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Webinar on Innovative Finance for Humanitarian Action With traditional donor funding shrinking and the closure of USAID reinforcing the urgency of financial innovation, the humanitarian sector must rethink its funding models. How can NGOs secure sustainable capital and scale their impact? 📢 Join us for an insightful webinar this Thursday, March 20, in partnership with AidEx - The Global Humanitarian Aid Community and MzN International, where leading experts will discuss: 🔹 Cutting-edge financial models driving change in humanitarian funding 🔹 Real-world case studies of organizations successfully leveraging innovative finance 🔹 Actionable solutions to unlock sustainable funding for NGOs 🔎 Featured speakers: 💡 Benoit Renard – Co-Founder & CEO, Tiko 💡 Audrey Selian – Director, Artha Impact (Rianta Capital) 💡 Christian Meyer zu Natrup – Managing Director, MzN International 💡 Hayley Kornblum– Project Manager, IKEA Foundation 💡 Florian Kemmerich – Managing Partner, KOIS 📅 Date: Thursday, March 20 ⏰ Time: 14:00 GMT | 15:00 CET | 10:00 EDT 🔗 Secure your spot now: https://lnkd.in/gftKEEB8 #HumanitarianFinance #ImpactInvesting #InnovativeFinance #BlendedFinance #KOIS

Join AidEx - The Global Humanitarian Aid Community, MzN International and KOIS this Thursday, March 20th at 15:00 CET to explore innovative finance models that help NGOs secure sustainable funding and scale their impact!

♻️💰 Catalyzing Circularity – Financing the Future of Waste & Sustainability At Sankalp Africa 2025, Charlotte Badenoch, Principal East Africa, joined the Circular Economy Catalysts panel to explore how to unlock investment for circular businesses in Kenya and beyond. Despite its massive potential, the circular economy remains severely underfunded. So, how do we change that? 💡 Key takeaways from our discussion: 🔹 Blended finance is a game-changer. Mechanisms like design grants, concessional loans, first-loss capital, and impact-linked financing can help de-risk investments and attract private capital into circularity. 🔹 Businesses must think strategically about financing. Success requires engaging with municipalities, informal sector workers, and industries to unlock funding and create demand-driven solutions. 🔹 Scalability is key. Circular businesses should leverage technology, optimize processes, and expand into new markets to achieve economies of scale and attract investors. 🔹 Results-based finance holds promise. Impact-linked loans and social success notes can help align incentives and drive investment toward high-impact waste and sustainability solutions. 🔹 Climate finance is an untapped opportunity. Carbon credits, plastic credits, and green bonds could play a huge role in financing circular economy initiatives, but more work is needed to develop accessible pathways for businesses to tap into these markets. The message was clear: We need better financing mechanisms to unlock the potential of circularity in Africa. Let’s make it happen! 📢 What’s the biggest challenge you see in scaling circular economy investments? Let’s discuss! #SankalpAfrica2025 #CircularEconomy #ImpactInvesting #BlendedFinance #WasteToValue #Sustainability

Our team is in Madagascar this week 🇲🇬, meeting with partners and stakeholders 🤝 to explore how impact finance can enhance healthcare in mobile clinics 🏥. Stay tuned for more updates! 🔍✨ Cedric Joutet Marie Pietri Charlotte Badenoch Salma Badr Alaoui #ImpactFinance #HealthcareInnovation #Madagascar

🌍💰 Greening the Deal – Unlocking Climate Finance in Africa At Sankalp Africa 2025, Charlotte Badenoch, Principal East Africa, had the privilege of joining a closed-door roundtable on designing a Climate Finance Facility for Africa. With rising climate challenges, the urgent question is: 💡 How do we structure finance to drive real impact and additionality? 🔑 Key insights from our discussion: 🔹 Defining the purpose matters. Is the focus on mitigation, adaptation, or both? Climate finance often skews toward mitigation, yet adaptation is just as critical for long-term resilience. 🔹 Blended finance is essential but must be structured carefully. First-loss capital, guarantees, concessional loans, and results-based finance can de-risk investments—but these mechanisms must be tailored to each sector (clean energy, regenerative agriculture, green infrastructure). 🔹 Mobilizing domestic capital is the next frontier. While donor funding plays a catalytic role, unlocking local institutional capital is key for long-term sustainability. 🔹 We need to strengthen the project pipeline. This means investing in project preparation facilities, capacity building for local financial institutions, and ensuring alignment with government policies to create investable opportunities. 🔹 Impact measurement remains a challenge. Standardizing climate credit aggregation, financial reporting, and robust impact frameworks will be essential to track success and attract investors. The session underscored the urgent need for innovative finance models that blend commercial capital with concessional funding to drive sustainable climate action at scale in Africa. 🌱💡 📢 Let’s continue the conversation! What do you see as the biggest barrier to scaling climate finance in Africa? #SankalpAfrica2025 #ClimateFinance #BlendedFinance #ImpactInvesting #GreenGrowth

👩 With International Women’s Day this past weekend, Let’s Talk About Gender Lens Investing 📈 ✨ At KOIS, we believe that investing with a gender lens is not just a matter of equity, but also a key driver of impact and financial success. As a pioneer in innovative and blended finance, we have worked with organizations to integrate a gender lens into their strategies, ensuring that investments unlock opportunities for women while driving meaningful change.    💡 Why is gender lens investing so critical? According to 2X Global, investing with a gender lens: ✔️ Increases impact: supporting women and girls creates a ripple effect in communities. 📈 Drives economic growth: closing gender gaps in the workforce could add $28 trillion to global GDP. 📊 Enhances returns: diverse teams and female leadership are linked to better business performance. ⚖️ Addresses inequalities: providing equitable access to finance and resources is crucial for sustainable development. 🌍 As we celebrate Women’s Day, let’s commit to building a world where women have equal opportunities to thrive – in business, in leadership, and in every sphere of life. 💪 At KOIS, we remain committed to building financial solutions that empower women, unlock potential, and create a better future for all. #InternationalWomensDay #GenderLensInvesting #ImpactFinance #KOISImpact

🕊️ The humanitarian sector is facing an urgent funding crisis. 🕊️ Data from the Global Aid Freeze initiative (link in the comments), shares that: 📉 55% of NGOs have less than six months of financial reserves. 📉 81% of organizations have not secured alternative funding sources. 🌟 Along with MzN International, we’ve recently launched Human Planet, a global Impact Accelerator for Humanitarian, Development and Climate Projects designed to support NGOs in this matter. In our recent webinar in the context of the launch of this initiative, over 100 sector leaders and investors came together to tackle a critical challenge: how do we ensure that capital flows to where it’s needed most? Key takeaways from the discussion: 🔹 Blended finance can bridge the gap – It balances returns with urgent humanitarian needs, making high-risk areas more investable. 🔹 Collaboration is non-negotiable – Bridging the worlds of humanitarian aid and finance isn’t just a good idea—it’s essential. 🔹 Rethinking NGO funding models – We must move beyond short-term grants and build financial structures that sustain impact. 🔹 Robust impact measurement drives accountability – Standardized impact metrics help investors understand the value of funding social solutions. As Sandrine Henton put it in the webinar, “We all have a responsibility to have more impact with fewer resources.” This means rethinking NGO business models, mobilising private capital, and ensuring funding is structured to last. At KOIS, we’re committed to closing this funding gap by designing innovative financing solutions that drive both impact and sustainability. 💡 The question isn’t just why funding isn’t reaching the right places—it’s how we can fix it. Let’s keep pushing for solutions. What’s your take? #BlendedFinance #ImpactInvesting #HumanitarianAid #SustainableFunding #NGO #KOIS

🌟 Spotlight on employment-focused Social Impact Bonds in France 🌟 We are thrilled to showcase four Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) in France structured by KOIS empowering vulnerable job seekers through innovative employment initiatives. These projects, driven by dedicated NGO partners and supported by the Ministère du Travail and the Direction générale du Trésor, include: ✅ Déclic Emploi SIB implemented by Association Les Eaux Vives EMMAÜS – Workforce integration for individuals with mental health challenges ✅ Gojob Modes d’Emploi SIB by Gojob – Digital staffing training and work placement for vulnerable job seekers ✅ Woork SIB by woork – Career support and mentorship for young professionals ✅ Duo for a Job SIB DUO for a JOB co-structured with our partner BNP Paribas – Mentorship for young immigrants and refugees Our partnership with the law firm Freshfields was instrumental in structuring three of these SIBs, ensuring a solid legal and financial foundation. 💼 Marie Roche, Partner at Freshfields, shared:  "Freshfields has a long-standing commitment to its pro bono work on initiatives which have positive social impacts. These social impact bonds, which help people in France get into work, very much come into this category.” 🤝 Salma Badr Alaoui, Manager at KOIS added: "We are extremely proud to have supported brilliant social innovators in their mission to improve employability in France. The support of the Freshfields’ team was invaluable in bringing these SIBs to life.” These collaborations highlight the power of public-private partnerships in creating lasting social impact. Together, we’re unlocking new opportunities and driving meaningful change. 🚀✨ More details in the KOIS website, link in the comments! Thanks to the KOIS team Salma Badr Alaoui and Alexandre Miura for driving this work! #ImpactInvesting #SocialImpact #EmploymentOpportunities #PartnershipsForChange 💡🤝

🚀 Last week, KOIS joined over 250 city leaders at the UrbanShift Africa Forum in Nairobi to tackle rapid urbanisation and climate change head-on. In partnership with C40 Cities, we curated an Investors Roundtable that connected financiers and cities to bridge the funding gap for clean energy projects in African cities. KOIS Principal, Charlotte Badenoch, shared some key insights on the landscape: 💡 Clean energy delivery models: Clean energy projects utilise three models – Design-Build, Build-Operate-Transfer, and Build-Own-Operate – each assigning design, construction, and operational responsibilities uniquely. ✋ Barriers to investment: African cities face significant challenges such as budget constraints, limited local authority autonomy, and issues with creditworthiness and unclear revenue models that hinder the flow of investments into clean energy. 💰 Funder landscape: The funding ecosystem for clean energy features diverse investors, leveraging different types of capital vehicles and investment approaches including project preparation funds, guarantees, private equity instruments and green bonds. Cities from Kenya, Nigeria, Accra and South Africa, engaged with with a host of investors with these as some of the key takeaways to cities seeking financing for their clean energy projects: 📈 Project scale matters: Investors find that smaller projects often struggle to secure funding. Bundling projects can create scale and attract larger investments. 🔒 Strong financial structures: Clear financing models (PPPs, PPAs, or municipal-led projects) help reduce investment risks. Solid guarantees further strengthen these structures and build confidence. 📊 Robust feasibility studies: Thorough technical, financial, and social analyses are essential for project success. Detailed studies make projects more attractive to investors. 🤝 Private Partnerships: Engaging private partners enhances project viability. Their involvement shares risks and brings additional expertise. 🌿 Clear Revenue Models: Well-defined revenue streams, including cost savings and carbon credits, provide a clear path to financial sustainability. They are crucial for attracting long-term investment. At KOIS, we design and structure innovative financing mechanisms to drive impactful solutions across sectors, with a strong focus on nature and climate. If you're exploring innovative finance in this space, let’s connect and collaborate! #UrbanShift #SustainableCities #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #KOIS #GreenInfrastructure #ClimateFinance

🌍 Celebrating World NGO Day: A Shout-Out to Our Partners 🌟 Today, on #WorldNGODay, we celebrate the relentless efforts of NGOs in empowering communities, advancing social justice, and driving sustainable change. Their work fosters resilience, dignity, and opportunity, shaping a more just and inclusive future for all. At KOIS, we’re proud to collaborate with NGOs worldwide, supporting them in their vital missions by helping launch results-based finance (RBF) initiatives. This innovative approach offers transformative benefits: ✅ Diversifies funding: Results-based finance (RBF) models enable access to a wider range of funding sources, including non-traditional funders, thereby broadening the funding pool and unlocking new opportunities for growth and impact. ✅ Improves management: By incorporating performance analysis and rigorous reporting requirements, RBF equips NGOs with improved management capabilities, fostering greater efficiency and effectiveness in achieving their objectives. ✅ Increases flexibility: Transitioning from input-based frameworks (e.g., quantifying resources) to outcome-based models grants NGOs greater autonomy to design and implement activities that are most effective in achieving their desired outcomes. To all the NGOs we work with, your efforts inspire our dedication to innovation in social finance. Together, we show that sustainable change is achievable 💪 🌟 Along with MzN International, we’ve recently launched Human Planet, a global Impact Accelerator for Humanitarian, Development and Climate Projects designed to support NGOs in this quest. Learn more about Human Planet in the comments! #WorldNGODay #SocialImpact #ResultsBasedFinance #InnovationForGood