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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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