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Status Update

Online Investment Readiness - Sahara and Leap Africa

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Burundi, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda

Date

July 2022 – October 2023

Description

The Sahara Impact Fund was created by the Sahara Foundation to support the generation of innovative solutions, which will increase access to clean energy and promote sustainable environments. The Fund’s beneficiaries are selected from LEAP Africa’s Social Innovators Programme & Awards; a one-year annual fellowship which supports innovative young Africans who have ideas and initiatives that proffer effective solutions in local communities across Africa. 

IA Role

Impact Amplifier managed the investment readiness acceleration programme, through its online learning management system, Impact OS.  

Status Update

September 2023

For the second year, IA is providing investment readiness support to 20 youth entrepreneurs - from nine African countries - whose businesses increase access to energy or promote sustainable environments. IA's next steps will be to provide post-acceleration support to the program's top 10 businesses who will also receive a grant for implementation when the program concludes in October 2023.

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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