LGT Impact Fellowship – Making a lasting impact on the world

Africa

I am a passionate impact investor, however, in another life, I would be a wildlife tourism guide in the Maasai Mara private conservancies, because it matters!

by Heidi Foppa – LGT Impact Fellow 2018 I have just returned home after having spent the most incredible time in the unique Maasai Mara for my work assignment and…more

16th November 2018,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

On a mission to bring a solar fridge to market

by Michael Emmerson - LGT Impact Fellow 2017 Frederic Tudor was an American merchant in the 1800’s to whom we all owe a debt. The Ice King of Boston, Mr…more

26th September 2018,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

What Do Parents Want for Their Children’s Education?

by Svyatoslav Pashchenko - LGT Impact Fellow 2017 When I think of boarding school, the first image that comes is an elite preparatory school. It’s certainly not something I thought…more

28th November 2017,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Sliding Down the Indian Rabbit Hole

by Pete Troiano - LGT Impact Fellow 2016/17 I remember the exact moment it started. My bank card got rejected from every ATM I tried to use. The screen displayed…more

21st November 2017,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Social Mapping – How colorful hues are making door-to-door surveys more effective

by Prianka Sharma - LGT Impact Fellow 2017 A 4 hour journey from Indore in the wee hours of the morning and we arrived in Pipal Tola – a village…more

13th October 2017,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Celebrating the Girl Child… for the Wrong Reasons

by Kausha Shah - LGT Impact Fellow 2017 Bundi- my last frontier. On my assignment interviewing Educate Girls’ stakeholders, I had already travelled to Udaipur, Pali and Jhabua. I had…more

22nd September 2017,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

It’s like Falling Out of a Plane!

Myself (center) with a few staff. I was lucky to have worked with and to see their skill and career growth over 11 months. by Andrew Herweg - LGT Impact…more

26th July 2017,

LGT Impact Fellow

LatAm

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

25th April 2017,

LGT Impact Fellow

Others

Integrated access to finance for small-holder farmers: starting an innovative agri-finance company in the Philippines

by Jonna Bickel - LGT Impact Fellow 2016 As an agribusiness company specializing on high-quality crops like cacao beans, Kennemer Foods International enables small-holder farmers in the Philippines to grow…more

17th January 2017,

LGT Impact Fellow

Others

The Power of Impact and Innovation: Fascinations and Challenges for Social Enterprises in China

by Amy Zheng - LGT Investment Associate Fellow 2015 “It is the best of times, it is the worst of times; it is the age of wisdom, it is the…more

10th October 2016,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Digital Marketing: Special Considerations & Challenges for Social Entreprises

by Rachel Messina – LGT Impact Fellow 2015 At the end of August 2015, I embarked on a whirlwind move from New York City to Mumbai. In New York City…more

27th July 2016,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

LGT Impact Fellow Spotlight: Raliat Sunmonu

Raliat Sunmonu, LGT Impact Fellow 2016Senior Director, Africa Program Management at Accion The LGT Impact Fellowship offers experienced business professionals the opportunity to work full-time for one year with impactful…more

12th April 2016,

LGT Impact Fellow