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65. Addressing Period Poverty: Haja's Entrepreneurial Journey in Sierra Leone
Dear Diaspora
English - May 02, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsSociety & Culture Business Entrepreneurship decolonize africa african africandiaspora africanimmigrant black blackbusiness blackdiaspora continent Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome back! I had the pleasure of speaking with Haja Batsu, founder of Uman4Uman for this episode. Uman4Uman is a social enterprise that provides sustainable menstrual products to girls in Sierra Leone.
We dive into:
Haja’s journey building a social enterprise from the ground up Her experiences pitching her business to people who don’t understand period poverty How you can support her work (links below)Mentioned in the episode:
Sponsor a Grow for Me farm using referral code ‘dear diaspora’: https://www.growforme.com/en/ More about Uman4Uman: https://www.uman4uman.com Follow Uman4Uman on IG: https://www.instagram.com/uman4uman/ Connect with Haja on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haja-isatu-bah-504652106/ Follow Dear Diaspora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardiaspora/ Get email updates from Dear Diaspora: http://eepurl.com/gZpu79