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Our new projects detail page explained
As a part of a larger update to our website, we have updated the page where you view the specific details on individual projects. Here’s what you need to know:
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Sarona Asset Management and Crowdfunding Platform Lendahand Collaborating with USAID to Provide Financing for Women-Led Funds and Enterprises
Written by Lily Zhou on 17 December 2021
Sarona Asset Management, a pioneering private equity firm focused on frontier and emerging markets and Lendahand, an innovative crowdfunding company, have announced partnerships with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) CATALYZE project to scale investment in women-led funds and businesses.
An update on our shortcomings
UpdatesWritten by Koen The on 13 December 2021As some of you know, we publish our shortcomings on our website. In this blog post, we share with you how we've done tackling them so far.
How to revive women-led SMEs in Africa
ImpactWritten by Charity Nyawira on 1 December 2021Our Kenyan correspondent Charity shines a light on the challenges, opportunities, and trends that can get women-owned businesses back on their feet in 2022 and beyond.
Our Climate Commitment for COP26
UpdatesWritten by Peter Stolze on 5 November 2021COP26 is happening in Glasgow and it's time to put our money where our mouth is by sharing our progress and commitments publicly.
Mikro Kapital as a catalyst for the Moldovan Entrepreneurial Spirit
StoriesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 5 November 2021Our investments team recently had the opportunity to visit the Mikro Kapital team in Moldova and meet entrepreneurs who benefited from their loans. You can read about their visit here.
Lease-to-own with Tugende in Uganda
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 28 October 2021Our newest investment opportunity comes to us from Uganda. Learn more about how Tugende's lease-to-own model helps motorcycle taxi drivers grow.
Creze empowers SMEs in Mexico, and so can you
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 22 October 2021We’re excited to announce digital lending platform Creze as our newest investment opportunity.
Accial and Lendahand team up to create even more impact
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 27 September 2021Lendahand’s selection of co-financing partners is growing. We are excited to introduce you to our newest co-financing partner Accial Capital.
Mind the gap, Lendahand receives USAID grant of 1.2 million dollar to help close the gender gap
UpdatesWritten by Adriaan Schiphorst on 20 September 2021Women entrepreneurs are a driving force behind a healthy economy worldwide. But for that they have to be given the right opportunities. Lendahand is now going to (and able to) do something about that.
Reliable electrical power equals a stronger economy and better quality of life: Here's what Sollatek is doing about it
StoriesWritten by Charity Nyawira on 16 September 2021Lendahand got a chance to visit one of our portfolio companies, Sollatek Electronics Kenya, to find out how their products and services impact the community.
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