THE NETHERLANDS

Aartjan Bontje, CEO Fred Foundation

Buzz Women’s innovative and pragmatic approach creates a profound impact on women’s lives. Witnessing the energy and joy on the ground in the Gambia was truly astonishing. We also admire Buzz Women’s entrepreneurial spirit, constantly seeking to improve and scale their model to maximize impact.

Sameer Shisodia, CEO Rainmatter Foundation

Buzz Women’s grassroots approach stands out for its focus on enabling communities to lead their own change. Their village-level changemaker model goes beyond short-term projects, fostering local leadership, ownership, and long-term resilience.

María Jesús Pérez, Executive Director of Social Capital Foundation

Buzz Women has built an amazing grassroots movement empowering women across countries and continents. We’re proud to support their expansion into new regions, helping more women gain the skills, confidence, and resources to transform their lives and communities

We should honour the organizations striving for global gender equality. A great example is Buzz Women whose mission it is to elevate rural communities by empowering female leadership. Buzz Women helps provide the knowledge of what is needed to adapt to our changing environmental circumstances while simultaneously boosting women’s financial and social wellbeing.

Stef Röell, Director Trees for All

In our reforestation projects, successful outcomes depend on women’s leadership. Trees need time to grow, and women are naturally long-term thinkers. By strengthening local ownership, Buzz Women creates lasting socio-economic and environmental impact.

Sanne Schaafsma, Stichting Nieuwe Waarde

Stichting Nieuwe Waarde supports interventions and initiatives addressing problems that are significant, solvable, and neglected, contributing to a more beautiful, just, and healthy world. We are impressed by Buzz Women’s inclusive and multidimensional approach, its commitment to impact measurement, and its potential for scale.