Women leading change.
For three years, TunaShare Burundi has championed women-led leadership across our incubation, community and environmental programs. TunaRide now extends that mission into mobility.
A women-led ecosystem by design
These figures cover the full TunaShare Burundi ecosystem — they are not TunaRide-specific. TunaRide builds on this foundation.
How we back women, in practice
Women founders track
A priority lane in our Innovation Lab cohorts: mentoring, peer support and small grants for women-led ventures.
Operations leadership
Women lead key operational roles in TunaShare projects — including station and ambassador roles in the TunaRide pilot.
Visibility & voice
Stages, panels and media moments for women entrepreneurs we work with — locally and internationally.
Inclusive by policy
Recruitment, application and selection rules are written to remove barriers women typically face in startup support.
"When women lead the operations, the whole project becomes more reliable, more trusted by the community, and more useful to the families we serve."
— TunaShare Burundi team
Future programs
Women operators in TunaRide
Station ambassadors, customer service and team leads — designed to be women-first roles in the pilot.
New women-founders cohort
Next cohort of the Innovation Lab will reserve a majority of seats for women founders.
Mentorship circles
Quarterly mentorship circles connecting Burundian women founders with diaspora and international mentors.