Solving Social Issues Through Entrepreneurship Vol.9 – Sustainable Tourism from Cambodia: Protecting Nature and Local Communities

The Cnai Accelerator Program—developed by SPF and its partners—supports entrepreneurs who apply a gender‑responsive approach to business. For this series, we interviewed the finalist entrepreneurs from the program’s third cohort to learn about their entrepreneurial journeys, the challenges they have faced, and how their businesses aim to address social issues. In this article, we spoke with Vanda Horn, Co‑Founder and CEO of Solo Landscapes.

Solving Social Issues Through Entrepreneurship Vol.8 – A Japanese Entrepreneur Tackling Distribution Challenges in Rural Cambodia

The Cnai Accelerator Program, a project developed by SPF and its partners to support entrepreneurs with a gender perspective. We spoke with the finalist entrepreneurs of the second phase about their entrepreneurial stories, challenges, and how they contribute aim to solve social issues through their businesses.As part of the second cohort’s fourth feature, we spoke with Ryo Nakano, a young Japanese entrepreneur who founded the startup ATELIER in Cambodia in 2021. Based in the provincial city of Battambang, ATELIER provides a B2B e-commerce platform aimed at addressing distribution challenges in rural areas. Notably, 99% of the small retail shop owners who make up the company’s customer base are women.

Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs through Mentorship: The Gender-Inclusive Mentor Development Program IMNEt ~Battambang

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation launched the Inclusive Mentoring Network for Entrepreneurs (IMNEt) in 2024 - a mentor training program aimed at supporting and empowering rural micro women entrepreneurs, amplifying their positive impact of women, particularly in economic participants. The program was developed in collaboration with local stakeholders and partners. Swisscontact Cambodia, an international NGO that plays a central role in Cambodia’s entrepreneurial support ecosystem and implements the Enhancing Entreprenerial Ecosystem and Investments (3EI) program, serves as the main partner. Together with Impact Hub Phnom Penh and the Cambodia Coaching Institute, the curriculum was co-created.

Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs through Mentorship: The Gender-Inclusive Mentor Development Program IMNEt ~Siem Reap

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation launched the Inclusive Mentoring Network for Entrepreneurs (IMNEt) in 2024 - a mentor training program aimed at supporting and empowering rural micro women entrepreneurs, amplifying their positive impact of women, particularly in economic participants. The program was developed in collaboration with local stakeholders and partners. Swisscontact Cambodia, an international NGO that plays a central role in Cambodia’s entrepreneurial support ecosystem and implements the Enhancing Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Investments (3EI) program, serves as the main partner. Together with Impact Hub Phnom Penh and the Cambodia Coaching Institute, the curriculum was co-created.

Impact Report: Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA)

SPF, together with DFAT and ygap, developed the concept of GLIA with the goal of ESOs to experiment with approaches to integrate gender lens to their work. This Impact Report analyzed the progress made by ESOs and practitioners engaged with GLIA.

Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit 2.0

The GLIA Toolkit 2.0, released this time, now includes impact indicators to measure the effectiveness of support projects that incorporate a gender perspective.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) / YGAP

Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit

The Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit (GLIA Toolkit) is an instructional guide for incubators, accelerators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations operating in Southeast Asian countries with the aim of improving the various issues surrounding working women in Southeast Asia.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) / Frontier Incubators