Motsepe Foundation Sponsors Women Deliver 2023 Conference In Rwanda

The Motsepe Foundation is a supportive funder of the Women Deliver 2023 Conference and will spotlight the social economy in Africa to the 6,000 community, public and private sector leaders, from around the world, who are in attendance.

The Motsepe Foundation will host a conversation with African STEM practitioners at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Taking place on Tuesday, 18 July, the discussion will particularly highlight the work and insights of social entrepreneurs supported by the Motsepe Foundation. Titled A Conversation with African Practitioners, the session will consider social entrepreneurs who are enabling gender equality in STEM fields.

The Motsepe Foundation is a supportive funder of the Women Deliver 2023 Conference and will spotlight the social economy in Africa to the 6,000 community, public and private sector leaders, from around the world, who are in attendance.

Taking place from 17-20 July 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda, it will be the first Women Deliver Conference held on the continent since it was established in 2007. Held under the theme Spaces, Solidarity, and Solutions, the Women Deliver 2023 Conference will foster global solidarity for sustainable interventions on gender equality.

During the Women Deliver 2019 Conference in Vancouver, Canada the Motsepe Foundation invited five high school learners to attend. The learners engaged with global leaders, absorbing their perspectives and best practices, and inspiring initiatives that have since implemented for community and national impact in South Africa.  

At the upcoming conference, the Motsepe Foundation delegation includes: Apiwe Hotele (South Africa), the 2022 Motsepe Foundation Golden Circle winner and Founder of the social enterprise Enlighten Edu; as well as Bruktawit Tigabu Tadesse (Ethiopia), who is a Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship fellow and Founder of Whiz Kids Workshop.

The Centre for Gender Equality, Wellness and Leadership (GEWAL) at the Motsepe Foundation has initiated several programmes that aligns to the work of Women Deliver. In particular, GEWAL hosts bi-annual gatherings for influential women leaders from the continent to convene, alongside young leaders, to build momentum for gender equality in social, economic and public life.