{"id":21292,"date":"2026-03-26T07:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=21292"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:18:46","slug":"mauritius-lottery-operator-recognises-women-entrepreneurs-at-sixth-lottotechseeds-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/mauritius-lottery-operator-recognises-women-entrepreneurs-at-sixth-lottotechseeds-awards","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius\u2019 lottery operator recognises women entrepreneurs at sixth LottotechSeeds awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Women-led startup projects receive seed funding through the lottery operator\u2019s entrepreneurship initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mauritius.- Mauritius\u2019 National Lottery operator Lottotech<\/strong> has recognised a new group of women entrepreneurs through its LottotechSeeds initiative, awarding seed funding<\/strong> to four projects during the programme\u2019s sixth edition award ceremony Mauritius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event celebrated women-led entrepreneurial ventures<\/strong> supported through the programme, which aims to promote entrepreneurship and innovation while providing mentoring, training and financial backing to promising projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisers said: \u201cThe programme remains committed to fostering entrepreneurship, supporting women-led initiatives and creating opportunities <\/strong>that empower future generations of entrepreneurs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funding awarded through the programme is intended to support the early development<\/strong> of these ventures, helping entrepreneurs refine their business ideas, launch products and expand their operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top prize<\/strong> of Rs100,000 (\u20ac2,000) was awarded to Valerie Bolaram-Chetty for her project Nutrire, which was recognised as the leading initiative. Three additional entrepreneurs were also honoured during the ceremony. Joanna Mohabeer received Rs75,000 (\u20ac1,500) for her project Jeredan Creations, while Doralie Rose was awarded Rs50,000 (\u20ac1,000) for ExploreRodrigues.com. Jane Madarbussus received Rs25,000 (\u20ac500) for her project Ecrire L\u2019invisible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winning initiatives <\/strong>reflected a range of entrepreneurial ideas spanning areas such as food and nutrition, crafts, tourism linked to Rodrigues Island and creative projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through initiatives such as LottotechSeeds, Lottotech continues to position its corporate social responsibility<\/strong> strategy around supporting entrepreneurship, innovation and opportunities for women-led businesses in Mauritius.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Mauritius\u2019 Lottotech breaks new ground with third consecutive WLA Level 4 Certification<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Women-led startup projects receive seed funding through the lottery operator\u2019s entrepreneurship initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":21294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Mauritius' National Lottery operator Lottotech has awarded seed funding to four women-led entrepreneurial projects through its LottotechSeeds initiative. This program, now in its sixth edition, underscores Lottotech's corporate social responsibility strategy, aiming to promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and empowerment for women-led businesses in Mauritius.","focusai_entities":"Lottotech, Valerie Bolaram-Chetty, Joanna Mohabeer, Doralie Rose, Jane Madarbussus","focusai_location":"Mauritius, Rodrigues Island","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.75), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Lottotech CSR Strategy","query":"How does Lottotech's LottotechSeeds initiative align with its broader corporate governance framework and long-term market positioning as a national lottery operator?"},{"label":"CSR Impact Metrics","query":"What key performance indicators (KPIs) does Lottotech utilize to assess the tangible and intangible returns on investment from its LottotechSeeds program, particularly concerning brand equity and stakeholder relations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60013],"tags":[67,60932,74],"class_list":["post-21292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-africa","tag-casinos","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21292"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21409,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21292\/revisions\/21409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}