July 6th 2015

June Qualification Grant Finalists Announced

After another busy month of combing through applications for the WomensNet Amber Grant, we’re excited to announce our 5 finalists for June.

As always, you’ll find each of them listed below with a brief description. Be on the lookout later this week when we announce the winner.

Addicaid
Addicaid
Website
Sam Frons

Addicaid personalizes addiction recovery, connects like-minded people, and helps treatment centers provide a continuum of patient care.

Sample Labs
Sample Labs
Website
Emma Polster

Sample Labs helps consumer packaged goods companies — both big and small — launch new products and capture customer feedback.

eko-haiti
Eko Haiti
Website
Amanda Bickel

Eko Haiti’s mission is to develop week-long guided tours of Haiti and promote advocacy of responsible tourism instead voluntourism and/or mission trips.

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Chef Koochooloo
Website
Layla Sabourian

Chef Koochooloo is an educational platform that teaches science, math and geography through cooking.

Ecotrendly
Eco-Trendly
Website
Grace Shockey

Eco-Trendly is a social-entrepreneurship boutique that will plant a tree for every purchase made, while they plan to sell fair-trade jewelry and accessories as well.

As always, thank you for reading! Remember we award a grant every month – if interested, here’s the link to apply!

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