LGT Impact Fellowship

Africa

Seeing the Simple Amidst a Complex Health Challenge

By Steve Rudner, LGT Impact Fellow for mothers2mothers, Cape Town, South Africa Sometimes, the seemingly simple things in life are the most effective. For example, who would you rather discuss…more

28th May 2020,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

A Fellowship journey with MMWCA in Kenya

By Nduta Waidhima, LGT Impact Fellow for Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancy Association, Kenya Being used to a busy city life in Nairobi, Kenya, as a local director at Play for…more

24th April 2020,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa, India

What does a day of an LGT Impact Fellow look like?

Fellows of the LGT Impact Fellowship 2019 cohort are approaching the last months of their 1-year engagements. By now the Fellows have fully immersed in their roles at host organizations…more

3rd April 2020,

LGT Team

LatAm

Alumni Spotlight: Andrea Ruzo, 2015 cohort

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

23rd March 2020,

LGT Team

Africa

mothers2mothers empowering the sustainable development in Malawi

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

6th February 2020,

LGT Impact Fellow

India

Varthana and the Science of Building a Social Impact Business

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

21st January 2020,

LGT Impact Fellow

Europe

Interview with Tom Kagerer, Program Director of the LGT Impact Fellowship

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

13th January 2020,

LGT Team

Africa

10 years LGT Impact Fellowship together with m2m

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

15th December 2019,

LGT Team

Africa

Community Based Conservation Tourism in the Maasai Mara, Kenya

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

2nd December 2019,

LGT Impact Fellow

Others

What do you get when you cross an experienced American environmental professional with a young environmental NGO in China?

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

4th November 2019,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

Educational Partnerships in Kenya

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

1st July 2019,

LGT Impact Fellow

Africa

Trailblazing the E-Commerce space amongst Low Income Consumers in Kenya

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

19th June 2019,

LGT Impact Fellow