Alumni Spotlight: Kathrin Hassler, 2015 cohort
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
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Alumni Spotlight: Andrea Ruzo, 2015 cohort
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
A Fellowship dedicated to data-driven innovation in providing affordable and high-quality healthcare in Brazil
by Laurie Barenblat - LGT Impact Fellow 2016 Founded in 2011, dr.consulta is a network of low-cost, pay-per-service medical centers in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, offering affordable and…more
How Meds & Food for Kids saves children’s lives and develops Haiti
Hello everyone! My name is Kathrin Hassler and I am the Finance and Business Development Officer at Meds & Food for Kids (MFK) in Haiti. For six years I put…more
From the Desert sand to the Amazonian rivers
Most can say that living in an Industrial Mexican-US border city with over 350 factories within 1.5 million people is a paradise for an Industrial Engineer like me. However what…more
Inspiration from the field: Visiting malnutrition clinics in Haiti
Working in a Finance capacity in the development sector makes it easy to get detached from the ‘front line’ and lose track of the organization’s ‘raison d’etre’ from time to…more
School Feeding Programs, an Investment in the future of Haiti
I recently had the privilege of visiting some schools in low-income neighborhoods of Cap Haitien, to observe some of the school feeding programs that Meds and Foods for Kids (MFK)…more
Gamaliel Álvarez, an entrepreneur impacting the value – and the values – of a region
July in Florencia tastes like rain, it is the month in which it only takes two minutes for a light drizzle to become a storm. Once it starts you just…more
If it would be easy
If it would be easy, comfortable and with no loss at all, what would be the merit in joining a social cause through a fellowship program such as ICats -…more
What it means to be a ‘Social business’ – Made In Haiti, By Haitians, For Haitians
Social business and social entrepreneurship are ‘buzz words’ that have been dominating the social sector in recent years. Although I had dabbled part-time in social business, I didn't feel like…more
Colombia outside the Bogotá Bubble…
“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing…more
Enseña Chile: Transformational Teaching
I am part of a vibrant team of high qualified professionals who are dedicating one year of their professional & private lives in locations all over the world creating direct social…more