Together we can.

Josie Stanton founded Empowerment Bridge in 2022 to address global inequality among women entrepreneurs in developing countries.  

Josie is also a sophomore at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she is studying Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability, as well as Global Studies.  She is a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity, as well as the Alpha Lambda Delta and 

Phi Eta Sigma academic honor societies.

Empowerment Bridge is a charitable woman-led microfinance investment fund focused on connecting women around the world with financial means to help lift them out of poverty.

Empowerment Bridge's journey began in 2018 with the idea that all women should have access to resources that will help them reach their full potential.  This idea became a reality with the first 100 investments via Kiva in 2022.

Empowerment Bridge is obsessed with impacting as many women-led businesses in as many countries across as many industry sectors as possible.  

To date, Empowerment Bridge has invested in 60+ countries spanning 8 major geographies and have empowered 300+ different women (or women-led groups) in 15 different industry sectors.