LGT Impact Fellow Spotlight: Kathrin Hassler
Kathrin was part of the LGT Impact Fellowship 2015 cohort. With a solid track record of more than 10 years in Financial Services she now has started a new role…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!
Testimonial by Saumya Saxena, Fellow at Varthana, India
Drawing from his management consulting and not for profit experience in the urban development and education sectors, Saumya was tasked with augmenting the process of scaling the management consulting for…more
Testimonial by Tracey Albert, Fellow at Aangan Trust, India
Having worked in the social impact space for over 7 years, Tracey’s mission during her Fellowship was to assist the leadership team at Aangan Trust, in building a platform that…more
Three Alumni Fellows sharing insights into their impressive career paths post-Fellowship
Tom Kagerer (Investment Director, LGT Venture Philanthropy) discusses with three inspiring Alumni Fellows how the Fellowship has equipped them for their career transition post-Fellowship, what skills they acquired during the…more
Testimonials by mothers2mothers Malawi: insights from Fellow Diana, her line manager Chileshe and her colleague Tendai
Diana Quintero is just about to finish her LGT Impact Fellowship. As a Fellow of the 2019 cohort, she has spent 12 months in Lilongwe in Malawi, where she supported…more
Varthana CEO and Alumni Fellows discuss the added value of the LGT Impact Fellowship at Arthan’s “Investing for Good” conference
The LGT Impact Fellowship was kindly invited to host a session at the "Investing for Good" conference, which Arthan organized as part of their «Building Civil Society Organizations of the…more
Empowering communities towards sustainable impact
By Tracey Albert, LGT Impact Fellow for Aangan Trust, Mumbai, India Aangan works in 15 hotspots across Mumbai, wherein the city’s drastic economic disparity is placing its vulnerable children at…more
Seeing the Simple Amidst a Complex Health Challenge
By Steve Rudner, LGT Impact Fellow for mothers2mothers, Cape Town, South Africa Sometimes, the seemingly simple things in life are the most effective. For example, who would you rather discuss…more
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
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