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Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award
Celebration of women entrepreneurs leading innovative change
This initiative supports women in scaling their impact ventures in health, nutrition and related climate-smart solutions.
Shaping the world through social innovation
The Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award (WEA), powered by Impact Hub Network, is a vibrant celebration of women entrepreneurs leading innovative change.
Since 2021, the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award has been dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs in scaling their impact ventures. This initiative was created to reach its vision to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges related to health, nutrition, agriculture and climate solutions.
15 exceptional winners across Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Africa received:
6-Month Accelerator Programme:
Mentorship, expert network access, and unwavering entrepreneurial support.
Sponsored Trip to Berlin:
Sponsored trip to the award ceremony in early June 2024.
€25,000 Cash Support:
To fuel their business growth and amplify their impact.
Visibility and Recognition:
Media presence to share their stories with the world.
Access to the Alumni Network:
An influential global community of women entrepreneurs.
Access to the Impact Hub Network:
320k Impact Makers accelerating inclusive and sustainable innovation at scale.
Our winners are
Women entrepreneurs
In today’s world, women continue to encounter significant challenges that hinder their success. The Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award aims to enhance their capacity to generate social impact through groundbreaking innovation. We are seeking women-led enterprises that contribute to driving social change and improving their communities.
Driving social impact
Our emphasis is on empowering women-led enterprises engaged in developing health, nutrition and related climate-smart solutions that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger) and 3 (Good Health & Wellbeing). We seek entrepreneurs who aspire to reduce inequalities with innovative solutions to uplift one another.
From these regions
While women face challenges worldwide, our focus is on entrepreneurs from Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Africa. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs from these regions to take centre stage and accelerate their innovations towards a healthier future.
Meet our award winners
The Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award is dedicated to supporting the entrepreneurial journeys of extraordinary women. Let’s celebrate these remarkable women and their enterprises:
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