Article in AmagerLiv
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For several years, Maria Manel Bøge has worked as a top manager in several large companies. An experience as a substitute made her change course. Now she helps vulnerable women in Bangladesh.
A wealth of fabric and silk with bright colors and patterns hides behind the facade of a reddish-brown brick house not far from Femøren Station.
They originate from saris that women in Bangladesh once wore, and which entrepreneur and former CEO Maria Manel Bøge has given new life to in Amager. And there is a very special reason for that.
- Should we continue driving as we have always done, or should we stop and try to do something else? Definitely the last one, says Maria Manel Bøge.
Photo: Olivia Loftlund.
The article is published online at AmagerLiv.dk on Saturday 5 February 2022 and in the weekly newspaper on Wednesday 9 February 2022.