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WE 1.0

Our WE 1.0 participants are provided with a fully equipped co-working space, mentoring and training opportunities to support them in growing their business ideas

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The WE Initiative is designed to increase women’s participation in business development in Sri Lanka. WE 1.0 aims to:

  • Provide women with a safe and supportive place to grow their businesses.
  • Increase women’s skills, knowledge and confidence in business development.
  • Strengthen network opportunities for women entrepreneurs.

For many women in Sri Lanka, family and household commitments make starting a business challenging. SYF provides a safe and supervised space for children to attend work with their mothers if required.

If you are interested in taking part in the programme in the future please email: [email protected] for more information.

Meet the WE 1.0 participants

Amatullah Reza Salih

Founder, The Studio SL

The Studio SL offers fuss-free party packages and fun-filled entertainment services to celebrate any occasion.
Their events build confidence and community by engaging children and adults in the creative process and offer tools, strategies and techniques for a range of topics.
By integrating arts, crafts and creative strategies they explore, entertain and create memorable experiences for any event!

@eventsbythestudiosl

Fathima Shabir

Founder/CEO, Hanyu Services

Hànyǔ services is a professional Chinese services provider that helps individuals and businesses enter the lucrative Chinese market with no barriers.

Fathima Shabir is a mandarin linguist who has always had a strong entrepreneurial passion and is on a mission to turn her start up into a successful company. She currently heads a team of 6 and aspires to scale further in the near future.
@hanyuservices
www.hanyuservices.com

Hashini Mallikarachchi

Founder, HarmonyPaws

Dr Hashini is a veterinarian, she graduated from the University of Peradeniya and has gathered experience in different sectors of the Sri Lankan veterinary field, before identifying her niche in providing a deeper level of compassionate, holistic care for companion animals in Sri Lanka. She is the mind behind HarmonyPaws, aiming to provide support for pet parents to take a proactive role to care for their pets.
@harmonypaws_org
Jacqueline Perera

Founder, JP Minerva

JP Minerva is a team of highly diversified consultants that bring their collective depth of knowledge to tackle the challenges of intellectual property law to provide our clients with the breakthroughs they need to ensure their business success.

JP Minerva is consistently pressing forward with numerous filings of Utility Patents, Design Patents, Trademarks and so much more.

@jpminervaconsultants
www.jpminerva.com

Kaushini Haputhanthri

Founder/Director, Khloe Nestler Maternity

Khloe Nestler Maternity is a fashion brand that understands pregnancy and postpartum, delivering on-trend fashion in maternity. We differentiate through innovative breastfeeding options to make a mother’s life easy and fun! ‘I love making pregnant and new moms feel confident through what they wear’.

@khloenestlermaternity
www.khloenestler.com

Mirthica Suganthan

Founder, Alaviya

Alaviya is a brand that cares about empowering women through clothes that fit. The brand was founded on the core belief that every woman should feel comfortable in what they wear and not be discriminated by their size. Being 4’9’’ herself, the founder was passionate about focusing on creating clothing for short women, with various inseam options, to begin with.

@shopalaviya

Ruwanthi Herath

Founder, Blush Mummy Maternity

Blush Mummy Maternity is a millennial brand that curates essential pregnancy and postpartum wear for the discerning new mother. Functionality and versatility are key components of all our pieces, and ensuring comfort is at the heart of everything the brand offers – creating a chic yet staple wardrobe for the expectant mom to be unapologetically herself.
@blush.mummy
Shamiha Faqir

Founder, Shmay

Shmay is an online Clothing brand for modest wear trying to bring out unique & chic modest looks. It was inspired by the lack of contemporary new designs within the modest wear category for females who want to make a statement but in the line of modest wear.

Shmay resonates chic, modern, affordable and high quality garments carefully curated by design and manufacture locally.

@shamyofficial

Sharika Mubarack

Founder, Write-Vibe Inc.

'Write-Vibe Inc.' is a freelance writing business established in 2020.
The organisation is passionate about catering to a wide spectrum of writing needs
from business, creative, lifestyle and research writing. Additionally, it has an
educational arm that coaches and guides university graduates to write.

Zashathoughts.wordpress.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharika-mubarack-a0377291

Singithi Cassim

Creative Director/Founder, Rhage Sleepwear & Loungewear

Rhage Sleepwear & Loungewear creates pieces that make every woman look and feel beautiful at home and beyond without compromising on their comfort. We believe in creating what we hold true to heart – elegance, simplicity and comfort with versatility. A brand designed to get you easily from bed to brunch, this label is guaranteed to have quality and timeless pieces you will want time and time again!
@rhage_sleepwear