Regular contributor, Kerryn Krige, looks at an innovative dairy project in Kenya and discovers some hard lessons for civil society in South Africa. Funding is not the problem – we need to connect with our markets and raise the standards of our work and practices. “It is not funding that is the problem. It’s access Read more »
Two worlds are colliding and the results can only be fun. I am sitting in the Impact Investing conference (organised by GreaterCapital at GIBS) and you can see it happening. There are those of us from a non-profit background (clearly visible as we don’t wear sharp cut suits or impossibly high heels) and those from the Read more »
Thanks to our speakers, delegates, media partners, sponsor and GreaterCapital team, the SA network for Impact Investing Conference 2012 was a resounding success. Here are all the tweets from the conference and some of the great feedback we received. @HMabaso: Great SAImpact conference. Lovely networking platform. Inspiring in every way. @GreaterCapital well done! 8 May @GreaterCapital: And Read more »
With the review of Regulation 28, South African pension holders now have the opportunity to demand that their savings are invested responsibly, in companies that respect the environment, follow fair labour practices and contribute to the country’s social development. The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis has seen consumers and investors around the world demanding Read more »
Josephine Tshaboeng, a one-time domestic worker, has been transformed into a first-time entrepreneur with the help of innovative social enterprise TUHF. Fifty-one-year-old Tshaboeng’s journey began over 10 years ago and culminated in May 2010, when she received a prestigious Halala Joburg Award from the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA). Tshaboeng moved to Joburg from Lichtenburg in 1985. Read more »
