja Datti is directly responsible for diverting over 4,500,000 kg of recyclable waste from landfills in the Abuja metropolis while creating 250 green jobs and additional sources of livelihood for 500+ women in 7 underserved communities in the Abuja metropolis.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><strong>Boroffice\u2019s<\/strong> business supports the following SDGs:<\/strong> <br>SDG 4: Quality Education<br>SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth<br>SDG 11: Responsible Consumption and Production<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-xl-10\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Nidhi_headshot.png\" alt=\"Nidhi Pant profile photo\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Nidhi_headshot.png 245w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Nidhi_headshot-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\">World region: Asia Pacific<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nidhi Pant <br><\/strong>Co-Founder and Head of Finance and Partnerships, S4S Technologies <br>India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nidhi Pant&nbsp;is the co-founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.s4stechnologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science For Society, or S4S Technologies<\/a>, a company that helps farmers earn extra income by converting farm losses to value-added products with its patented, award-winning solar dehydration technology. S4S technologies provides these micro-entrepreneurs with the right combination of technology, finance and market linkage to set them up for success, working with over 6500 farmers, 505 Micro-Entrepreneurs and serves 850 Food and Beverage Customers including marquee brands like Marico, Nestle, Sodexo and Indian Railways.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><strong>Pant\u2019s<\/strong> business supports the following SDGs:<\/strong> <br>SDG 1: No Poverty<br>SDG 5: Gender Equality<br>SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-xl-10\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Sara_headshot.png\" alt=\"Sara Saeed profile photo\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Sara_headshot.png 245w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Sara_headshot-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\" id=\"saeed\">World region: Greater Middle East and North Africa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sara Saeed <br><\/strong>Co-Founder and CEO, Sehat Kahani <br>Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara Saedd&nbsp;is the co-founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sehatkahani.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sehat Kahani<\/a>, an e-healthcare company in Pakistan that aims to democratize access to quality and affordable healthcare through ICT-enabled solutions and a network of qualified home-based women doctors. Sehat Kahani has reached out to 360,000 direct beneficiaries through 35 e-clinics and 3.1 million beneficiaries through its preventive health portfolio. In addition, through their e-health application they have reached out to 160,000 beneficiaries via their retail and corporate verticals and were actively involved in COVID screening, treatment and referral process on a local and national level in collaboration with the government during the COVID-19 crisis in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Saeed\u2019s business supports the following SDGs:<\/strong> <br>SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being <br>SDG 5: Gender Equality <br>SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 10: Reduced Inequality<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-xl-10\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Panmela_headshot-scaled-1.png\" alt=\"Panmela Castro profile photo\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Panmela_headshot-scaled-1.png 245w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Panmela_headshot-scaled-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\">World region: Latin America and the Caribbean<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panmela Castro <br><\/strong>Founder and CEO, Panmela Castro Arte e Cultura and Rede Nami <br>Brazil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panmela Castro&nbsp;is the founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/panmelacastro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panmela Castro Arte e Cultura<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redenami.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rede Nami<\/a>, a social enterprise that utilizes art education, different arts media and especially public graffiti murals, to raise awareness on women\u2019s rights and the prevalence of domestic violence in Brazil. Panmela sells world-renowned artwork and graffiti murals through the for-profit company, while the NGO Rede Nami holds workshops and educational programs in the arts to a network of more than 10,000 women in Brazil. Panmela\u2019s work aims to promote structural change in society, bringing knowledge through art and communication so that girls and women know how to fight for their rights.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Castro\u2019s business supports the following SDGs:<\/strong> <br>SDG 4: Quality Education<br>SDG 5: Gender Equality<br>SDG 10: Reduced Inequality<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-xl-10\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Aline_headshot-scaled-1.png\" alt=\"Aline Sara profile photo\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Aline_headshot-scaled-1.png 245w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Aline_headshot-scaled-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\">World region: Europe, North America and other<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aline Sara <br><\/strong>Co-Founder and CEO, NaTakallam <br>United States of America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aline Sara&nbsp;is the co-founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/natakallam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaTakallam<\/a>, a social enterprise that offers high-quality curated language services delivered by refugees and their host communities through digital platforms, including online language teaching and tutoring, translation and virtual interpretation services, and cultural exchange sessions. To date, NaTakallam has connected with 10,000+ language learners around the world and provided over a million dollars to over 200 workers from refugee or host community backgrounds worldwide and aims to shift the perception of refugees from burden to asset.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><strong>Sara<\/strong>\u2019s business supports the following SDGs:<\/strong> <br>SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth<br>SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure<br>SDG 17: Partnerships to Achieve the Goal<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-xl-10\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021 WE Empower pitch night<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch as five amazing women entrepreneurs pitch their business solutions for changing the world as part of the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button mt-4 mb-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a 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noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mukuru Clean Stoves<\/a><\/td><td>Kenya<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td>Joy Chioma<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joy-chioma-0692a51b9\/?originalSubdomain=ng\">Natal Cares<\/a><\/td><td>Nigeria<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td>Barbara Mutabazi<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/witu.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Women in Technology Uganda<\/a><\/td><td>Uganda<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Asia Pacific<\/td><td>Achia Nila<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenindigital.net\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Women in Digital<\/a><\/td><td>Bangladesh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Asia Pacific<\/td><td>Rema Sivaram<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethicattic.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ethic Attic by Fairkonnect<\/a><\/td><td>India<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Asia Pacific<\/td><td>Nidhi Pant<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.s4stechnologies.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S4S Technologies<\/a><\/td><td>India<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Asia Pacific<\/td><td>Methawee Thatsanasateankit<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulcancoalition.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vulcan Coalition<\/a><\/td><td>Thailand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Asia Pacific<\/td><td>Thu Hue Nguyen<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mcdvietnam.org\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MCD<\/a><\/td><td>Vietnam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe, North America and Other<\/td><td>Shari van de Pol<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cattleytics.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CATTLEytics Incorporated<\/a><\/td><td>Canada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe, North America and Other<\/td><td>Aline Sara<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/natakallam.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NaTakallam<\/a><\/td><td>United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe, North America and Other<\/td><td>TeLisa Daughtry<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/flytechnista.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FlyTechnista<\/a><\/td><td>United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe, North America and Other<\/td><td>Alexandra Boethius<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/accelerate2030.net\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Accelerate2030\/Impact Hub Geneva<\/a><\/td><td>Switzerland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe, North America and Other<\/td><td>Rebecca Hui<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/rootsstudio.co\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roots Studio<\/a><\/td><td>United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin America and the Caribbean<\/td><td>Daniela Ancira<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/lacana.mx\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">La Cana<\/a><\/td><td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin America and the Caribbean<\/td><td>Marisol Villalobos<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/amasar.net\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amasar<\/a><\/td><td>Puerto Rico<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin America and the Caribbean<\/td><td>Claudia Esparza<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/nanasyamas.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nanas &amp; Amas<\/a><\/td><td>Peru<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin America and the Caribbean<\/td><td>Panmela Castro<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redenami.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Holding Manmela Castro<\/a><\/td><td>Brazil<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin America and the Caribbean<\/td><td>Catalina Alvarez<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selvanevada.co\/#!index\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Selva Nevada<\/a><\/td><td>Colombia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greater MENA<\/td><td>Sara Saeed<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/sehatkahani.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sehat Kahani<\/a><\/td><td>Pakistan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greater MENA<\/td><td>Radwa Rostom<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/handoverprojects\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hand Over Projects<\/a><\/td><td>Egypt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greater MENA<\/td><td>Irina Mkrtchyan<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/issdngo.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cISSD\u201d Innovative Solutions for <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/issdngo.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Development of Communities<\/a><\/td><td>Armenia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greater MENA<\/td><td>Rima Yacoub<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reclaimchildhood.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reclaim Childhood<\/a><\/td><td>Jordan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greater MENA<\/td><td>Mona Itani<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/shabablab.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shabab Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Lebanon<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container-fluid mb-0 bg topo-black py-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n<div 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