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!
Mothers2Mothers is game changing and award winning NGO that focuses on prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV. It features an innovative "mentor mother" model where HIV positive women…more
I recently had the privilege of visiting some schools in low-income neighborhoods of Cap Haitien, to observe some of the school feeding programs that Meds and Foods for Kids (MFK)…more
After several months without going to the field, I finally got a chance this week to return to rural Rajasthan where Educate Girls’ runs its program. For me this is…more
Alex and I have been quite busy lately at Educate Girls… Many exciting projects are taking shape, meaning that the work load is constantly increasing. A great opportunity for us…more
July in Florencia tastes like rain, it is the month in which it only takes two minutes for a light drizzle to become a storm. Once it starts you just…more
If it would be easy, comfortable and with no loss at all, what would be the merit in joining a social cause through a fellowship program such as ICats -…more
Two weeks ago I attended SPIEF (http://www.forumspb.com/#) in St. Petersburg (SPG), Russia. It is one of the biggest conferences in Russia, very much modeled after the Davos meeting of the…more
The growth of impact investing and social enterprise is a promising addition to the social sector but few organizations focus on what may be the most substantial type of investment:…more
I went to my INSEAD 10-year reunion over the weekend in Fontainebleau (FBL), 55 klms outside of Paris. I also attended its Entrepreneurship Forum and Private Equity conference - I…more
Last week, young Sita from Kinwarli, Rajasthan, got beat up and thrown out of her husband’s house after she went against his wishes and took her 10th grade exam. Since her…more
It is 2013. And India is frequently in the news, often for the wrong reasons, but sometimes for the right ones. In the overwhelming noise of what constitutes developing world…more
Social business and social entrepreneurship are ‘buzz words’ that have been dominating the social sector in recent years. Although I had dabbled part-time in social business, I didn't feel like…more