LGT Impact Fellowship

Africa

Alumni Spotlight: Colleen Ebbitt, 2015 cohort

As a Fellow of the 2015 cohort, Colleen was matched with LGT Venture Philanthropy’s portfolio organization mothers2mothers, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Coming from the banking industry, the LGT…more

15th November 2023,

LGT Team

India

Empowering Futures With 21st Century Skills

By Siddharth Sivashankar, LGT Impact Fellow for Quest Alliance, India My role as an LGT Impact Fellow at Quest Alliance has me focused on strengthening the organization's processes and systems,…more

8th November 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Messina, 2015 cohort

In her Fellowship, Rachel worked as a Digital Marketing Consultant with Sabka Dentist in Mumbai in 2015. With her background in digital marketing and ecommerce in the fashion industry, she…more

6th November 2023,

LGT Team

LatAm

Testimonial by Sylvia Warren, Fellow at salauno

Interview with Sylvia Warren, who pursued her LGT Impact Fellowship at salauno, a portfolio company of Lightrock. After nearly a decade working as a strategy consultant at Dalberg, Sylvia joined…more

16th October 2023,

LGT Team

Africa

A Serendipitous Fellow for Global Impact

By Jonathan van Dyck, LGT Impact Fellow for AMP Health, Ghana The crisp mountain air, the majestic peaks, the serene picturesque atmosphere, and thepromise of new horizons – this was…more

25th August 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

Unleashing the Power Within: Embarking on a Transformative Journey to Illuminate the Meaning of Impact

By Xinxi (Cici) Wang, LGT Impact Fellow for Financing Alliance for Health, Kenya The question of "How do you define and measure impact?" has been a constant companion throughout my…more

30th June 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

Nairobi to Maasai Mara: Embracing the Call of Impact!

By Eric Mugambi, LGT Impact Fellow for Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association, Kenya In June 2022, I made a drastic life change. I moved from the busy bustling city of…more

2nd June 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

Strengthening Health Systems in sub-Saharan Africa by Building a Pipeline of Trained, Qualified, Paid, and Motivated Female Community Health Workers (CHWs)

By Mercy Okaalet, LGT Impact Fellow for mothers2mothers Community Health Workers (CHWs) play an essential role in providing health care services to communities on the African continent and beyond. In…more

18th April 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

Prioritize Investments for Africa’s Health Systems

By Shivani Shukla, LGT Impact Fellow for Financing Alliance for Health Globally, approximately half of the population lacks access to essential health services, and more than half of them (~615…more

31st March 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa, Europe, India

Launching the M&E Health Check tool – how LGT VP collaborated with IDinsight to support organizations in tapping into the potential of data

The ever-increasing need for data capacity among social organizations has led IDinsight and LGT Venture Philanthropy to embark on a joint journey with the mission to support organizations in tapping…more

6th February 2023,

LGT Team

Africa

Strengthening leadership and management capabilities: The Role of leaders and Managers towards effective Monitoring and Evaluation

By Evelyn Kaumba, LGT Impact Fellow for AMP Health One of the key documents I was privileged to read when I joined AMP Health was a report developed by High…more

5th December 2022,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

Native Knowledge: The Missing Link to Sustainable Conservation

By Atandi Anyona, LGT Impact Fellow for Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association When we were young boys, our grandmother used to narrate to us a story about the lion and the…more

28th October 2022,

LGT Impact Fellow