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
Articles Written By: LGT Impact Fellow
This author has written 127 articles
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
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
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
A vegan in the Maasai Mara
By Sarah Hardin-White - LGT Impact Fellow 2018 Since beginning my LGT fellowship with Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA) this fall, one of the things I have struggled to…more
I am a passionate impact investor, however, in another life, I would be a wildlife tourism guide in the Maasai Mara private conservancies, because it matters!
by Heidi Foppa – LGT Impact Fellow 2018 I have just returned home after having spent the most incredible time in the unique Maasai Mara for my work assignment and…more
On a mission to bring a solar fridge to market
by Michael Emmerson - LGT Impact Fellow 2017 Frederic Tudor was an American merchant in the 1800’s to whom we all owe a debt. The Ice King of Boston, Mr…more