Our year in review: Annual Report 2018-2019
We’re delighted to release our 2019 annual report.
At the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, we know that when women entrepreneurs have the support and opportunities to thrive, the future is transformed. Businesses flourish. Attitudes shift. Communities prosper. Economies grow. And women move the world in an incredible new direction.
Unfortunately, we live in a world where women’s potential, experiences and voices far too often go unsupported, restricted or hidden. It’s astonishing to think in 2019 that no single country in the world has achieved gender equality. Women and girls everywhere are prevented from enjoying equal economic opportunities and stopped from being able to fulfil their potential. This just isn’t right, and it really doesn’t make economic sense either.
Last year, the Foundation was busy developing existing programmes and launching new projects supporting women entrepreneurs in lower- and middle-income countries. Through our Entrepreneurship programmes, we worked with local partners in India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Vietnam to provide tailored training and business development support. Our Mentoring Women in Business Programme, then in its eighth year, successfully facilitated 730 cross-border mentee-mentor relationships and by the end of 2019 had reached over 8,960 mentees and mentors to date.
Looking ahead
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is committed to long-term change for women entrepreneurs, and so we were thrilled to launch our new three-year strategy around International Women’s Day in 2019. As part of this, we developed our 100,000 Women Campaign, which launched in January 2020, and will help secure the financial resources we need over the next three years to equip more than 100,000 women to participate equally as entrepreneurs.
To achieve our important goals, our Campaign is raising £10 million from individuals, companies and institutions who share our vision of a world where women and men have equal access to entrepreneurship. To find out how you can get involved in our 100,000 Women Campaign, please click here.
Be part of the change
Since 2008, we’ve directly supported over 175,000 women through our programmes to grow and strengthen their businesses, and in turn support their families and communities. We’re also making strides through our advocacy work to change the global landscape for the better so women entrepreneurs everywhere can thrive well into the future. You can be part of this fantastic change: join our 100,000 Women Campaign as a partner, ally or supporter today.
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