Global Philanthropy Alliance opportunity for social entrepreneurs
GPA is now accepting applications from aspiring social entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. GPA resources bold new young leaders that create employment for young people while tackling critical social Problems. This year, they will award 10 teams with up to $5,000 paired with mentoring and advisory. GPA is looking to find and fund […]
Back to the Frontier: Investing that Puts Impact First
Impact investing has boomed over the past decade, driven by the ethos that financial performance goes hand-in-hand with social and environmental impact. But more wealth holders now see the value of putting impact before investment, and prioritizing people and planet. Impact-first impact investing, also called “catalytic capital,” is well-suited for investors “who want to support […]
Kenya enforces new measures to stem the third wave. state curfew (no.2) public order counties
In state curfew (no.2) public order counties. What do the new measures mean?No road, rail or air transport will be permitted in Nairobi, Kajiado, Kiambu, Machakos and Nakuru. In person, meetings will also be banned. As for curfew, hours now start at 20:00 until 04:00 am (instead of 22:00 until 04:00 am`) in the five […]
How Blended Finance Can Accelerate MSME Growth in Africa
The Africa Report looks into how we can unlock financial capital in the continent to achieve the SDGs especially after the COVID-19 virus. To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, approximately $7 trillion in private sector capital needs to be unlocked in developing countries. Peter Wamiciwe from Convergence “For African countries to improve […]
The power of blended finance to build back stronger.
Dr. Manu Chandaria“Demonstrable accountability measures by Government especially in response to COVID19 Emergency response is key in giving confidence to private capital and donations.”Dr. Richard Munang – United Nations Environment Programme“There lies opportunities in the youth, the informal sector and mobile money platforms in contributing to financing social investments towards the achievement of the SDGs” […]
DFI Working Group launches report on blended concessional finance for private sector projects
The report measures private investment in development projects in which MDBs and DFIs also make investments or have otherwise provided deal structuring or other support. These investments support global sustainable development goals by promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, tackling poverty and inequality, and mitigating climate change, among other impacts. Click here to read the full report.
OECD BLENDED FINANCE AND IMPACT WEEK Delivering the 2030 Agenda in the COVID-19
As the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis continue to widen SDG financing gaps, these four days of virtual, high-level discussions allowed participants to exchange new evidence and initiatives on private finance mobilisation for sustainable development. You can read the summary report here.
Kenya has reported an increase in Gender Based Violence
Between January and December 2020, a total of 5009 cases were recorded through the National GBV toll-free helpline 1195, showed an increase of 1411(36%) reported from the previous year . Data indicates that Nairobi, Kakamega, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Kiambu counties reported the highestcases of GBV. The review established that: 71.0% of the 2,416 cases of […]
Opportunity for startups founded and operated within Sub Saharan Africa.
Unknown Group and we are working together with Bayer Foundation to search for early stage impact startups who would like to validate their solutions. Every year, Bayer Foundation, together with the Ingolstadt School of Management join forces in the Social Impact Startup Academy (SISTAC) to help entrepreneurs from Sub-Saharan Africa validate and prove their solutions, […]
COVID IN AFRICA. A Symposium on Vaccine Hesitancy and Access – Evidence from the Field
There will be a virtual symposium on vaccine hesitancy and access to be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, beginning from 12:30 Hrs. to 14:00 Hrs. (East African Time). Find attached the programme detailing how the one and half hour Symposium will be run. Register in advance for this webinar:https://amref.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0VQBwX0UR4mcMXLRqt3Pvw RSVP: Maggie.Rarieya@covid19businessresponse.ke […]