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[Watch] Africa Impact Summit 2024 Recap In July 2024, Nairobi played host to the Africa Impact Summit, the continent's leading forum dedicated to advancing networking, deal-making, and thought leadership in impact investing. Hosted by the Africa Impact Investing Group (AIIG) and Impact Investing Kenya, with this year’s theme, SCALING IMPACT: ACCELERATING ACTION FOR THE AFRICA WE WANT. The summit welcomed over 350 international delegates who convened to share insights, explore innovative partnerships, and strategize actionable solutions for Africa's most pressing challenges. From workshops and panel discussions to networking sessions, it was a powerful reminder of the momentum within Africa's impact investment landscape and the pivotal role of collaboration in creating lasting, positive change across the continent. https://bit.ly/3NQoytI #africa #impactinvesting #impactinvestment #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablebusiness #sdgs #finance #innovativefinance

Last day to apply to join the Impact Investing in Africa course, hosted in Kenya in November 2024!  Apply for this first-ever Impact Investing in Africa course in Nairobi, Kenya, hosted by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town .    I had the pleasure of facilitating the SME Finance session at the Cape Town course with Siyamthanda Mabizela and Tiffany Moore from Impact Capital Africa and Sol Bezuidenhout representing Edge Growth who shared their experiences in addressing the challenges in financing SMEs, and how the Impact Finance Network program helps businesses understand the investment process, de-risk investments, and link entrepreneurs with aligned investors.     Very excited to take the course to Kenya in November.    Date: 11-15 November 2024 Venue: Four Points by Sheraton, Hurlingham, Nairobi Application deadline: 29 October 2024 Read more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dgeJfPab   #ImpactInvesting #smefinance #executiveeducation #africa

Save the date! 📆 The 3rd edition of the Africa Impact Summit will take place in Accra, Ghana on June 11-12, 2025, hosted by Impact Investing Ghana and Impact Investors Foundation IIF (IIF) together with GSG National Partners and Taskforces of the Africa Impact Investing Group (AIIG). 🔑 Why attend? 🤖 Tech-driven impact: explore innovations in FinTech, AgriTech, and more, transforming sectors like healthcare, energy, and education across Africa. ♻️ Climate-Smart investments: new investment opportunities in sustainable agriculture, clean energy, and infrastructure, addressing Africa’s most urgent challenges. 💼 Deal Rooms: facilitated by Deal Source Africa, these sessions will connect investors with high-impact SMEs, enabling them to unlock their growth potential. The summit will explore global trends, local innovations, and develop strategies to scale sustainable development across Africa, organised in partnership with Impact Investing Ghana, Impact Investors Foundation IIF, Impact Investing SA, Impact Investing Kenya, Zambian National Advisory Board for Impact Investment (NABII), GSG Impact, Ford Foundation, UNDP, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Sanlam, RMB - Rand Merchant Bank, AUDA NEPAD, Krutham, KIFFWA - Kenya Innovative Finance Facility for Water, East Africa Philanthropy Network-EAPN, ANDE West Africa, NIFC Africa, The RISA Fund, UK International Development (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) SAB Foundation African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) For more information, contact afua.gyane@impactinvestinggh.org #AfricaImpactSummit2025 #AfricaLeadsImpact #impactinvesting #ghana

💸 Today wholesale impact investors throughout the world manage over $3bn. What are the lessons from their success, and how can we roll-out more at scale and pace? 📶 This new report details the experience of 19 GSG Impact National Partner 🌐 countries and regions in Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America. 11 are established, managing an aggregated $3.1 billion, with eight in development, a 280% increase 📈 on the five in operation in 2019. Through an analysis of existing governance models, financial structures, funding sources, impact measurement practices, and investment strategies, set in the context of individual markets and countries, the report is a 🔎 “how to” guide for market builders, governments and both public and private sector investment managers. Detailed examples demonstrate the catalytic role of wholesale impact investors to attract additional capital, bring new impact investors to market and develop the broader market. Key criteria for success, wholesalers should:  🏛️ Have government support, but independent management 🎯 Take an impact first approach 💼 Focus on financing and developing intermediaries 🔄 Increase the flexibility and availability of capital 🌱 Be self-sustaining 🌍 Promote diversity, equity and inclusion 🤝 Collaborate with market stakeholders to innovate new investment products Read ⬇️ Cliff Prior │ Gila Norich│ Kyungmin Park│ JinKyung Choi │Sir Ronald Cohen│ Stephen Muers, Better Society Capital│ Ana Laura Fernández, Fondo de Fondos│Amma Lartey, Impact Investing Ghana│Austin Mwape, Peter Chintu, Zambian National Advisory Board for Impact Investment (NABII)│Etemore Glover - (MBA), Impact Investors Foundation IIF│Filipe Almeida │Masataka Uo, GSG Impact JAPAN │Chul Woo Moon│Jillisa Brown│Şafak Müderrisgil, Etki Yatırımı Danışma Kurulu "EYDK" - Impact Investing Advisory Board, Türkiye NAB│David Hetherington, Impact Investing Australia│Susanne Bregy, Bundesinitiative Impact Investing│Atika Benedikta│Monica Rossi, Impact Investing SA│Jose Luis Ruiz de Munain, SpainNAB │ Access - The Foundation for Social Investment│Pathway Fund │Silvia Manca │European Investment Fund (EIF) #wholesaler #ImpactInvesting #impactinvestors #SustainableFinance

📢 Announcing our new CEO – Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen! Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen has been appointed CEO of GSG Impact. She takes up the role from 7th October. Elizabeth currently leads the Office of Development Policy at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Welcoming Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen’s appointment, Rt. Hon. Nick Hurd, Chair, GSG Impact said: ❝ Elizabeth is a widely recognised impact leader with a strong track record of success. I am delighted she has agreed to take on the role of CEO. She already knows and understands GSG Impact, and our unique, global community of national partners, and will hit the ground running. We urgently need more investment and innovation to flow in support of development and climate goals. To achieve this impact needs to be a core factor in every investment decision. That is why GSG Impact and our wider partnership exists. We are all very excited to work with Elizabeth and move closer to achieving those goals.” Elizabeth Boggs Davison, Incoming CEO, GSG Impact said: ❝ I’m delighted to have the opportunity to lead GSG Impact. From its earliest days, and foundation by Sir Ronald Cohen, I’ve been an admirer of its pioneering work. To achieve the SDGs and climate goals, we have to create the conditions for capital to flow where it can demonstrate the most impact. Across over 50 countries the GSG Impact Partnership is working to do just that. I am excited to bring my experience and to work with our National Partners to accelerate that process.“ Ibukun Awosika, Juan Bernal Aranda, Michele Giddens, cyrille langendorff, Chul Woo Moon, Shannon Music, Tracy Palandjian, Maria Laura Tinelli, Impact Investing Australia, NAB Bangladesh, Impact Finance Belgium, Aliança pelo Impacto, Plataforma de Inversión de Impacto Centroamericana (PiiC), GSG NAB Chile - Inversión de Impacto, NAB Colombia, FAIR - Label Finansol, Bundesinitiative Impact Investing, Impact Investing Ghana, Hellenic Impact Investing Network, Impact Investors Council (IIC), The Israeli Forum for Impact Economy, Social Impact Agenda per l'Italia - GSG Impact Partner, GSG Impact JAPAN, Alianza por la Inversión de Impacto México [AIIMx] *GSG National Partner, Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing, Impact Investing Network, Impact Investors Foundation IIF, NorNAB - Norwegian National Advisory Board for Impact Investing, Aliados de Impacto-NAB Perú, maze impact, Impact Investing SA, SpainNAB, The Swedish National Advisory Board for Impact Investing, TIFI - Thailand Investing for Impact, Etki Yatırımı Danışma Kurulu "EYDK" - Impact Investing Advisory Board, Türkiye NAB, Impact Investing Institute #Leadership #ImpactInvesting #SustainableDevelopment  #ImpactEconomy

2 Days to Go! ⏳ We’re almost there! The SAMEA 9th Biennial Conference kicks off in just 2 days! Are you ready to explore innovative approaches to Monitoring & Evaluation? Let’s dive into rich discussions and inspiring sessions together. See you there! 👉 For more information, visit: sameaconf.co.za #SAMEAConference Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN: Impact Investing in Africa I Kenya Edition After succesfully concluding Impact Investing in Africa in Cape Town, South Africa (9-13 September), we're excited to share we're coming to Nairobi, Kenya 11-15 November to deliver this impactful course. Impact investing is an investment strategy that focuses on reducing the negative social and environmental effects of business while generating positive financial returns. Our specialised Impact Investing in South Africa course is designed to equip wealth managers, consultants, funders, and other financial intermediaries, with a wealth of expertise in this rapidly growing field. Watch the infosession below to hear more about the application process, as well as hear from the course convenors and alumni. Details Date: 11-15 November 2024 Venue: Sheraton, Hurlingham, Nairobi Application deadline: 29 October 2024 Read more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dgeJfPab https://lnkd.in/dqPdjXew #impactinvesting #innovativefinance

Explore the benefits, opportunities and potential of impact investing in global health 🌐 ⚕️ with real world examples 👇 Join our CEO, Cliff Prior, as he shares insights on the potential of impact investing in healthcare at the Invest4Health Horizon Europe Project webinar. 📅 17 September 2024 | 14:00 - 16:00 SAST (Online) 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dcuZ4Pff Learn how impact investing is improving global health outcomes from 🗣️ other experts in the field: Peter Hinton, University of Oxford john fairhurst, The Global Fund Frank Aswani, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) Dr Petro Rousseau, Innovation Guru #ImpactInvesting #GlobalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #SocialImpact

🚀 Become a Mentor for Emerging Evaluators!🚀 Are you an experienced and well-networked professional in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)? Do you have a passion for sharing your knowledge and skills with Emerging Evaluators (EEs) who are eager to enhance their M&E competencies? If so, the SAMEA Emerging Evaluator Programme is looking for you! 🌟About the Programme The South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA), in partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF South Africa, and CLEAR-AA at the University of Witwatersrand, is launching an initiative designed to empower Emerging Evaluators by immersing them in real-world evaluation projects. This program aims to equip EEs with the skills needed to gain employable experience in M&E within South Africa and the broader Southern African region. 🤝Why Become a Mentor? As a mentor, you will play a crucial role in shaping the next generation of M&E professionals. You'll have the opportunity to: - Share insights from your personal and professional experiences. - Guide EEs in their career development through regular online meetings and developmental activities. - Help build a strong foundation for EEs to confidently assume M&E roles in their communities. 📋Mentor Eligibility and Criteria We are looking for mentors who: - Demonstrate exceptional M&E skills and build trust with mentees. - Encourage mentees to stretch beyond their comfort zones with supportive and candid feedback. - Adapt to the individual learning styles and needs of each mentee. 📅 Application Deadline:17 September 2024, 12:00 PM Ready to make a difference? Apply now to be a part of this impactful journey! 🌍 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dQD372Cm #MonitoringAndEvaluation #Mentorship #CapacityBuilding #EmergingEvaluators #M&E #ProfessionalDevelopment #Leadership #SocialImpact #SouthAfrica

Join us for an in-person event on Systems Change in Context – A Conversation Between the Paradigm and Practice of Systems Change and the Complex Challenges of Our Context. We will dive into the intersection of theory and practice as we explore how systems change can address the complex challenges in our world today. This event is an opportunity to engage with practitioners, and pioneers dedicated to transforming systems for a sustainable future. 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 26 September 2024 🕒 Time: 17:30 - 19:30 SAST 📍 Venue: UCT Graduate School of Business, 9 Portswood Rd, Greenpoint This will also be a chance to get a glimpse into the Systems Change and Social Impact course offered by the Bertha Centre and Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town's Executive Education. Register here to attend: https://bit.ly/4ebOL0R #SystemsChange #Sustainability #SocialImpact