"ذا بستر كولكشن" – "فعل الخير" DO GOOD

جائزة Unlock Her Future لعام 2025

Empowering women, empowering ideas, empowering innovation – across the globe

Our mission

To identify visionary women social entrepreneurs and support them to launch and scale system changing start-ups that will generate positive social, economic and environmental impact across their communities and beyond.

2025 South Asia Edition

In its third year the Unlock Her Future Prize is seeking women change makers from South Asia, with an inspiring not-for-profit business idea or early-stage venture of less than three years where their profit goals generate a positive return to society.

تُعتبر جائزة Unlock Her Future، التي تُعد جزءًا من برنامج "ذا بستر كولكشن" الخيري، مبادرة سنوية لتمكين رائدات الأعمال الاجتماعية في تأسيس شركة ناشئة من شأنها تسريع وتيرة التقدم نحو تحقيق أهداف التنمية المستدامة للأمم المتحدة.

مهمتنا

تحديد رائدات الأعمال الاجتماعية ذوات الرؤى المستقبلية ودعمهن لإطلاق وتوسيع نطاق الشركات الناشئة التي تُغير الأوضاع القائمة والتي ستولد تأثيرًا اجتماعيًا واقتصاديًا وبيئيًا إيجابيًا في مجتمعاتهن وخارجها.

2025 ## نسخة جنوب آسيا في عامها الثالث، تسعى جائزة Unlock Her Future إلى استقطاب النساء صانعات التغيير من جنوب آسيا، اللاتي لديهن فكرة عمل مُلهمِة غير ربحية أو مشروع في مرحلة مُبكرة لا تتعدى الثلاث سنوات حيث تحقق أهدافهن الربحية عائدًا إيجابيًا للمجتمع.

Alice Luke

India

HELPSTiR

A geo-social philanthropic tech platform that uses location-based technology to connect individuals with grassroots NGOs and purpose-led brands, enabling transparent, hyperlocal impact

Amritha K

India

Stepping Stones Centre

Transforming autism care in through ABA-led early intervention and multidisciplinary support, impacting more than 1,200 children and driving systems change in behavioural health

Aziza Salik

Pakistan

MyHisaab

Purpose-led fintech app that empowers women and first-time earners to build financial confidence through intuitive budgeting, spending insights, and smart saving tools

Dinithi Dharmapala

Sri Lanka

Isla

Circular fashion brand Isla uses surplus textiles and breathable, climate-appropriate fabrics to create adjustable “Fluid Fit” designs that minimise waste and promote inclusive style for South Asian body types

Gauri Gautam

India

Mycelius

Develops bio-composites by growing fungal root networks on organic substrates to produce lightweight, fire-resistant, carbon-negative materials transforming agricultural waste into regenerative architecture

Isha Jauhar

India

Project Jazb

Empowering women entrepreneurs in Kashmir’s border districts through seed funding, incubation, mentorship, and market linkages – supporting female-led, community-driven social enterprises to reshape local economies and reframe the region’s narrative

Jhillika Trisal

India

Cognitii

Mobile-first, AI platform delivering personalised, gamified learning for children with special educational needs – combining real-time adaptive content, caregiver analytics, and specialist support to drive measurable progress

Khushbakht Shah Jillani

Pakistan

Mehfooz AI

Justice tech nonprofit using generative AI to support domestic violence survivors by analysing evidence, detecting bias, and generating trauma-informed legal briefings to accelerate protective outcomes and drive systemic reform

Kunjpreet Arora

India

Sparśa

Repurposing construction and plastic waste into patented eco-bricks as a zero-carbon, high-performance alternative to clay bricks, produced in just one day using local waste

Medina Ali

Bangladesh

Dr.Chashi

AI-powered mobile agritech platform delivering real-time diagnostics, weather-based advisory and recommendations – helping more than 50,000 farmers and agro-dealers boost yields, cut chemical use, and make smarter decisions

Namra Khalid

Pakistan

Community Climate Design

Citizen-powered nonprofit empowering communities to lead climate adaptation – restoring saline lands, implementing nature, based flood defences, and strengthening disaster preparedness to reduce climate risk sustainably

Neethi Bhat

India

Supernan Childcare Solutions

On-demand childcare platform connecting parents with professionally trained nannies via a mobile app – offering flexible bookings, live virtual oversight, and dignified employment opportunities for underprivileged women

Neha Reddy

India

SHEeth Collective

Women-led agritech social enterprise in India that installs decentralised, solar-powered cold storage units in villages, reducing post-harvest losses, boosting farmer incomes, and enabling rural women to own and operate off-grid cooling infrastructure

Nida Yousaf Sheikh

Pakistan

H2O Technologies

Off-grid systems to extract safe drinking water directly from the atmosphere using humidity, solar power, or wheel-driven technology, delivering over 500 million litres to underserved communities, aiming to make 25 million people water-secure by 2030

Nishat Anjum Palka

Bangladesh

MommyKidz

AI-enabled, data-driven wellbeing platform providing anonymous support for women and parents across puberty, pregnancy, and parenting – combining expert guidance, peer communities, and personalised insights. Currently serving over 40,000 users across 70 countries

Rubina Raut

Nepal

WUKA

A pioneering femtech brand offering sustainable, leak-proof period underwear that replaces disposable products – saving around 200 items per pair, cutting carbon footprints sixfold, and now sold in more than 46 countries

Shaili Chopra

India

Gytree

Supporting midlife and menopausal women with expert-led care, symptom tracking, and specialised products-including India’s first perimenopause protein, while driving awareness through menopause-focused advocacy initiatives

Shaista Khalid

Pakistan

FitHer

Virtual wellness platform for women offering AI-personalised workouts, nutrition plans, and expert coaching – helping communities stay healthy, active, and connected from home

Shashikani Dilsha Ruwanpathirana

Sri Lanka

TinkerTale

Eco-friendly toys produced using AI-b driven insights and using recycled materials like elephant dung – promoting conscious play for children and empowering women artisans through sustainable storytelling

Shenali Nimanthini Wijesinghe

Sri Lanka

VÃYU Health

Sexual and reproductive healthcare platform with specialised support for GBV survivors in South Asia, combining conventional and Ayurvedic treatments to set a new regional benchmark for culturally sensitive, holistic care for women

Sophiya Tamang

Nepal

Ideas to Impact+

Empowering women through community-led food solutions – training them to turn surplus produce into nutritious school meals, tackling food loss, improving health, and creating green jobs in underserved regions

Sudha Dhakal

Nepal

Sparśa

A women-led social enterprise producing compostable menstrual pads from banana fibre—turning farm waste into eco-friendly products while funding health education, creating green jobs, and breaking menstrual stigma

Dr Supriya Malik

India

eMbrace

A neurodiversity-led mental health platform in India providing international-standard assessment and therapy for young people, supporting more than 700 individuals and reaching more than 100,000 through broader mental wellness initiatives since 2021

Yangchen Dolkar Dorji

Bhutan

LEAD+

Social enterprise advancing digital inclusion by supporting grassroots, women-led, and marginalised businesses with funding, mentorship, and an online marketplace, helping them grow sustainably and build community resilience

Yunika Bajracharya

Nepal

Edavor

Advancing digital inclusion by supporting grassroots, women-led, and marginalised businesses with funding, mentorship, and an online marketplace – helping them grow sustainably and build community resilience