Bamboo Capital Partners

The Agri-Business Capital Fund announces its latest investment of USD 1 million in UNI2 Microcrédito SAS (Finamiga), a leading microfinance institution in #Colombia. This new investment marks a continuation of the ABC Fund’s strong partnership with UNI2, following an initial subordinated debt facility of USD 3 million in 2022. Through this ongoing support, the ABC Fund is reaffirming its long-term commitment to financial inclusion and the empowerment of small-scale farmers in Colombia and the region. The new USD 1 million investment will allow UNI2 to extend over 1,900 new loans to smallholder farmers, providing essential resources for crop production and rural economic activities. The ABC Fund is a blended-finance impact fund which provides catalytic financing to agribusiness value chains in developing countries. The Fund was initiated by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in partnership with, and with funding from, the #EuropeanUnion, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the #Luxembourg Government and AGRA. IFAD invested in the Fund thanks to the financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Calvert Impact on behalf of Bank of America (BoA) Holding also invested into the ABC Fund. #SDG2 #impactinvesting #smallholderfarmers #Colombia https://lnkd.in/ghb8q5Ey

Since its inception 5 years ago, the ABC Fund has provided financing to 33 companies across 12 countries. These organisations support over 724,000 #smallholder #farmers. The ABC Fund aims to transform rural livelihoods by generating economic opportunities, enhancing farmer resilience through climate-smart agriculture, and contributing to address food insecurity. Read more in the latest ABC Fund Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/edrWTmKs The ABC Fund is a blended-finance impact fund which provides catalytic financing to agribusiness value chains in developing countries. The Fund was initiated by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in partnership with, and with funding from, the #EuropeanUnion, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the #Luxembourg Government and AGRA. IFAD invested in the Fund thanks to the financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. on behalf of Bank of America (BoA) Holding also invested into the ABC Fund.

The Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund invested EUR€1.1m in MiCreditoYa Microfinanciera SAS, a leading Microfinance Institution operating in #Colombia. ABC Fund’s investment will help MiCreditoYa enhance its ability to support rural communities and small-scale farmers, including women and young people in the country. The agribusiness activities that MiCreditoYa funds include a diverse range of crop and livestock farming. Specifically, loans are provided for vegetable – including onions and potatoes – and fruit farming, cereal production, and coffee cultivation. On livestock farming, the MiCreditoYa funding is directed towards dairy farming, cattle breeding and guinea pig farming. The ABC Fund is a blended finance impact fund which was initiated by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in partnership with and with funding from the #EuropeanUnion, the Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the #Luxembourg Government and AGRA. IFAD made an investment in the Fund thanks to the financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. In 2022, Bank of America invested in the ABC Fund, becoming the first corporate global financial institution to invest in the Fund. The ABC Fund is managed by Bamboo Capital Partners in partnership with Injaro Investments Limited as investment advisor. #smallholderfarmers #impactinvesting #blendedfinance #SDG2

Bamboo Capital Partners will be part of the Summit on #CleanCooking in Africa organized by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris tomorrow May 14th. The Summit will convene Heads of Government, Ministers, business leaders and financiers to make #2024 a turning point for progress on ensuring clean cooking access for all. Today, nearly four in five Africans still cook their meals over open fires and traditional stoves, using wood, charcoal, animal dung, and other polluting fuels. This has dire impacts on health, gender equality and the environment, with women and children bearing the worst consequences. The Summit aims to build a wider coalition of support for clean cooking in Africa, mobilise more financial support and discuss the action-orientated outputs needed to spark progress on clean cooking. Watch the event live on: https://lnkd.in/gpW6p4Jt #SDG7 #cleancooking #Africa

Bamboo Capital Partners recrute ! Dans le cadre d’un nouveau programme à #Madagascar, nous recrutons un(e) Spécialiste en Communication basé(e) à Antananarivo. Le/la Spécialiste en Communication sera responsable de la mise en œuvre de la stratégie de communication vis-à-vis du public, des partenaires, des médias et des utilisateurs finaux pour permettre d’assurer le rayonnement et la visibilité du programme à tous les niveaux. Le/la Spécialiste en Communication soutiendra également la communication pour d’autres fonds et programmes gérés par Bamboo au niveau mondial. Pour consulter la fiche de poste et déposer une candidature : https://lnkd.in/e8E4bXG3 #impactinvesting #offredemploi #recrutement2024 #Madagascar

Bamboo Capital Partners recrute ! Les postes à pourvoir sont liés à un programme de financement et de développement ayant pour objet de promouvoir le développement de mini-réseaux, la distribution d’équipements solaires à usage productifs et autres solutions innovantes d’accès à l’énergie propre, et la distribution d'équipements numériques à #Madagascar, par le biais de subventions basées sur le résultat et catalytiques, de prêts et de garanties. Date de début prévue : juin 2024. - Spécialiste Senior Equipements Numériques - Spécialiste Senior Equipements à Usage Productif (EUP) et Solutions Innovantes - Spécialiste Senior Equipements Numériques Pour consulter les fiches de poste et déposer une candidature : https://lnkd.in/eeDhvJpw #impactinvesting #énergiepropre #offredemploi #recrutement2024

Bamboo Capital Partners is looking for a Fund Manager to join our team of highly qualified and dedicated professionals. The Fund Manager will report to the Chief Investment Officer and will be based in our Nairobi, Kenya office, with frequent travels on the African continent. See the job posting and apply on our website: https://lnkd.in/ekvrkJcE #impactinvesting #jobopportunities #recruitment2024

Channelling capital to emerging and frontier market SMEs, financial inclusion for underserved customers, energy transition and nature-based solutions: read the "4 trends for 2024" that David Grimaud, CFA, CEO of Bamboo Capital Partners, sees in the impact investing market. "We are only beginning to see the transformational power of impact investing. The impact investing community needs to scale and increase its efforts to increase the capital flowing into sustainable mission driven companies and community projects in frontier markets to drive social and environmental progress." #impactinvesting #4for2024 https://lnkd.in/ex3vD8fJ

Bamboo Capital Partners has joined the World Economic Forum's Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (#HRI) Initiative in taking collective action to unlock impact investing in frontier markets to support the most vulnerable communities. Coming together as a community, we have the potential to unlock over USD 15B in commercial and catalytic capital to help scale sustainable impact. For more information: https://lnkd.in/gTQMk7Hj See the commitment that the HRI partners have made in support of this initiative here: https://lnkd.in/eeaHR8jG #WEF24 #HRI #Davos