Violence: Chiara Condi, the altruist who transforms victims into business leaders

Moved and proud, Chiara Condi circulates between the workshops where a hundred people are busy, Wednesday, June 15, at the Bonne Nouvelle Villa in Paris.Experts from Axa, Kering, Orange, Gemalto or Epitech developers came to participate in the "hackathon" LED by Her.The goal ?Advance start-up projects of former victims of violence.It is to make them again mistresses of their destiny, via entrepreneurship, that the young woman founded Led by Her, two and a half years ago.She was not yet 30 years old."There was no structure to allow these women victims to have a new life with ambition, and not just work to survive.For me, creating something is the best way to rebuild yourself, ”she explained to us in early June in a cafe in the 9th arrondissement.

Chiara Condi did not experience the blows, nor the cries.She enjoyed a privileged childhood in Italy, at the American school, before joining the United States.As soon as she entered Harvard, she falls in love with letters and history.The student imagines professor and spends hours in the dusty manuscripts of the Vatican dating from the 16th century.Until his social fiber makes him headlight calls."I was born with a lot of luck and I was responsible for giving something in return," she said with her Italian accent.In parallel with her studies, she manages an homeless center and creates a support program for unreachered students.At the end of the school year, she was admitted to Oxford to follow a history doctorate.She prefers to turn the heels: "There are so many needs in the world, I couldn't lock myself in a library".

"Out of rails"

Direction Sciences Po Paris.The young brunette woman with long hair studied the economy there before being hired at the European Reconstruction and Development Bank based in London."I told myself that we were going to solve the problems on a large scale, then I was disappointed.»His assignment to the Department of Projects for Women does not pack it more than that."I thought it was baratin, that there were no gender issues," she said with hindsight.She lets herself be convinced and after two years of good and loyal service, her chief offers her a promotion.At the age of 25, the girl who has entrepreneurship in the veins, slams the door."I was not made to execute but to give ideas and have people to execute them.»»

Chiara Condi grants himself time and leaves three months in Italy, think about her future. Sortie des institutions prestigieuses, elle se retrouve hors des rails pour la première fois, « une crise immense»».Follow health problems.The ambitious barely borders on death and is forced to rest for many months, which she spends with her parents.Balance sheet?"I wanted to make myself useful, and come back to the theme of women.»»

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A three -year course, by 200 volunteers

Useful for women, it will be.Chiara Condi strikes the door of the grand business schools, begged a place to give lessons to women victims of violence who wish to set up their start-up.The Iéseg School of Management and ESCP Europe respond to the call.“Having audiences that have experienced relatively close trauma in different socio-economic contexts was an interesting approach. Il n’y a pas d’homogéneité sociale et cela force à dialoguer de différentes façons»», se rappelle Sylvain Bureau, professeur associé à l’ESCP Europe, un des premiers à avoir dit « oui»» au projet Led by HER.Like Janice Byrne, professor at the Ieseg School of Management: "She was talking about several things that fascinated me: entrepreneurship, with this feminist dimension and the notion of empowerment," she recalls.And then LED by Her brought a social work to a business school.»»

Convinced by the sparkling eyes of Chiara Condi, the two teachers help her find other stakeholders in order to constitute a network of 200 experts, entrepreneurs, employees of business (including 30% men) to ensure a course program, free, every Tuesday of the year, for three years."All have this desire to do something different, which works, together. Ils sont chacun la maille d’une longue chaîne, certains ne donnent qu’un seul cours par an, mais pendant ces quelques heures, ils changent le parcours de quelqu’un»», explique la créatrice de Led by HER avec conviction.

Captain of the solidarity chain

Pour trouver les « élèves»», la jeune entrepreneuse a fédéré autour d'elle des associations, le centre Hubertine Auclert, des mairies...The result is a mixture of nationalities ranging from Argentina to Cambodia via Mexico and Cameroon."Some are only 23 years old and feel like they have missed their lives.»» Deux ans après sa création, en 2014, l'association accueille soixante femmes.Sixty projects for the future ranging from a children's daycare company in a golf course, to a coffee garage for women, including a line of premature babies clothing."In entrepreneurship, many people are limited by the fear of having a less good situation," explains Chiara Condi.They have nothing to lose and can only rebuild, they seize the opportunities.»»

Chiara Condi currently lives on her personal reserves, while waiting to launch a fundraising.She dedicates herself to LED by her, full -time, fervently, just like the students.When the leader flew to Barcelona to hold a TEDX conference in May 2015, the entrepreneurs set up a crowdfunding campaign to follow her.Like a new family."Some see each other outside the lessons, they talk a lot about their lives because they have often lived the same. Chacune a un moment où elle va tomber mais le groupe te rattrape et t’entraîne vers l’avant, c’est une chaîne»».And she, a good captain.

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