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About the event

Her Business: Local Women. Global Stories. is a youth-led initiative by Kandi Initiative, focused on documenting and supporting the stories of women entrepreneurs and local women-led businesses.

Her Business aims to give young people an opportunity to learn directly from women entrepreneurs while bringing greater visibility to their work and experiences. The project welcomes students interested in journalism, business, women's rights, social entrepreneurship, international affairs, and community engagement.

Why should you sponsor?

Your donation helps turn awareness into direct action.

Kandi Initiative is a youth-led organization working to support women and girls, promote economic independence, and address issues such as period poverty and barriers faced by women in their communities.

Donations help fund practical projects rather than simply raising awareness. This can include providing menstrual products and educational materials, supporting local women and their businesses, organizing youth-led initiatives, and creating opportunities for young people to take action on issues affecting their communities.

Kandi also gives young people a way to contribute directly. Through projects such as Her Business: Local Women. Global Stories., students document and share the stories of women entrepreneurs while developing journalism, research, and digital skills.

When you donate to Kandi, you are helping young people move from talking about social issues to doing something about them, while supporting women and girls directly.

Every contribution, regardless of size, helps Kandi continue developing projects across its international network and in Japan.

Ryuya Tajima

Ryuya Tajima is a student, youth organizer, journalist, debater, and women's rights advocate based in Japan. He is the Tokyo President of Kandi Initiative Japan, the Japan chapter of the international youth-led organization Kandi Initiative.

Ryuya founded and leads initiatives connecting youth leadership with women's rights, education, journalism, and community action. His work focuses particularly on women's economic independence, gender equality, period poverty, and opportunities for young people to take meaningful action in their communities.

Through Kandi Initiative Japan, Ryuya has organized fundraising projects, educational programs, international youth initiatives, and Her Business: Local Women. Global Stories., a project that connects students with women entrepreneurs and uses journalism and digital storytelling to amplify their experiences and businesses.

Outside of Kandi, Ryuya is involved in student journalism, English debate, international youth programs, and educational initiatives. He has represented Japan in international competitions and youth programs and has worked with students and organizations across Japan and internationally.

Ryuya's approach to advocacy is centered on the idea that having a voice is only the beginning. Young people should have the opportunity to turn that voice into practical action.

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