In 2013 Sundara was founded as a non-profit recycling gently used hotel soap. While working in the water, sanitation, and hygiene field for seven years, we kept encountering women with exceptional ideas to improve their communities. Many of these women struggled to find the support they needed to implement their solutions. In 2020 we launched RISE to give them that support. We know first-hand the difference that empowered female entrepreneurs can make.

RISE empowers female entrepreneurs to become leaders in the water, sanitation and hygiene fields. We leverage our expertise to provide the training, mentorship, and seed funding our fellows need in order to establish sustainable businesses that transform their communities.