Health

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

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

LGT Impact Fellow Spotlight: Amandeep Singh

Amandeep is a 2012 LGT Impact Fellow and currently works at Clinton Health Access Initiative in Cambodia as Director - Country Support, Global Vaccines Delivery The LGT Impact Fellowship offers…more

22nd February 2019,

LGT Team

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

25th April 2017,

LGT Impact Fellow

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

27th July 2016,

LGT Impact Fellow

HIV-Positive Mothers working to eradicate pediatric AIDS

Meet four powerful HIV+ Mothers who are working to end pediatric AIDS. "Helping people helped me heal inside." – Viwe, Mentor Mother and Khayelitsha site coordinator My first weeks working…more

21st May 2015,

LGT Impact Fellow

Inspiration from the field: Visiting malnutrition clinics in Haiti

Working in a Finance capacity in the development sector makes it easy to get detached from the ‘front line’ and lose track of the organization’s ‘raison d’etre’ from time to…more

19th November 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

m2m Hackathon

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

12th October 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

School Feeding Programs, an Investment in the future of Haiti

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

30th September 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

What it means to be a ‘Social business’ – Made In Haiti, By Haitians, For Haitians

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

23rd April 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

Saving kid’s lives and developing Haiti, it’s all about peanut butter!

Hello everyone, my name is Julian Antony and I have recently joined Meds and Food for Kids Haiti as a Financial Analysis Officer, through the ICATS 2013 fellowship. I've spent…more

11th March 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

Bio of Madame Marie Lourdes Acene – Meds & Food for Kids Farmer

Madame Marie Lourdes Acene Born in northeastern Haiti, Madame Marie Lourdes Acene moved to Iladan to live with her husband, whom she met at school. Together they have 6 children…more

3rd November 2012,

LGT Impact Fellow