In this blog, the LGT Venture Philanthropy teams and LGT Impact Fellows post on trends and challenges in the impact investing sector, social entrepreneurship as well as their experiences as LGT Impact Fellows. Enjoy the read!
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
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
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
Tom Kagerer is not only the Program Director of the LGT Impact Fellowship but was also part of the inaugural fellowship cohort in 2009. Over the past decade, Tom and…more
Throughout the past decade LGT Venture Philanthropy has closely accompanied mothers2mothers (m2m) on their road to success. LGT Impact Fellows have been actively involved in shaping this partnership. The LGT…more
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
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
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
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
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
Since its inception in 2009, the LGT Impact Fellowship (called the iCats Program when it began) was created to help LGT Impact and LGT Venture Philanthropy’s portfolio companies bridge talent…more
Amandeep is a 2012 LGT Impact Fellow and currently works at Clinton Health Access Initiative in Cambodia as Director - Country Support, Global Vaccines Delivery The LGT Impact Fellowship offers…more