Empowering Women- In India and Illinois

In 2008, Hannah Warren, a former Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Thailand and a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to India and Global Grant Scholar to London, learned about the plight of female weavers while taking their portraits in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India.  She was inspired to found Jhoole, a nonprofit eco-fashion social enterprise designed to combat poverty and empower women. Jhoole is helping women to gain economic independence, invest in education and, ultimately, break the cycle of chronic poverty.  She is now empowering women in Rockford IL through the nonprofit Womanspace, who connect, empower, create and transform our world — one woman at a time.

Ms. Warren has a BA in South Asian Studies and Linguistics from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies and an MA in Fashion Entrepreneurship from the University of the Arts London College of Fashion. London. She is also President Elect of the Rotary Club of Rockford.  www.jhoole.org/  womanspace-rockford.org/