WITH THANKS TO OUR 2023 CORPORATE SPONSORS
BLANTYRE CAPITAL
Blantyre Capital is a London-based investment company that partners with companies globally providing long-term capital support to businesses in transition. The firm manages €2.4 billion of capital on behalf of highly regarded institutional investors including public and private pension plans, endowments, foundations, private funds, and family offices.
Blantyre Capital is named after the city of Blantyre, Malawi, which is where Founder Mubashir Mukadam was raised. Blantyre Capital remains connected to Malawi through support of various charities tied to Africa, including mothers2mothers which we have been involved with for many years.
BURBERRY
Burberry is a proud sponsor of The Mothers’ Ball at V&A South Kensington, celebrating the inspirational and transformative work of mothers2mothers.
As a luxury British heritage brand, we believe in doing the right thing by our communities and supporting initiatives such as mothers2mothers, which champions a healthy future for women and girls living with HIV on the African continent.
FARFETCH Limited is the leading global platform for the luxury fashion industry. Founded in 2007 by José Neves for the love of fashion, and launched in 2008, FARFETCH began as an e-commerce marketplace for luxury boutiques around the world. Today, the FARFETCH Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global platform. FARFETCH’s additional businesses include Browns and Stadium Goods, which offer luxury products to consumers, and New Guards Group, a platform for the development of global fashion brands. FARFETCH offers its broad range of consumer-facing channels and enterprise-level solutions to the luxury industry under its Luxury New Retail initiative. The Luxury New Retail initiative also encompasses FARFETCH Platform Solutions, which services enterprise clients with e-commerce and technology capabilities, and Future Retail, which develops innovations such as our Connected Retail solutions. For more information, please visit www.farfetchinvestors.com
FARFETCH
ViiV Healthcare and its majority shareholder GSK are delighted to sponsor The Mothers’ Ball. As a company 100% focused on preventing, treating, curing, and ultimately ending HIV and AIDS, we recognise the importance of partnership to end the HIV epidemic. We’re incredibly proud of the strong partnership ViiV’s Positive Action team have with mothers2mothers and our shared goals of ending paediatric AIDS and creating equitable access to health. We’ve made tremendous progress on our journey so far and are excited about what’s to come.
GSK and ViiV
Becoming a parent is a life-changing, life-enhancing experience.
We’ve been designing products for parents for over 50 years. Products that make the everyday caring for their babies – easier, simpler, more instinctive, and more enjoyable.
Because we believe a thriving parent = a thriving baby.
And every step of the way we’ve been supporting generations of parents through Planet Care, our commitment to a better future for the world, that includes our proud partnership with mothers2mothers. Together we share the ambition to support mothers and help to liberate their intuition.
TOMMEE TIPPEE
AMANDLA - a groundbreaking, progressive, South African wine from 100% black female run business.
AMANDLA, meaning POWER, represents the courage and resilience within women. It's a celebration of FREEDOM and the exciting opportunities that the FUTURE holds. AMANDLA celebrates the vibrancy of black culture, reflects a modern inclusive lifestyle, and breaks down social barriers. The Amandla scholarship fund enables young, talented individuals the opportunity to also achieve their dreams.
We're honoured to partner with m2m. There are so many synergies that together, by harnessing the POWER of women. we will have a significant impact in the world.
AMANDLA WINES
Amarula African Gin is the ONLY gin in the world made from ‘marula fruit spirit’, giving it a distinctive and exotic taste. From the makers of popular Amarula Cream Liqueur comes this award-winning, premium, complex, and utterly unique gin, which celebrates the exotic flavours of the indigenous marula fruit.
The marula fruit has a rich heritage – for thousands of years across Africa’s subequatorial plains, elephants have been drawn by the scent of ripe marula fruit to gather in anticipation beneath their trees alerting local communities to start the harvest, running from January to March every year.
AMARULA
Mijenta Tequila uses only the best ingredients, including 100% fully mature Blue Weber agave from the Jalisco Highlands, and a meticulous process to create an authentic, additive-free spirit. The brand has a deep commitment to environmental sustainability and is proud to be the first tequila producer to receive B Corp certification. Additionally, Mijenta is women-led, from their co-founder and sustainability director, Elise Som to their Maestra Tequilera, even to their future generation of distillers. Mijenta was recently awarded the prestigious Outstanding Spirits Producer and Agave Producer of the Year Trophies by the International Wine & Spirit Competition.
MIJENTA TEQUILA
The Future Plate is a culinary village of leading Black chefs, united by our vision to influence the world plate and amplify African and Caribbean cuisine & culture.
We cater for galas, brands, the art world, and private individuals, paying homage to the traditional dishes but cooking and presenting them with the culinary verve that we are fast becoming known for.
We were drawn to mothers2mothers for their love and commitment to community and caring for others. We hope this is the start of a long-lasting relationship that will see us collaborate for years to come.