Gender Lens Investing Series: Patamar Capital on Empowering Women in Portfolios
5 min read
At the end of the day, I believe we all share the same underlying goal of gender equality, and while it’s easy to get distracted by all the details, it’s important to remind ourselves of that!
Java Mountain Coffee Deal Share Impact Trip Report
4 min read
Java Mountain Coffee is an Indonesian social enterprise committed to empowering women farmers and providing farm fresh sustainably-sourced Indonesian coffee.
Six Memorable Quotes from #AVPN2020
5 min read
With the COVID-19 pandemic, AVPN took its Annual Conference fully online for the first time ever. It was the largest showing to date, attracting a record 7,500 participants from 103 markets. The five-day event saw the social investment community in Asia pledge their commitment to advance social impact, reinforce their connections to one another, and share stories of innovation and inspiration. Here we share five memorable takeaways from the Conference.
Three Ways Entrepreneur Support Organisations Can Close the Gender Financing Gap
5 min read
Despite efforts to reduce it, the gender financing gap is still alive and well in Asia. Women entrepreneurs continue to receive less funding than their male counterparts. Entrepreneur support organisations (ESOs) have a key role to play in bridging this gap. With capital becoming increasingly connected, ESOs should collaborate and partner to help our female-led businesses access capital and grow more effectively. Find out how ESOs can do so.
Why Malnutrition is the Nexus of Key Social Challenges in Asia
6 min read
Nutrition is a massively underfunded global social and health issue. In contrast to the over USD 500 billion spent per year on fossil fuel subsidies, the funders spend only about USD 3.9 billion annually on efforts to reduce malnutrition. In 2016, the World Bank estimated that governments and donors needed to spend an additional USD 7 billion annually for the next 10 years over the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025)[1] to meet targets set by the World Health Assembly, a goal that remains unrealised. The scarcity of funding for nutrition is puzzling given its high social return on investment. Every USD 1 spent on basic nutrition gives back an estimated USD 16 to the local economy, comparable to investments in health, irrigation, and roads.
