Health

Behind a Screen, Across a Continent: Building Real Connections While Working Remotely

By Fatouma Sokona, LGT Impact Fellow at Amp Health I used to think strong teams were built in hallways, around coffee machines, and through face-to-face brainstorming. In my previous role…more

12th May 2025,

LGT Impact Fellow

From Myths to Mentors: How mothers2mothers Is Changing the HIV Narrative in Ghana

By Gita Osei-Bonsu, LGT Impact Fellow at mothers2mothers, Ghana My first experience at a mothers2mothers (m2m) Ghana campaign event, “Don’t Buy It” – a campaign initiated to help young people…more

8th April 2025,

LGT Impact Fellow

Value Lessons from the Grassroots

By Aditi Khatri, LGT Impact Fellow for The Antara Foundation, India In November 2023, I had the opportunity to visit a Community Health Centre (CHC) in central India, where various…more

9th April 2024,

LGT Impact Fellow

The LGT Fellowship – A Potential Matchmaker?

By Peace Kadondi, LGT Impact Fellow for AMP Health, South Africa C.S. Lewis, the famous writer of the Chronicles of Narnia said, “Friendship is born at that moment when one…more

16th January 2024,

LGT Impact Fellow

Alumni Spotlight: Colleen Ebbitt, 2015 cohort

As a Fellow of the 2015 cohort, Colleen was matched with LGT Venture Philanthropy’s portfolio organization mothers2mothers, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Coming from the banking industry, the LGT…more

15th November 2023,

LGT Team

Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Messina, 2015 cohort

In her Fellowship, Rachel worked as a Digital Marketing Consultant with Sabka Dentist in Mumbai in 2015. With her background in digital marketing and ecommerce in the fashion industry, she…more

6th November 2023,

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Testimonial by Sylvia Warren, Fellow at salauno

Interview with Sylvia Warren, who pursued her LGT Impact Fellowship at salauno, a portfolio company of Lightrock. After nearly a decade working as a strategy consultant at Dalberg, Sylvia joined…more

16th October 2023,

LGT Team

A Serendipitous Fellow for Global Impact

By Jonathan van Dyck, LGT Impact Fellow for AMP Health, Ghana The crisp mountain air, the majestic peaks, the serene picturesque atmosphere, and thepromise of new horizons – this was…more

25th August 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Unleashing the Power Within: Embarking on a Transformative Journey to Illuminate the Meaning of Impact

By Xinxi (Cici) Wang, LGT Impact Fellow for Financing Alliance for Health, Kenya The question of "How do you define and measure impact?" has been a constant companion throughout my…more

30th June 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Strengthening Health Systems in sub-Saharan Africa by Building a Pipeline of Trained, Qualified, Paid, and Motivated Female Community Health Workers (CHWs)

By Mercy Okaalet, LGT Impact Fellow for mothers2mothers Community Health Workers (CHWs) play an essential role in providing health care services to communities on the African continent and beyond. In…more

18th April 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Prioritize Investments for Africa’s Health Systems

By Shivani Shukla, LGT Impact Fellow for Financing Alliance for Health Globally, approximately half of the population lacks access to essential health services, and more than half of them (~615…more

31st March 2023,

LGT Impact Fellow

Strengthening leadership and management capabilities: The Role of leaders and Managers towards effective Monitoring and Evaluation

By Evelyn Kaumba, LGT Impact Fellow for AMP Health One of the key documents I was privileged to read when I joined AMP Health was a report developed by High…more

5th December 2022,

LGT Impact Fellow