Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award: the 2019 winner. Who is and what did she do?
On 8th March at Dialogue Place, the co-working and incubator of social enterprises, Project Ahead will present the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award Semifinal. So, the winner will participate to the 9th edition of Impact2 at Paris City Hall.
But, who was the winner in Paris last year?
Christelle Kwizera: 26 years old, graduated in mechanical engineering, Water Access Rwanda Founder and CEO. With her deep commitment to environmental, gender and youth issues, Christelle was recognized as the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award last March in Paris by INCO.
Lanciato da INCO, questo premio internazionale appoggia le donne che hanno fatto dell’imprenditoria un modo per emanciparsi e fronteggiare problemi sociali ed ambientali, per cui INCO garantisce alla vincitrice un periodo di tutoraggio.
Che cos’è Water Access Rwanda
Water Access Rwanda is a social enterprise aimed at eradicating water shortage through an innovative technologic system. To face the water crisis in Rwanda, Christelle created a distribution network of water (INUMA) with 38 kiosks in all the country. Realizing 94 boreholes means 100.000 people benefit of purified water, a basic need with consequences on our lives. So, countryside can also be supplied thanks to this system.
It’s up to us to create a better Africa, a better world in general.
With regard to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development adopted in 2015 by the General Assembly of the United Nations, the system of collection, distribution and purification of water supports three of the seventeen goals. In particular, Kwizera’s business supports the goal: #6 clean water and sanitation, #8 decent work and economic growth, #13 climate action.
Who is the winner in 2020? If you are interested in reading more about the Italian semifinalists and the jury, follow us on Facebook.
We’ll wait for you on 8th March.
