The 2011 Finalists
Latin America
Carolina Guerra
Ingerecuperar | COLOMBIA | Laureate 2011 for Latin America
Engineers eco-friendly solutions to turn hazardous wastes such as aluminium slag into useful products and raw materials.
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Liset & Ximena Contreras
PelletBol | BOLIVIA | Finalists 2011 for Latin America
Transforms unexploited Brazil nutshells into biomass pellets, an ecological fuel for domestic and industrial use.
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Rosario Rariz & Adriana Brusa
InforPyME | URUGUAY | Finalists 2011 for Latin America
Provides economical consultancy services and open-source management software to small and medium-sized businesses in Uruguay and Panama.
+North America
Benita Singh & Summer Rayne Oakes
Source4Style | UNITED STATES | Laureates 2011 for North America
Connects brands and fashion designers to a network of global suppliers through an online community and platform that sources sustainable, ecological materials.
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Jeanette Hill
Spot On Sciences | UNITED STATES | Finalist 2011 for North America
Simplifies blood sample collection and transfer with an all-in-one device for dried blood spot testing.
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Meg Wirth
Maternova | UNITED STATES | Finalist 2011 for North America
Combats maternal mortality in childbirth with a web-based marketplace for products, tools and information and by aiding clinicians in the field.
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Cara Sayer
Really Simple Ideas Ltd. | UNITED KINGDOM | Finalist 2011 for Europe
Develops and markets an innovative blackout blind, baby sleep-aid and high-grade sunscreen for prams and pushchairs.
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Kresse Wesling
Elvis & Kresse | UNITED KINGDOM | Laureate 2011 for Europe
Converts industrial and commercial waste such as fire hoses and coffee bags into luxury goods and accessories.
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Penina First
Swifto | ISRAEL | Finalist 2011 for Europe
A mobile and web-based marketplace for instant local services and needs.
+Sub-Saharan Africa
Lauren Thomas
Mozambikes | MOZAMBIQUE | Finalist 2011 for Sub-Saharan Africa
Imports, assembles and sells high-quality bicycles at affordable prices to businesses and individuals in low-income markets.
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Linda Ravenhill
VideoLive | SOUTH AFRICA | Finalist 2011 for Sub-Saharan Africa
Transmits knowledge and information to the continued adult education market with a focus on healthcare in developing countries, using video and audio streaming technologies.
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Lorna Rutto
EcoPost | KENYA | Laureate 2011 for Sub-Saharan Africa
Manufactures durable fencing posts using plastic waste, an environmentally friendly alternative to timber.
+Middle East and North Africa
Nawal Yaghi Fakhry
Nayaghi Banet Taxi | LEBANON | Finalist 2011 for Middle East and North Africa
Offers taxi services in pink cabs driven by women for women.
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Rana El Chemaitelly
The Little Engineer | LEBANON | Laureate 2011 for Middle East and North Africa
Enables youngsters age 4 to 16+ to build basic engineering skills through hands-on activities in an after-school and summer ‘edutainment’ centre.
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Zein Shiyyab
e-Training.com | JORDAN | Finalist 2011 for Middle East and North Africa
Facilitates and streamlines interaction between trainers, training centres and trainees in continuing adult education via an online hub.
+Asia-Pacific
Chunhong Chen
Yiyuan Environmental Group | CHINA | Laureate 2011 for Asia-Pacific
Manufactures and markets flushing toilets designed to avoid cross-contamination and whose patented technology can save up to 83% of water.
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Svati Bhogle
Sustaintech | INDIA | Finalist 2011 for Asia-Pacific
Promotes the use of healthier, sustainable-energy technologies by developing and selling energy-efficient cooking stoves to street-food vendors and commercial kitchens.
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Yi Chen
Shanghai Web Elephant | CHINA | Finalist 2011 for Asia-Pacific
Offers learning and gaming activities combined in a virtual community for 5-12 year-old children, with control systems and educational reports for their parents.
+Founding a business involves taking risks and making difficult choices, especially in times of economic crisis. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards are therefore proud to present 18 audacious women whose drive and resolve have brought them to compete in this challenging international competition.18 because, to mark its fifth edition, the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards has grown.
We now welcome a sixth region, the Middle East & North Africa. Selected among over 1,000 applications, the 2011 finalists come from countries as far apart as Bolivia, Mozambique, China and Lebanon. Once again, the Jury will be hard pressed to choose among the finalists, one Laureate for each of the six regions. Each with a sound business concept presenting true social impact, sustainability and creative drive.
