LGT Impact Fellowship

India

Why is Educate Girls launching the first Payment-by-Results program in India?

Alex and I have been quite busy lately at Educate Girls… Many exciting projects are taking shape, meaning that the work load is constantly increasing. A great opportunity for us…more

3rd September 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

LatAm

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

16th August 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

LatAm

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

4th July 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

Others

SPIEF, Russia Nr. 1

Two weeks ago I attended SPIEF (http://www.forumspb.com/#) in St. Petersburg (SPG), Russia. It is one of the biggest conferences in Russia, very much modeled after the Davos meeting of the…more

3rd July 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

Europe

Want to maximize impact? Invest in Public Goods

The growth of impact investing and social enterprise is a promising addition to the social sector but few organizations focus on what may be the most substantial type of investment:…more

25th June 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

Europe

INSEAD 10-year Reunion

I went to my INSEAD 10-year reunion over the weekend in Fontainebleau (FBL), 55 klms outside of Paris. I also attended its Entrepreneurship Forum and Private Equity conference - I…more

28th May 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Getting child brides back to school

Last week, young Sita from Kinwarli, Rajasthan, got beat up and thrown out of her husband’s house after she went against his wishes and took her 10th grade exam. Since her…more

17th May 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Rural BOP Challenges in India and a Potential Solution

It is 2013. And India is frequently in the news, often for the wrong reasons, but sometimes for the right ones. In the overwhelming noise of what constitutes developing world…more

24th April 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

LatAm

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

23rd April 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Educating Girls in India: Why it’s so difficult and what one NGO is doing about it

Quality, universal education is a fundamental right as well as a necessary component for achieving social and economic development in other spheres. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon noted that…more

12th April 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

LatAm

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

10th April 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Scratching the Surface: First Impressions in Mumbai

Mumbai is on the surface a seething mass of people and vehicles crushed into an improbably small and hot space. The heat of everyone forcing their way through the crowds…more

2nd April 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow