EVEolution Fondation

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EVE-olution Fondation

• Going global
• challenges opportunities
• Nancy V. Gomez
• Gerard E. Stein

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EVE-olution Fondation
Is an independent, international, not for profit
organization. The foundation will never engage
in any political, partisan, national, ethnic,
religious, activities or interests.   Mission Emp
owering women entrepreneurs in developing
emerging countries Because Women should be
fully involved in decision-making and the
implementation of sustainable development
activities (Rio 92, Agenda 21, Chapter 24)
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EVE-olution Fondations challenge
Women must have a say on issues related to
their children such as
the soil on which they play, the air
they breathe, the water
they drink,
the food they eat.
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Going Global, but
Sustainable development is development that
meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs."
Gro
Harlem Brundtland (1987)
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Going Global
We all share the same planet
80 of the population
80 of the land
Emerging Developing countries

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The successful trend of women entrepreneurs
? 208 women
entrepreneurs
? 38 men entrepreneurs
more than 45 will be owned
by women
In Canada this last 20 years
In USA at the end of 2005
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The successful trend of women entrepreneurs Why
not everywhere ? 80 are owned by women
In Senegal In the informal sector
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Our process
INCREASE THEIR TURN-OVER
ROLE MODELS, INFLUENCERS
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In Developed countries By 2030 in the USA ?
retired at 65 years will triple Retired
executives are still active and powerful They
are ready to reactivate their resources
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Mobilizing under-utilized resource Retired
successful executives from developed
countries Motivating under-recognized
potential Women entrepreneurs in developing
emerging countries
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Going Global Women entrepreneurs
from starting where they are and build on what
they have without donating money, but
coaching
no teaching, no consulting,
How ?
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Going Global Coach, ex-executives

• Profile selected by the foundation
• - successful and results oriented
• experience up to date
• an alive network of friends around the world
• a daring spirit still powerful
• used to developing countries environment
• Target of the coach
• - Maximizing performances of women entrepreneurs

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Going Global Sustainable Development

• New empowered women entrepreneurs are
• leaders for a new  deal 
• role model to women and families of their
  community
• mine for new jobs
• participating on the reversal of rural exodus
• participating of the stabilization of their
  regions
• positive influencers to the authorities
• ..
• are implementing
• Sustainable Development activities
• in their country

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Going Global with our partners
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Most large companies - are serving at best
1/3 of the world population. - are competing over
saturated markets 2/3 of the planets people
are in developing countries How to be present
everywhere ? (First is the winner)
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• Most large companies
• would like to conquer the all Planet
• are searching opportunities to be alive next
  century

Letss share the same challenge.
Become our partners
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Going Global, so
We all need to change the way we are used to do
business
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EVE-olution Foundation
 Never sell, help the people to buy  With
internet, you can be small and look big   How
to be present, without being there   Limit its
business on the domestic market is
suicide.  Export-fever strategy, the only way
to be sustainable 
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EVE-olution Fondation

• We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors,
  we borrow it from our children.

• A. St Exupery

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EVE-olution Fondation Going Global

• If girls from around the World hold hands across
  the sea, they would close the circle

• Paul Fort

foundation_at_eve-olution.org
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Special thank you to

• Irene Natividad Global Summit of Women
• Gaëlle Monteiller LAFARGE