2019 - LGT Impact Fellowship

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

15th December 2019,

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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

2nd December 2019,

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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

4th November 2019,

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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

1st July 2019,

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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

19th June 2019,

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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

13th June 2019,

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Reflections on ten years of the LGT Impact Fellowship

Since its inception in 2009, the LGT Impact Fellowship (called the iCats Program when it began) was created to help LGT Impact and LGT Venture Philanthropy’s portfolio companies bridge talent…more

1st April 2019,

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Alumni Spotlight: Amandeep Singh, 2012 cohort

Amandeep is a 2012 LGT Impact Fellow and currently works at Clinton Health Access Initiative in Cambodia as Director - Country Support, Global Vaccines Delivery The LGT Impact Fellowship offers…more

22nd February 2019,

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Journeying into the (Un)known

By Gayatri Suri – LGT Impact Fellow 2018 “Follow your passion” – a phrase that is more elusive than it sounds. This phrase has challenged me time and again in…more

7th January 2019,

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