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Female Change Agents
Female Change Agents is a global movement empowering women to drive social change through local initiatives and community projects. Founded by a diverse group of women, it focuses on storytelling and partnerships to promote sustainable development.
Overview
What Female Change Agents does
What Female Change Agents is
Female Change Agents is a global movement empowering women to drive social change through local initiatives and community projects. Founded by a diverse group of women, it focuses on storytelling and partnerships to promote sustainable development.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 24, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Female Change Agents as a community
Community overview
Female Change Agents is an organization founded by Lisa Koolhoven, Michèle Twomey, and Iris Hofstetter. It aims to highlight and support social entrepreneurial women who are making positive changes in their communities. The organization focuses on collecting and sharing stories of women from six continents whose work aligns with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Community focus
The organization invests in and supports local initiatives that act as accelerators for the SDGs. It emphasizes the importance of storytelling to connect women and inspire action towards achieving these goals.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Builders
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
Community activity
Notable members
Co-founders include Lisa Koolhoven, Michèle Twomey, and Iris Hofstetter.
Common questions
What to know about Female Change Agents
Upseed classifies Female Change Agents under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 24, 2026
Known limits
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