Stephanie Woollard

Stephanie Bridget Woollard is an Australian social entrepreneur and the founder of Seven Women, a social enterprise based in Nepal that provides skills training and employment for women with disabilities and other marginalised groups. She has received the Medal of the Order of Australia and the Rotary International Responsible Business Award for her work in community development.

Early life and education Woollard was born in Melbourne, Australia. She developed an interest in community development during her early adulthood. At the age of 22, she visited Kathmandu, where she met a group of seven women with disabilities producing handicrafts for income.

She later studied at Uppsala University in Sweden as a Rotary Peace Fellow, completing a master's degree in Peace and Conflict Studies in 2015.

Recognition and awards Woollard's work has been acknowledged by several independent organisations: Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), awarded in 2019 for service to the international community through humanitarian aid.

Speaking Engagements Woollard has participated in international development and peacebuilding events. In 2018, she spoke at Rotary International's Presidential Peacebuilding Summit in Toronto, where practitioners discussed peace and community development.

Publications Woollard is the author of From a Tin Shed to the United Nations, a memoir that describes the origin and development of Seven Women.