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The H & M Foundation, a non-profit foundation, launched the Foundation 500 project, a list of entrepreneurs who opened and developed their own business in difficult economic conditions. The title refers to the Fortune magazine list - but, by contrast, the H & M Foundation wants to draw attention to women and the role they play in the development of the economy.
The list includes heroines working in various fields: clothing manufacturers, store and restaurant owners, women involved in the construction business and online commerce, and many others. The stories of several of them - for example, Husriana, the owner of Uncle Ping Meatballs, producing meatballs from Indonesia, Philomena Tia, the owner of the first bus company from Côte d'Ivoire, or Karunakuran Kirupalini, the owner of a company that produces a sari - tell in detail on the website the remaining list participants are reported less. The authors of the project hope that they will be able to draw attention to women businessmen - they can be read about them on the relevant website.
Together with the humanitarian organization CARE, the H & M Foundation is trying to help women entrepreneurs from different countries. Learn more about this also on the project website.
The photo: Foundation 500