Gerald Ndashimye (Eco Ways)

Gerald Ndashimye (Eco Ways)

In response to mounting waste issues, Eco Ways upcycles plastic waste into durable furniture and fencing poles in Uganda.
Amita Deshpande (reCharkha)

Amita Deshpande (reCharkha)

India-based reCharkha employs local women to make sustainable textiles using the traditional charkha and handloom.
Nivine Hachem (Two Better)

Nivine Hachem (Two Better)

Nivine Hachem is the CEO of Two Better, a Lebanon-based social enterprise that creates raw building materials from plastic waste.
Cassandra Sari Damayanti (Rawhaus)

Cassandra Sari Damayanti (Rawhaus)

In response to the housing shortage in Indonesia, Rawhaus creates sustainable tiny homes with a waste-to-material method.
Interview with two Accelerator alumni

Interview with two Accelerator alumni

Catch up with two Because Accelerator alumnae on how the program has impacted the trajectory of their social enterprises.
About the Because Accelerator

About the Because Accelerator

Hear from Because International’s team on how the Because Accelerator started, where it’s going and how you can support it.
Catherine Nakayemba (Safe Girl Pads)

Catherine Nakayemba (Safe Girl Pads)

Safe Girl Reusable Pads envisions a generation where menstruation never shames, isolates or oppresses any woman or girl.
Muhammed Mawejje (Mawejje Creations)

Muhammed Mawejje (Mawejje Creations)

Mawajee Creations upcycles banana byproducts while creating jobs and opportunities for young people in Uganda.
Ajinkya Shinde (Sanezze)

Ajinkya Shinde (Sanezze)

Sanezze, a portable hand sanitizer that attaches to a wristband, allows for easy hand sanitizing during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.