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Our goal is to create synergy between social entrepreneurs, educators and social impact actors working in the field of social innovation to achieve systems level impact. Our values include empowering others, respect and integrity for those we serve, and encouraging collaboration with partners.
Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of social entrepreneurs and social innovators from all sectors who share the common goal of creating innovative, people-centric approaches to attain the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Across sub-Saharan Africa, encompassing 48 countries and more than 1.2 billion people, Africa-based and -led investment fund managers work overtime to secure capital. It’s an especially difficult task for those who put social purpose alongside financial reward. “It’s hurdle, after hurdle, after hurdle, after hurdle,” says Polo Leteka, founder and chairman of IDF Capital, a Johannesburg-based investment and advisory firm. “And that’s what makes it prohibitive for a lot of fund managers, or potential fund managers, to get into this [impact investing] space.”
Author: Bernard Chidzero, Serena Fu, Nkanyiso Hlongwa, Rossina Naidoo, Fhatuwani Mabila, and Roger Thompson
https://www.socialchangeinnovators.com/content/closing-the-capital-gap-on-impact-investment-in-africa-bridgespan/?f=1991
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