Two Rwandan entrepreneurs have been named best in their respective categories during the inaugural women entrepreneurship competition, 2X Invest2Impact, that brought together several entrepreneurs from five African countries.
The duo is among the 100 women entrepreneurs selected from the five countries as winners in four categories and will form the first cohort of the 2Xconnect, an online community dedicated to African women entrepreneurs.
The challenge brought together women entrepreneurs from Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
Yvette Ishimwe of Iriba Water Group and Blandine Umuziranenge were announced overall winners in the Social Innovation and Women Empowerment categories, respectively.
Founded by Ishimwe, Iriba is a social enterprise which offers authentic innovative solutions to scarcity of clean water in Rwanda, while Umuziranenge’s Kosmotive works to improve reproductive, maternal and child health.
Kosmotive was awarded $25,000 while Iriba got a prize of $20,000.
