Meet Otala Nakiranda, a woman whose work is at the interception of investment, entrepreneurship, and finance. Finance is a key aspect of business growth and sustainability.

Supporting women businesses to access finance is an important theme in the work that we do. It’s even a module in our Simplicity program.

So we spoke to Otala about this topic that is close to our heart.

what she does

Otala supports investors, financial institutions and small businesses to integrate gender into their work for both financial and social returns.

She carried out research on closing the financing gap for early stage women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa.

why can’t we access financing?

At the end of 2019, Otala enrolled in a MSc Program in Entrepreneurship Financing at UIC Barcelona.Continue Reading