A Fellowship journey with MMWCA in Kenya
By Nduta Waidhima, LGT Impact Fellow for Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancy Association, Kenya Being used to a busy city life in Nairobi, Kenya, as a local director at Play for…more
Making a lasting impact on the world
In this blog, the LGT Venture Philanthropy and LGT Lightstone teams and LGT Impact Fellows post on trends and challenges in the impact investing sector, social entrepreneurship as well as their experiences as LGT Impact Fellows. Enjoy the read!
What does a day of an LGT Impact Fellow look like?
Fellows of the LGT Impact Fellowship 2019 cohort are approaching the last months of their 1-year engagements. By now the Fellows have fully immersed in their roles at host organizations…more
LGT Impact Fellow Spotlight: Andrea Ruzo
Andrea was part of the LGT Impact Fellowship 2015 cohort and has just started a new role as Project Manager at the UNEP MAP Regional Centre for Sustainable Consumption and…more
mothers2mothers empowering the sustainable development in Malawi
By Diana Quintero, LGT Impact Fellow for mothers2mothers, Malawi Please, keep it a secret…. When I received the email from LGT confirming the fellowship interview for mothers2mothers (m2m), one of…more
Varthana and the Science of Building a Social Impact Business
By Saumya Saxena, LGT Impact Fellow for Varthana, India What do you want to learn from this fellowship? ... Andrew Papp asked me during my LGT Impact Fellowship interview. As…more
Interview with Tom Kagerer, Program Director of the LGT Impact Fellowship
Tom Kagerer is not only the Program Director of the LGT Impact Fellowship but was also part of the inaugural fellowship cohort in 2009. Over the past decade, Tom and…more
10 years LGT Impact Fellowship together with m2m
Throughout the past decade LGT Venture Philanthropy has closely accompanied mothers2mothers (m2m) on their road to success. LGT Impact Fellows have been actively involved in shaping this partnership. The LGT…more
Community Based Conservation Tourism in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
By Justin Arenhold, LGT Impact Fellow for Basecamp Explorer, Maasai Mara Kenya Since the beginning of my LGT Fellowship with Basecamp Explorer Kenya the power of the project, the strength…more
What do you get when you cross an experienced American environmental professional with a young environmental NGO in China?
By Linda Greer, LGT Impact Fellow for the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Beijing, China Can such a person meaningfully accelerate reductions in industrial pollution from some of the…more
Educational Partnerships in Kenya
My name is Martha Kamundi, an LGT Impact Fellow in the 2018 cohort. I am working with Bridge International Academies (Bridge) in Nairobi, Kenya, as an Academics Fellow within the…more
Trailblazing the E-Commerce space amongst Low Income Consumers in Kenya
By Mwansa K. Chalwe, LGT Impact Fellow 2018, Commercial Planner at Copia Kenya When one mentions Kenya, the first thing that probably comes to mind is an Olympic or Marathon…more
Financial Consulting for Private Schools in India
LGT Impact Fellow Spotlight: Smiti Sahoo Smiti is working as a Fellow for our Portfolio Organisation Varthana in India. Thinking of Schools, the initial associations that come up are academic…more