This event brought together 10 talented teams and 10 innovative ideas, selected through a competitive process, with the Marmoris team emerging as the winner. Along with a financial prize, the team received mentorship from the Alliance of Democracies Foundation and an invitation to participate in the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2024. The entire team's participation at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2024 was made possible through financial support from Yep!Moldova and UN Women. Attending as a group was important, as it provided a unique opportunity for the youth of Moldova. At the summit, the Marmoris team impressed everyone once again, winning the People's Award and receiving $10,000. 

This program is designed for women-led businesses that have participated in previous pre-acceleration programs developed and supported by UN Women. The program's goal is to elevate women-led businesses from the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine to a new level of development, including expanding into foreign markets. The post-acceleration program will involve businesses aiming to enhance their products/services, implement innovations, streamline business processes, access new markets, and identify new customers. Additionally, the project will focus on developing digital skills and leveraging new technologies to enhance business competitiveness. The program lasts for 3 months and includes: - Entrepreneurial education bootcamps - Mentoring sessions - Assessment of business development needs As a result, a minimum of 10 businesses will benefit from vouchers for equipment procurement and/or development services worth up to 60,000 MDL. The project aims to cover all regions of the Republic of Moldova to create equal opportunities for women from across the country to access education and financing. This initiative is in response to an analysis of 2022 statistics, revealing that out of the total entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova, 66.1% are men and only 33.9% are women. Among them, male owners constitute 64.8%, male co-owners - 74.4%, male managers - 62.9%, female owners are 35.2%, female co-owners - 25.6%, and female managers - 37.1% (source: Moldova.org). The situation has been