2025 Fellows

Kelly D.

Founder

Project Funded: Lamprini

India

Kelly, originally from Chicago, has been living in South Asia since 2016. For six years she worked as a managing partner at a well-known cafe chain in a mega city. In 2022, with the desire to equip, empower, and employ women who have faced exploitation and gender violence, she branched out and launched her own “Freedom” bakery and hospitality training program. She loves her adopted community and can be found wandering the back lanes with a sketchbook, cycling or running in the early morning, or sitting at a local tea stall with friends. She is deeply passionate about shining Light into darkness, travel, creativity, and fitness.

More About Lamprini

Lamprini Bakery and Granola is a women-owned, and run, social enterprise, training and equipping women in baking and business skills so they can stand on their own two feet and provide for themselves and their families. We are known for our handmade granola, biscotti, and hand-decorated cookies. Currently operating as a cloud kitchen, serving locally, the expansion plans include launching a website to offer granola nationwide and opening a small cafe space to provide fresh baked goods to an untapped neighborhood in the city. Lamprini seeks to shine light in every bite.