Shaherose Charania, co-founder of Women 2.0, says she is
driven by doing impactful work that transcends herself.
“Two things in my life
always fuel my energy: helping others and innovating with technology. From a
young age, through my parents’ teaching and the lessons of my faith, I have
felt responsible to give back - to share my time, my energy, my knowledge. In
fact, my faith tells me that ‘to save one life is as if to save the entirety of
humankind.’ Early on I gained perspective by traveling to developing places and
seeing my own relatives, my own people, living in ways starkly different from
my own. I learned that whatever I could offer, even if it seemed simple, could create
change - and by changing one life, perhaps in some way I could contribute
something helpful to all of humankind,” Charania says.
“Technology shows me new ways to contribute and create
change on a new scale. It helps illuminate ways of using faith, intellect, and
innovation to help improve lives, even societies. Through Founder Labs and
Women 2.0, I am able to offer what I have to others, enabling them to see and
perhaps build new opportunities and to bring new companies and new solutions to
the world. That privilege renews me, making me grateful and energised to move
forward and face obstacles.”
