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Posted By Lauren Weiner, Aspen Institute,
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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South African Early Childhood Review 2019
By Ilifa Labantwana
This publication analyses and comments on over 50 current data indicators spread across five categories: nutrition, health, support for caregivers, social services and early stimulation. The authors draw links between service provision across the five categories as several government departments are responsible but don't always work in tandem for the holistic development of a child. Suggestions are made in the publications on how service delivery can be better integrated across departments using the public health system as a base, due to its frequent contact with the primary caregiver-child pair during the first 1000 days of life.
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Posted By Lauren Weiner, Aspen Institute,
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2019
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Eliminating Poor Vision in a Generation: What will it take to eliminate uncorrected refractive errors by 2050?
by Essilor See Change
This report seeks to define the scale of the vision care crisis, as it relates to uncorrected refractive errors, and proposes key priorities, actions and investment needed to sustainably address it. Uncorrected poor vision is the world's most widespread unaddressed disability, affecting one in three people, 90 percent of whom live in the developing world at the base of the pyramid. Essilor provides an evidence based plan which clarifies what it will take to eliminate refractive errors by 2050.
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Posted By Lauren Weiner, Aspen Institute,
Friday, October 4, 2019
Updated: Friday, October 4, 2019
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A Roadmap for the Small and Growing Business (SGB) Sector
Prepared by Monitor Deloitte for ANDE
This Roadmap outlines the expected transformations in the sector over the next ten years, and the challenges and opportunities inherent to such change. ANDE provides high-level strategic direction to sector support organizations through a set of 13 recommendations, which can be summarized by their four overarching pillars: improving access to capital, talent, and markets, and improving the enabling environment. Monitor Deloitte served as a primary researcher for this Roadmap and consulted ANDE leadership and staff throughout the process.
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Posted By Katherine Chen, Aspen Institute,
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
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State of the Small & Growing Business Sector 2018
by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
Since 2009, ANDE has been tracking the growth and impact of the small and growing business sector in emerging market economies for our annual State of the Sector report. This report examines global trends in support for small and growing businesses through capacity development services, direct private investment, and donor funding, as well as specific trends in the regions covered by each of our eight chapters: the Andes, Brazil, Central America and Mexico, East Africa, East and Southeast Asia, India, South Africa, and West Africa.
Report highlights:
Capacity Development Services
- GALI data finds that, in the aggregate, accelerators in emerging markets are a good investment.
- ANDE members providing classroom training almost always bundle this with other types of capacity development services and are highly unlikely to provide this training alone.
SGB Investing
- In 2018, at least 56 new SGB-inclusive investment vehicles launched, with a median target AUM of US $50 million (the highest median target tracked by ANDE to date).
- A large majority of ANDE members are actively engaging in gender inclusive activities; however, only 10% actively use a restrictive screen to avoid exposure to SGBs with poor gender diversity records.
Donor Funding
- This year, ANDE dug deeper into donor funding supporting SGBs in emerging markets and found that multilaterals, bilaterals, and DFIs disbursed $7.4 billion to support SMEs in 2017.
- Using the OECD’s Creditor Reporting System, ANDE found that gender-related SME donor funding is only a small percentage of all SME-related disbursements.
Regional Insights
In 2018 ANDE added a new chapter in the Andean region of Latin America based out of Bogota, Colombia. Find capacity development, investing, and donor funding insights on this new chapter, as well as ANDE’s 7 other regional chapters, in the regional insights section of the report.
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Posted By Administration,
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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By Genesis Analytics and Impact Amplifier
Through the Catalyst Fund for Impact Measurement in Africa, supported by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) South Africa chapter commissioned Genesis Analytics and Impact Amplifier to conduct research into the impact measurement and management (IMM) landscape in South Africa. Mixed research methods were used to engage investors, intermediaries and investees in South Africa. The infographic presents key findings in an interactive format, accompanied by supplementary guide. These publications explore the current IMM landscape in South Africa, why and how impact is measured, the benefits and challenges of measurement and management, and how the data is used and reported. Through this publication, the authors and funders of this study aim to catalyse conversations and action, towards strengthening IMM practices in South Africa.
Click here for the supplementary guide
Click here for the infographic
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Posted By Administration,
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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In its fourth edition, this report focuses on recent developments in Africa’s banking sectors and the policy options for all stakeholders. The study of banking sectors across all African sub-regions includes the results of the EIB survey of banking groups operating in Africa. Three thematic chapters address challenges and opportunities for financing investment in Africa: (a) Crowding out of private sector lending by public debt issuance; (b) The state of bank recovery and resolution laws in Africa; and (c) Policy options on how to finance infrastructure development. The report finds that in many African banking markets, the last two years saw a pause in financial deepening. However, a rising share of banking groups report improving market conditions and plan a structural expansion of their operations in Africa and a continued push for new technologies.
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Posted By Abigayle Davidson, Aspen Institute,
Thursday, January 10, 2019
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Observing Acceleration: Uncovering the Effects of Accelerators on Impact-Oriented Entrepreneurs
by Peter W. Roberts and Saurabh A. Lall (Foreword by Randall Kempner)
This book summarizes five years of learning from data collected as part of the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative. The authors present data describing impact-oriented ventures and accelerators that operate in both high-income countries and in emerging markets. Blending survey data with insights from sector experts, their various analyses shed light on the basic structure of accelerators, showing where they are having their most promising results. Unlike previous studies, this book does not focus on a few high-profile accelerators (like TechStars and Y Combinator) and startups (like AirBnB and Uber). Instead, it compares a range of accelerator programs that target specific impact areas, challenging regions, and marginalized entrepreneurs. Therefore, it serves as a valuable tool for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the effectiveness of accelerator programs as tools that unleash the economic potential currently trapped in entrepreneurial dead spaces.
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Posted By Administration,
Friday, December 7, 2018
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Just Good Investing: Why gender matters to your portfolio and what you can do about it
by Calvert Impact Capital
There is growing evidence and collective understanding that gender equity is good for investment, good for businesses, good for society. However, this understanding still has not translated into widespread action in the investment world, often because investors are unsure how to incorporate gender into their analyses.
To address this, the report conducts an analysis of Calvert Impact Capital's private debt portfolio over the past eleven years examining the relationship between gender diversity at the board and leadership level and financial performance. It reveals a strong relationship between gender diversity in leadership positions (senior management) and financial performance. It also shares practical guidance and tools for creating a gender inclusive investment strategy. Read the full report
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Posted By Administration,
Friday, December 7, 2018
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Amplify II: The Next Mile of Impact Investing for INGOs
by Humentum and the INGO Impact Investing Network
Humentum and the International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) Impact Investing Network published their second impact investing report, Amplify Impact Investing 2: The Next Mile of Impacting Investing for INGOs, in December 2018. This report is the follow up to the original Amplify Impact Investing report released in 2016, Amplify Impact Investing: the INGO Value Proposition for Impact Investing.
In recent years, international non-governmental organizations, traditionally known for implementing donor-funded programs for social and environmental impact around the world, have begun to make a distinctive imprint on the impact investing ecosystem. The report updates our knowledge on the role of INGOs in impact investing, and discusses their evolution in the market. It concludes that INGOs are continuing to emerge as key players in impact investing. Learn more.
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Posted By Administration,
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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What Have We Learned: Financing Social Businesses in Uganda
by YUNUS Social Business and USAID
Financing and supporting early-stage businesses in Uganda is not an easy task. Social businesses in the early growth stages require patience and support to hone their model and serve more people. In this report with USAID, YUNUS Social Business looks critically at their venture philanthropy fund in order to share their learnings from their portfolio and investment and support strategy. The report describes their investment processes, strategies, and their new criteria moving forward. Learn more.
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