Tag: Impact Investing
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Daraja Impact Fund Expands Impact Financing in Tanzania
Overview: A milestone for Tanzania’s small and growing businesses Launched in 2023 with 10 million Swiss Francs by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Daraja Impact Fund marks a significant step in scaling impact-linked financing for Tanzania’s private sector. The fund’s core objective is simple but powerful: provide flexible, outcome-based funding that…
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Daraja Impact Fund Expands Impact-Linked Financing in Tanzania
Overview: Expanding impact-linked financing in Tanzania The Daraja Impact Fund, a collaborative effort between the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and local financial partners, is expanding its footprint in Tanzania. Launched in 2023 with an initial endowment of 10 million Swiss francs (about $12.5 million), the fund is designed to provide flexible, impact-linked…
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All On Impact Report 2025: Nigeria’s Energy Leap and People-Powered Gains
Overview: A Turning Point for Nigeria’s Energy Landscape The All On Impact Evaluation Report 2025 presents a concise, data-driven view of how the organization’s investments are reshaping Nigeria’s energy sector. By funding and accelerating off-grid and mini-grid projects, All On has helped unlock reliable electricity for communities that were previously underserved, while stimulating local economies…
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Reinforcing Private Capital Mobilization in Africa Through Blended Finance
Introduction: A Critical Financing Gap Africa faces a persistent gap between the financing needed to meet climate and sustainable development goals and the funds readily available from public sources. The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), held in Seville, Spain, underscored the urgent need to mobilize private capital at scale. A key instrument…
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Meet the founders who raised $700 million to make light affordable for every African home
From dorm room ideas to a billion-dollar mission Two friends, a half-formed idea, and a garage-turned-lab—this is how startups often begin. But for Anish Thakkar and Patrick Walsh, those informal beginnings grew into a mission that aims to illuminate every African home. Over nearly two decades, their collaboration evolved from a campus partnership at the…
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Billie Eilish Donates $11.5M to Charity, Urges Billionaires to Help
Billie Eilish Leads With Generosity at the WSJ Innovator Awards The music star Billie Eilish expanded her influence beyond the stage last night, accepting the WSJ Music Innovator Award and using the moment to spotlight a pressing social issue: wealth inequality and the role of philanthropy. In an acceptance speech that many attendees described as…