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Status Update

Online Investment Readiness - Future Females

Location

Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa

Date

May 2022 – December 2022

Description

Women continue to face a range of barriers when trying to access capital and other relevant support to grow their businesses. The challenge is exacerbated by inadequate female representation in African entrepreneurship. This underrepresentation is particularly acute for female businesses in the green economy. To address this, Future Females, with support from Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs launched FutureFinance.

IA Role

Impact Amplifier managed the first iteration of FutureFinance, which is an investment readiness programme for women building clean, green and sustainable businesses. The programme aims to tackle the barriers that women climate entrepreneurs face when accessing capital and when seeking to grow their businesses. Impact Amplifier’s online learning management system – Impact OS manged the application, review, selection and support of these women entrepreneurs toward investment readiness.

Status Update

January 2023

Seven of the entrepreneurs that completed the online investment readiness content were mentored to finalise all their documentation prior to raising capital.  

Recent Work

Capacity Building Programme For Entrepreneurs and Intermediaries

Client:

SAIS

Locations:

South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana

Date:

2019 – December 2022

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Africa Online Safety Fund

Client:

Google.org

Locations:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Date:

June 2020 - Present

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Building Resilience and Impact Assessments

Client:

Nando's

Locations:

South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, USA, Australia, New Zealand

Date:

2012 - Present

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South African Food Ecosystem Impact Assessment

Client:

FoodForward South Africa (FFSA)

Locations:

South Africa

Date:

June 2020 – July 2022

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Scaling Digital Skills

Client:

The World Bank & YES (Youth Employment Service)

Locations:

South Africa

Date:

September 2020 – September 2023

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Social Innovation Accelerator and Fund

Client:

SAB Foundation

Locations:

South Africa

Date:

2018 - Present

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