Dec 11, 2018 - Dec 12, 2018
Feb 21, 2019 - Feb 22, 2019
Since it's inception in 2014, Sankalp Africa has become one of the region's leading events for social entrepreneurship and impact investing. The summit witnesses hundreds of game changing social entrepreneurs interact with investors and ecosystem builders every year.
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Jul 9, 2018
When it comes to impact investing, Sunil Munjal, chairman of Hero Enterprise, is the newsmaker of 2017. In April, Munjal wrote a cheque of ₹100 crore to Aavishkaar, an early-stage, social venture capital firm. The investment, dubbed the biggest such by an Indian HNI, was part of Aavishkaar’s ₹2,000-crore Aavishkaar Bharat Fund to bankroll startups […]
Mar 2, 2018
The government and private sector have been urged to consider investing in the creative art economy. This came out during the fifth Sankalp Africa Summit 2018 held in Nairobi. Creative investment includes investing in arts, artistes, musicians, and graffiti people among other talents which the youth possess. This kind of investment is wanting because it […]
Jan 8, 2018
In 1992 in the heartland of conservative Rajasthan, a woman fought against sexual assault openly, for the first time. This is the story of Bhanwari Devi. The Vishaka Guidelines on sexual harassment has empowered millions of Indian women to work safely and given them the confidence to report any incident of sexual harassment in the […]
Catalysing gender lens investing to strengthen women entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
Client: Investing in Women Challenge Enabling strategic alliances to develop a thriving SME sector ecosystem for women-led enterprises in Southeast Asia Outcome Multi-stakeholder convening including funders, investors, and entrepreneurs that enabled sharing of insights, deliberations on barriers and launch of a...
Enabling renewable energy enterprises to reach the last mile
Client – Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation Challenge Mobilization and facilitation of partnerships across the DRE value chain Dissemination of best practices for enterprises to scale. Outcome A convening programme for stakeholders in the energy ecosystem to overcome operational and financing challenges...
Can the private sector lead the fight against malnutrition?
Client Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Challenge To accelerate private sector role in fighting the battle against malnutrition Outcome A roadmap to build awareness and incentivize private sector activity in the nutrition sector Globally, malnutrition affects around 3.5 billion...