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
Making a lasting impact on the world
In this blog, the LGT Venture Philanthropy and LGT Lightstone 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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Do’s and Don’ts of Data Capture: Some lessons from an ICats fellow who wanted to (somehow) change the world through data collection
Back in late 2014, I decided to become a LGT VP ICats Fellow and part of an agribusiness company, which seeks to help increase the income and consequently, the quality…more
Social Impact: Loving vs Doing the Idea (Impressions from my first-hand experience with Agriculture)
Around early October 2014, I made one of the biggest decisions in my career. I was to move to a new city, into an industry I don’t know much about,…more
David versus Goliath
On the 4th of November I went for the second time to the Govandi slum in Mumbai. Govandi is situated next to one of the biggest and oldest garbage dumping…more
Celebrating International Youth Day and youth civic engagement in Mumbai
After more than 10 years I found myself in a classroom again, surrounded by more than thirty 14 to 17-years-old. I was participating in a very important meeting, a celebration…more