Focused on technology access, deployment, and transfer for climate innovators, GBI Director Leena Pishe Thomas presents a new platform enables to "enable the E of ESG." She sees this as a moment for the Global South to grab a leading opportunity to shape global perspectives and markets.
ANDE spoke with Jason Goldberg, Director of Edge Growth, to learn more about NXT-9, an online platform that gives capacity builders a potent toolkit for helping SMEs to grow.
ANDE spoke with Ajay Menon, Senior Practice Leader at TechnoServe India, to learn more about their new initiative GreenR, a one-of-a-kind accelerator, nurturing high-growth businesses disrupting the Environment Action space.
ANDE spoke with Rebecca Fries, Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Value For Women, to learn more about how her organization utilized and shaped ANDE membership from its founding a decade ago until today.
ANDE spoke with GameChanger Law Advisors (GLA) founder Amrut Joshi to discuss how GLA is ensuring that good corporate governance standards remain at the forefront of the agenda of boardrooms all over the world, helping those companies contribute to sustainable development in the geographies in which they work.
Anza was founded eleven years ago on the belief that innovators will transform Tanzania. With core programming focusing on capacity building, access to capital, and connecting communities, Anza recognizes the positive and significant impact that SGBs have and will have on Tanzania’s economy.
The climate and biodiversity crisis presents enormous challenges and at the same time, COVID19 has made evident the profound social flaws and inequalities of our economic system. Impact driven venturing is a critical instrument to tackle these challenges, achieve impact at scale and do it fast.
Villgro was founded in 2001 by Paul Basil, with a mission to create impactful, innovative and successful social enterprises. Core to their work is the belief that market based models are a powerful way to solve social problems and create impact at scale. By capacitating these models with the right resources and knowledge, they are a sustainable way of creating lasting social impact.
ygap is an international organization that sees inclusive entrepreneurship as a powerful lever for change in the world. It currently supports entrepreneurial initiatives across Africa, South and South East Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Australia.
IREX is a nonprofit organization committed to global development and education, focusing on people and communities since 1968. IREX bridges geopolitical divides by fostering the exchange of scholars, teachers, students, and ideas. ANDE spoke with Senior Program Officer Jennifer Fox to learn more about IREX and its Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI).
The Aavishkaar Group is a global pioneer in taking an entrepreneurship-based approach towards development. The Group is focused on developing the impact ecosystem in the continents of Asia and Africa. Aavishkaar Group manages assets in excess of USD 1 Billion across Equity and Credit, with 6,000+ employees present across India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Kenya.
MEDA is an international economic development organization that creates business solutions to poverty. For over 65 years, MEDA has been creating business solutions to poverty that are sustainable, scalable, measurable and replicable in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.
Villgro Philippines inspires, funds, and nurtures entrepreneurs who are addressing the most urgent social and environmental issues through innovative market-based models. As an early-stage impact incubator, Villgro specializes in four key sectors, including agriculture, healthcare, education, and climate. Recently, Villgro launched WE Rise, an accelerator focused on addressing the needs of women entrepreneurs and bridging the funding gap with flexible financing solutions.
A video interview with Anita Tiessen, CEO of Youth Business International.
Social Value International (SVI) is a global network focused on social impact and social value. ANDE spoke with Dr. Adam Richards to learn more about SVI’s new partnership with Belgian non-profit Efiko Academy to provide online self-directed access to high quality impact management training.
I-DEV International is a leading business strategy & investment advisory firm specializing in emerging markets. ANDE spoke with Patricia Chin-Sweeney, Co-Founder and Director, to learn more about I-DEV’s latest initiatives and how ANDE members can get involved.
Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation is a USAID-funded program that works to build partnerships with agribusinesses to help them sell new products and services to smallholder farmers, who represent a potential market of 500 million customers. Through this program, partner businesses are provided with investment assistance, expert guidance and the technical support they need to expand in emerging markets and create a growing customer base for their agricultural innovations. Since 2012, Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation has worked with 65 private sector partners in 24 countries, which have introduced 132 new agricultural technologies to over 1.4 million smallholder farmers.
Value for Women (VfW) is a social enterprise that operates globally to help SGBs, investors, and other SGB ecosystem actors in different regions bring gender inclusion into their operations in a very practical and concrete way.
The Member Spotlight program stands as a cornerstone of our suite of services, designed to illuminate the remarkable efforts of our member organizations within the Small and Growing Business (SGB) ecosystem. Following a thoughtful evaluation of our traditional format, we are delighted to unveil an evolved initiative that features insightful, interview-based articles and harnesses the compelling formats of video storytelling.
We aim to foster a deeper, more interconnected community by spotlighting the vital contributions of our members. Our team will disseminate the content across ANDE’s digital platforms—our website, social media, and global newsletters—ensuring your organization’s endeavors resonate within and beyond our network.
Let’s center our network’s attention on the work done by our organization. Your involvement will enhance the ANDE community and create opportunities for more collaborative and engaging exploration of the SGB ecosystem. To be chosen as a featured member, please follow the instructions in the form.
Members, please log in with your profile to fill and submit the form.
The Interview Experience
In preparation for our dialogue, we will provide a structured questionnaire and identify critical themes to highlight, crafting an interview that delves into the heart of your organization’s impact on the SGB ecosystem. We envision a conversation lasting around 30 minutes, accompanied by a video—whether professionally produced or a straightforward recording using a smartphone—to enhance the narrative of your story.
Should scheduling prove challenging, an alternative approach allows for a written response to our agreed questionnaire via Google Docs, facilitating a collaborative refinement process before publication. In this scenario, the member is responsible for creating a video, following specific guidelines, which ANDE’s communications team will edit and, together with the text interview, distribute across social media.
Discussion Blueprint
Organization Overview
Introduce us to your organization and its critical role within the SGB ecosystem.
Recent Focus or Highlight
Share an exciting update or ongoing project that propels your organization towards new frontiers or underscores its dedication to its mission.
Share an exciting update or ongoing project that propels your organization towards new frontiers or underscores its dedication to its mission.
What’s the backstory?
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- What inspired this initiative?
- What aspects excite you most?
- How do you anticipate its evolution?
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Connection to ANDE’s Mission
Discuss how your efforts align with ANDE’s critical issues and how our network has bolstered or could enhance your work.
Collaboration and Impact
Explore potential synergies with ANDE members and the wider community. What insights or practices from your experience could benefit others? Also, how would you expect the network to benefit your organization’s goals, reach, and impact? How would you like to rely on ANDE?
Concluding Steps
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Content Submission
Kindly submit any pertinent links, photos, or videos, along with a headshot and bio of the interviewee.
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Review and Publication
You will receive a draft of the Member Spotlight for review. Following your input, we will publish the spotlight on our website and celebrate it across our social media channels.
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Feedback
Your thoughts on this experience are invaluable. We invite you to share your feedback to refine and enhance the Member Spotlight initiative.
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Gratitude
Your participation enriches the ANDE community and sets the stage for a more collaborative and visually engaging exploration of the SGB ecosystem. We look forward to showcasing your contributions and stories.