Poornima’s story
Poornima was a mentee on the Mentoring Women in Business programme from 2018-2019.
I really learned how to listen. When you’re not face to face, you don’t have those visual cues, so I had to listen much more to what Poornima was saying and trying to find the message underneath.
Find out more about our Mentoring Women in Business programme
Mentoring Women in Business is one of the Foundation's three flagship programmes, which also include HerVenture and the Road to Growth. The programme matches women entrepreneurs from low and middle income countries with professionals of any gender anywhere in the world.
Discover more more women entrepreneurs' stories:
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Prachi and Samantha’s story: mentoring is a key ingredient for mutual success
Prachi Robinson runs P.A.L’s Pâtisserie in Hyderabad, India. She joined our Mentoring Women in Business programme and was matched with Samantha McGrane, an Enterprise Sales Manager at PayPal in Dublin, Ireland.
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Cherry-Ann Greene’s story: Pedalling forward and breaking cycles
Cherry-Ann Greene owns the first bicycle rental and tour company in Guyana. Our Mentoring Women in Business programme supported her to improve her business outcomes, hire more people in her community, and help break the unemployment cycle.
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Nkeletseng & Glory’s story: Leading young people away from crime
Nkeletseng Tsetsane runs a social enterprise in South Africa. She joined our mentoring programme and was paired with DHL's Glory Mutai.
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