Shaping the future of medication access in #Brazil, Mayara Borges is one of 15 winners of the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024. Mayara’s company, PROREDE3 - DONATION & CERTIFICATION, addresses excess stock and healthcare inequities by facilitating pharmaceutical donations to vulnerable communities. To overcome the heavy taxation faced by pharmaceutical companies on donations, Prorede3 developed an innovative approach that leverages philanthropic channels. In just a few years, Prorede3 has distributed millions of medication units to those in need. 🔗 Find out how Prorede3’s efforts have led to significant social, environmental, and economic benefits. Link in comments! Impact Hub Network #BayerFoundation #ImpactHubNetwork #WomenEmpowerment #SocialEntrepreneurship
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Bayer Foundation’s vision is to catalyze science impact and social innovation for a world with Health for all and Hunger for none. We are doing this by supporting the development of scientific breakthroughs, as well as by levering the power of social innovation and entrepreneurialism to enable communities to thrive. Our Science Impact programs fuel our purpose by: -recognizing scientific achievements with awards -supporting scientific research with fellowships -advancing education with support programs -curating collaborative ecosystems with global partners Our Social Innovation programs fuel our purpose by: -scaling the impact of social enterprises -empowering women with role-model awards -spring-boarding solutions with entrepreneurial programs -curating collaborative ecosystems with global partners Bayer Cares Foundation and Bayer Science and Education Foundation Represented by Executive Committee: Dr. Monika Lessl Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bayer Cares Foundation and Bayer Science and Education Foundation, VP, Head of Corporate R&D and Social Innovation Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1 51368 Leverkusen Amtsgericht Köln HRB 48248 Bayer Cares Foundation: Turnover tax ID: 230/5762/0505 Bayer Science and Education Foundation: Turnover tax ID: 230/5762/0491
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💡 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? Dr. Eva Wack, Managing Director of our partner organization SISTAC (Social Impact Start-up Academy), contributed a chapter to the recently published book, "Expecting Reality - Connecting Minds" 📚✨ Titled "Fostering Female Entrepreneurship Networks: Challenges in the Global South," this chapter identifies non-financial support mechanisms for female founders in the Global South, and promotes approaches to understanding the factors influencing female-led enterprises in their historical context. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with three applicants of our Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2022 to gather insights for the development of a framework that supports female entrepreneurs in the Global South. Congratulations on the publication, Eva! 🥳 🔗 Download the digital version of the book in the comments below! #WomenEmpowerment #FemaleEntrepreneurship #SocialImpact
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🌟 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆? At Bayer Foundation, we're committed to understanding and addressing the diverse challenges faced by early career scientists. But recognizing these challenges is just the beginning—we also need to explore viable solutions. As such, we collaborated with IMPACT INTELLIGENCE to hear directly from early career scientists about their experiences. Our study found that the most mentioned solutions include: 💡 Implementing flexible policies 💡 Increasing access to grants and scholarships 💡 Enhancing industry support 💡 Improving PhD programs Together, we can create a more supportive environment for the next generation of scientists! 🤝 👉 Swipe to explore our key findings! 🔗 Link to the full article in the comments below! Can you relate to these findings? What solutions help/helped you to advance in your academic journey? #Research #Science #EarlyCareerScientists #KeyFindings #STEM #Challenges #WomenInSTEM #Solutions
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Transforming healthcare delivery in #Nigeria, Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson is one of 15 winners of the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024. Since 2021, Ifeoluwa’s enterprise, Healthtracka has been enhancing healthcare by offering a wide range of testing options and clinical services directly to consumers at home. With a focus on women’s health, men’s health, and sexual health, Healthtracka is dedicated to providing accessible and convenient testing solutions to improve overall longevity and well-being. 🔗 Explore Healthtracka’s innovative, community-driven approach. Link in comments! Impact Hub Network #BayerFoundation #ImpactHubNetwork #WomenEmpowerment #SocialEntrepreneurship
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Our team members Jana and Stefan recently attended Making More Health Summit hosted by Boehringer Ingelheim 🙌 Under this year's theme “Be Bold” we could meet and exchange with many social entrepreneurs, impact investors, NGOs, fellow foundations and academia all working towards #healthequity. Our colleagues engaged in sessions around women entrepreneurship and post-investment support for social innovations. It was great to meet existing partners such as Blandine from Kosmotive and Ikechukwu from Zuri Health 💪 Thanks to Ioana, Peter and Christian and many other members of the Making More Health Team for organizing such an international, diverse and exciting summit – we can’t wait to join next year again!
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🥥 Transforming coconut waste into sustainable charcoal for a greener future, Aya Fernandez is one of 15 winners to receive the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024. Aya’s social enterprise, Eco-Uling by Project Lily Inc., is a thriving social enterprise dedicated to combating deforestation, managing waste, and empowering communities in the Philippines. They achieve this by offering an alternative to traditional charcoal–charcoal made from coconut shells. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗰𝗼-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝟴𝟴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱. Discover how Eco-Uling is driving positive change and contributing to a greener future. Link in comments! Impact Hub Network #BayerFoundation #ImpactHubNetwork #WomenEmpowerment #SocialEntrepreneurship
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𝗖𝗼𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 🌱 On today's #WorldFoodDay, we would like to spotlight CoAmana, one of our partner organizations of the Kaduna Women Economic Empowerment Project, for training smallholder farmers in enhancing market activities through the AMANA digital platform. Through this platform, the farmers are able to connect to larger markets and ensure fair prices for their produce. 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻. Through the Kaduna Women Economic Empowerment Project, CoAmana helps smallholder farmers to scale up their market operations by introducing new features of the AMANA platform such as Buy Now, Pay Later. New POS systems and agent stations were also established to make sure the agents—especially the women—have everything they need to succeed. "I learned how to transfer funds and transact business digitally. I'm so happy to see AMANA helping market leaders to collect their market fees easily," one of the beneficiaries said. ➡️ Follow this page to receive more program updates: https://lnkd.in/e9Ydu-Ku Our partner organizations for this program are AFEX, CoAmana, Jennifer Etuh Foundation, Aha! and Healthy Entrepreneurs. #MarketAccess #Agriculture #KadunaWEEProject #WomenEmpowerment #WFD2024
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🌍 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 🌍 Alongside our partner AVPN, we hosted the “Climate and Health – Bringing Science and Social Innovation Together” workshop at this year’s World Health Summit. The workshop focused on addressing the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of #climate and #health, including launching a report in collaboration with World Economic Forum which provides strategic insights into the climate and health priorities in #LatinAmerica and #APAC, and a deep-dived case study on dengue disease. In addition, lots of group intelligence and insights were generated for our ongoing initiative - the Climate x Health Lighthouse Fund which aims to mobilize 5m USD to scale 20-40 innovations at the intersection of climate and health in Asia. A heartfelt thank you to all the organizers, speakers and participants for co-creating this impactful workshop! Let’s continue to collaborate and innovate for a healthier planet! 🌱 Monika Lessl, PhD | Peng Zhong | Tatjana Gust | Simone Jonek | Naina Subberwal Batra | Madhavika Bajoria | Sharman Pandian | Bhawani Maurya | Daniel Nowack | Prof. Dr. Thiru. Velavan | Mark Horoszowski | Michaela Schrodt #WorldHealthSummit #WHS2024 #ClimateHealth #SocialInnovation #Collaboration #GlobalHealth #Science
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🗺️🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰: 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 We are present at the World Health Summit 2024 to support the launch of "𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰". The report identifies 21 main barriers hindering progress toward inclusive health, sustainable agriculture, and a healthy environment. Learn more about the barriers and explore practical pathways forward! 🔗 Link to the full report in the comments below! This report has been created in partnership with Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, World Economic Forum, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IMPACT INTELLIGENCE, and Impact Hub Network Peng Zhong, Tatjana Gust, Simone Jonek, Rawan Alkurdi #WHS2024 #SocialInnovation #Alliance4SE #Climate #Health
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Reshaping adolescent sexual health education in #Colombia, Johanna Cordovez is one of 15 winners of the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024. Johanna is on a mission to break the cycle of poverty caused by teenage pregnancy through her social enterprise, Tirando X Colombia. Their innovative approaches include various educational strategies, providing access to contraceptives, anonymous counselling, and raising awareness about reproductive sexual rights. 🔗 Discover how Tirando x Colombia is breaking stigmas and empowering the youth to prevent teenage pregnancy. Link in comments! Impact Hub Network #BayerFoundation #ImpactHubNetwork #WomenEmpowerment #SocialEntrepreneurship