LGT Impact Fellowship

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

LatAm

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

31st March 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Three Trips to Washington

And one to Mumbai Three trips to Washington, DC, probably fifty phone calls, hold music ad nauseum, a letter to my congressman, and a snow storm and I am finally…more

28th March 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

LatAm

Saving kid’s lives and developing Haiti, it’s all about peanut butter!

Hello everyone, my name is Julian Antony and I have recently joined Meds and Food for Kids Haiti as a Financial Analysis Officer, through the ICATS 2013 fellowship. I've spent…more

11th March 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Helping Heal the Earth

Six weeks into my new role as an iCat (Impact Catalyst) fellow with GreenOil in New Delhi, India and I think it is a good time to pen down some thoughts.…more

8th March 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

First Week In The Field

My name is Louise and I am the newly appointed Communications Associate at Educate Girls. I will be spending 2013 working as an iCats Fellow in India, promoting EG in…more

5th March 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

From Hollywood to Bollywood

My first three weeks in india have been adventurous to put it diplomatically. Paris feels like a lifetime ago. India is a place that consumes you, its one of those…more

15th February 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

LatAm

Una semana en Monterrey

Hello! I am Nicolas, the new SWAP Fellow for LGT Venture Philanthropy in Monterrey, México. Before joining the iCat Program, I worked in a big global investment bank and decided…more

9th February 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

Europe

The 2013 iCat Fellowship Kickoff

Once again this year the fellowship class 2013 joined in Zurich for some great adventures and to build a bond that will last for the rest of their lives. This…more

9th February 2013,

LGT Team

Europe

Thanks iCats 2012

After a lot of ups and downs, learnings both in the workshop in Zurich and from the field, the iCats fellowship 2012 has come to a close. The majority of…more

9th February 2013,

LGT Team