Set up in 2007, the Awards recognise women in the UK and abroad, influential leaders, connectors, campaigners and social entrepreneurs, who contribute to sustainable development, offer innovative and sustainable solutions to pressing social issues, and can evidence their social impact.

The winners were announced at a networking event with fabulous speakers at the RSA House, on June 8th 2010.

Speakers: Dr Rachel Armstrong, Harinder Mann, RSA Director of Enterprise, Jane Swift, BT Plc.

“At Oguntê we are passionate about connecting women of courage, who bring about genuine innovative ideas and actions to solve social problems. We encourage them to come forward and demonstrate how they create a positive social impact, and how they make the world a fairer place.

These women, recognised in our yearly Social Leadership Awards, prove that with generosity, focus, confidence and robust networks, you can achieve great and measurable social change.”

Servane Mouazan, CEO Oguntê Ltd.

OGUNTE WOMEN SOCIAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2010 (see FINALISTS)

Winner Category Social Business Leaders 2010

Jobeda Ali | Fair Knowledge | www.fairknowledge.co.uk | UK

Winner Category Leaders in Networks/Campaigns for Social Change 2010

Irit Rosenblum | New Family | www.newfamily.org.il | Israel

Winner Category Leaders in the Workplace 2010

Dr Samantha Collins | Aspire Companies and The ASPIRE Foundation | www.aspirecompanies.com | USA and UK

This event has been made possible thanks to the Global Tribal Network, VCap and the RSA Fellowship.

The Judges this year were:

Victoria Anderson, Unltd.

Tommy Hutchinson, I-Genius.

Rose Challies, Partners In Impact.

Lee Chalmers, Authentic Living and leechalmers.com

Hege Saebjornsen, Photograph and Activist, MindApples

For further information contact socialleadership@ogunte.com.

Look also at our previous winners here.

More about the Fellowship HERE.