Afghan Women Stitch a Future with Soccer Balls

Afghan Women Stitch a Future with Soccer Balls

Toni Maloney

10.18.2011

Toni Maloney

Toni Maloney is the co-founder and CEO of Bpeace. Since 2002, Bpeace has helped entrepreneurs in conflict-affected countries expand employment and improve the economic empowerment of women. BPeace provides pro-bono skills development and consulting to small and medium-size business owners in Afghanistan, Rwanda and El Salvador and the organization is a top-10 winner from the U.S. Center on Citizen Diplomacy. Before downshifting her strategic marketing consulting business - The Maloney Group - to lead Bpeace full-time, Toni held executive positions at American Express, Ogilvy, and McCann-Erickson. Toni Maloney received her B.S. in Journalism from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at the New York University.

Bpeace co-founder and CEO Toni Maloney discusses how her organization has matched U.S. business volunteers with Afghan businesswomen to establish a sustainable export market for handmade soccer balls.