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

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

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

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

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

Testimonial by Chipo Hamukoma, Head of Funder Relationships and Strategic Projects at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator

Interview with Nchimunya Chipo Hamukoma: Chipo is the Head of Funder Relationships and Strategic Projects at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. She has been a leader at Harambee since 2021, which…more

21st October 2022,

LGT Team

Testimonial by Nhlanhla J. Ngulube, Fellow at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, South Africa

Interview with Nhlanhla, who pursued his LGT Impact Fellowship as a Research & Impact Specialist at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator as part of the 2021 cohort. His mission was to…more

21st October 2022,

LGT Team

The carbon market: a new opportunity for Maasai Mara conservancies

By Joshua Wafula, LGT Impact Fellow for Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association In Maasai Mara, the primary income generator for conservancies is tourism, which has been severely impacted by the…more

8th August 2022,

LGT Impact Fellow

Community Conservancies: Harmonious Coexistence Between People and Nature in Kenya.

By Samwella Lerno, LGT Impact Fellow for Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association Kenya’s pastoralist communities have long lived harmoniously with nature, depending on natural resources for food, shelter and spiritual connection…more

2nd June 2022,

LGT Impact Fellow

Gabon – “The Garden of Eden”

By Lata Liechtenstein, LGT VP Associate Fellow for LGT Venture Philanthropy Africa Gabon, a country that is covered in rainforest (88%), is often nicknamed the Garden of Eden. With 22mio…more

3rd May 2022,

LGT Impact Fellow

Determination to succeed together – the winning formula to tackling youth unemployment in South Africa.

By Nhlanhla Ngulube, LGT Impact Fellow at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, South Africa South Africa’s formal sector, which accounts for a significant portion of economic activity in the country, has…more

17th January 2022,

LGT Impact Fellow

The vision to make a difference – an inclusive for-profit healthcare concept

By Charlotte Dryander, LGT Impact Fellow at City Eye Hospital, Kenya An estimated 15.5 percent of the Kenyan population requires ophthalmic care. More than 80 percent of blindness in Kenya…more

21st December 2021,

LGT Impact Fellow