GLOBAL GENDER BALANCE SCORECARD
20-first believes that the best measure of corporate progress towards gender-balanced businesses is the makeup of executive top teams. Board membership has received much focus and legislative pressure, but the ultimate evidence of long-term commitment and follow-through is the balance on Executive Committees – the CEO and their direct reports. Here’s how the world’s top […]
BECOME THE NEXT TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEUR
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are proud to partner with the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) and the German Development Cooperation to unlock the dynamic potential of African women entrepreneurs. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is looking for African […]
Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods for Women and Girls
AVPA’s Gender Platform activities kicked off in the month of February 2021 with a series of webinar conversations on topics relevant to the three communities of practice the first one being “Empowering Women to Spearhead Socio-Economic Recovery“. AVPA and partners brought the attendees insights on how social investors are collaborating to empower women as drivers […]
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.
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 […]