What company was founded by the businesswoman who established the Eastern Congo Initiative?
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Eastern Congo Initiative The Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI) is an American nonprofit organization established by Ben Affleck and Whitney Williams in 2010 as "the first U.S. based advocacy and grant-making initiative wholly focused on working with and for the people of eastern Congo". ECI provides development grants and international advocacy for community-building initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Whitney Williams Whitney Williams is an American businesswoman and philanthropist, currently serving as Vice-Chair of the board for Eastern Congo Initiative and Founder + CEO of the Seattle-based consultancy williamsworks. She is the daughter of former Congressman Pat Williams and former Montana Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams. "The Washington Post" has referred to the Williams family as the “first family of Montana politics.” Her brother is artist Griff Williams.
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Karen Spencer, Countess Spencer Karen Spencer, Countess Spencer ("née" Villeneuve; born 1972) is a Canadian social entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Whole Child International, a U.S.-based non-governmental organization (NGO) that works to improve the quality of care for vulnerable children in childcare institutions and orphanages worldwide.
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Anita Roddick Dame Anita Lucia Roddick, DBE (23 October 1942 – 10 September 2007) was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism. The company was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals and one of the first to promote fair trade with developing countries.
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Sarah Kauss Sarah Kauss is an American businesswoman. She is known as the founder and CEO of S'well, a stainless-steel water bottle manufacturer. Additionally, she is a member of the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women program.
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Elizabeth Arden Florence Nightingale Graham (December 31, 1878 – October 18, 1966), who went by the business name Elizabeth Arden, was a Canadian-born American businesswoman who founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929 she owned 150 upscale salons across the United States and Europe. Her 1000 products were found in the luxury market in 22 countries. She was the sole owner, and at the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.
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Peter Munga Peter Kahara Munga is a businessman and entrepreneur in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. He is the group chairman of the Equity Bank Group, the largest bank holding company on the African continent, by customer numbers, with over 9.2 million customers as of 31 June 2014. He is reported to be one of the wealthiest individuals in Kenya, with a personal net worth exceeding US$100 million as of February 2014.
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Mulu Solomon Mulu Solomon Bezuneh is an Ethiopian businesswoman, writer and consultant, the first woman to be appointed as a president of Ethiopian chamber of commerce.
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Jeannette Kagame Jeannette Nyiramongi Kagame (Jeannette Nyiramongi, born August 10, 1962) is the wife of Paul Kagame. She became the First Lady of Rwanda when her husband took office as President in 2000. The couple have four children - Ivan, Ange, Ian and Brian. Kagame is the Founder and Chairman of Imbuto Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support the development of a healthy, educated and prosperous society.
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Hodan Nalayeh Hodan Nalayeh (Somali: "Hodan Naalaye" ; Arabic: هودان نالايآه‎ ‎ ; born 1976) is a Somali media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur. She is the President of the Cultural Integration Agency and the Vice President of Sales & Programming Development of Cameraworks Productions International.
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Bisila Bokoko Bisila Bokoko is a Spanish-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, speaker and philanthropist. She is the founder and CEO of BBES, a New York-based business development agency that represents, promotes and markets brands internationally. Prior to starting her company, she held the position of executive director of the Spain-US Chamber of Commerce in New York City from 2005 to 2012.
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Noreen Oliver Noreen Oliver MBE (born 23 April 1960) is a British businesswoman, rehabilitation centre owner and advocate of drug and alcohol policy reform. She is the founder and CEO of addiction treatment centres in Burton-upon-Trent and Clayton, Staffordshire.
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Paula Kent Meehan Paula Jane Meehan (formerly Kent; née Baer; August 9, 1931 – June 23, 2014) was an American businesswoman, executive and philanthropist. She co-founded the Redken hair care products company. She briefly worked as an actress and fashion model.
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Women in Business Romania (organization) Women in Business Romania (Romanian: "Femei în Afaceri" ) is a non-profit organization based in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 2009 by entrepreneur Alice Botnarenco. The organization develops projects addressed to female entrepreneurs as well as for women working in companies, who seek to improve themselves professionally or to promote their businesses.
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Muna Khalif Muna Khalif (Somali: "Muna Khalif Sheekh Abuu" , Arabic: منى خليف‎ ‎ ), popularly known as Muna Kay, is a Somali-American entrepreneur, fashion designer and legislator. She is the founder and CEO of the Muna Kay brand. Khalif also serves as an MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia.
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Inteco Inteco (Интеко in Russian, "Inteko") is a Russian construction company, 99% of which is owned by Yelena Baturina, Russia's richest woman and wife of former Moscow city mayor, Yuriy Luzhkov.
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Inger McCabe Elliott Inger McCabe Elliott (born February 23, 1933) is an American entrepreneur, photographer, artist, and socialite. She is the founder of China Seas, Inc., a textile company.
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Yvonne Mhango Yvonne Mhango is a Malawian economist. She is the economist for Sub-Saharan Africa at Renaissance Capital.
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Association Congolaise des Banques The Association Congolaise des Banques (Congolese Banking Association), was created on 22 August 1952. By law No. 003-2002 of 2 February 2002, The Activities and Supervision of Credit Institutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Article 86 provides that all credit institutions are required to join the association. Currently, the association's headquarters is in Kinshasa at the regional headquarters of Trust Merchant Bank, and the latter acts as the association's general secretariat.
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Gina Din Gina Din (born 23 October 1961) is a businesswoman in East Africa, particularly Kenya, specializing in strategic communication and public relations. She worked at Barclays Bank for 14 years. Some of her clients are Safaricom, Kenya Airways, KCB and Kenya Red Cross. Din was born in Nanyuki, Kenya. and attended the London School of Journalism. She was named by the "New African" magazine as one of "100 Most Influential Africans" in business. Gina is married to Christopher Kariuki and they have 2 children, Naytalya Din-Kariuki and Naythan Din-Kariuki.
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Carole Bamford Carole Gray Bamford, Lady Bamford, OBE (born 1946), is a British business person who founded the Daylesford Organic Farmshops chain and the Bamford brand of women's products.
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Asma Mansour Asma Mansour is a Tunisian entrepreneur and women's activist who in 2011 co-founded the Tunisian Center for Social Entrepreneurship. As a result, she was selected as one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2014. In June 2016, she was placed third among 42 African innovators selected by the online business magazine "Ventures Africa".