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  Mainstreaming GLI An Assessment of Women Owned Enterprises in Developing Countries

  PUBLISHED: March, 2020

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  A Practical Guide for Integrating Data into Farmers’ Decision-Making Lessons from Asia

  PUBLISHED: March, 2020

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  Mid-Term Evaluation of WFP School-Feeding USDA Mc Govern Dole Grant for FY 2017-2020 in Bangladesh (2019-20)

  PUBLISHED: February, 2020

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  KENYA Impact Investment Landscape

  PUBLISHED: January, 2020

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  GHANA IMPACT INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE

  PUBLISHED: January, 2020

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  First Circular Apparel Innovation Factory Report 2019

  PUBLISHED: December, 2019

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  Siemens Stiftung – REPORT on Round Table on “Innovative Financing for Social Entrepreneurs”, Cairo 2019

  PUBLISHED: October, 2019

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  Convene. Connect. Catalyze. | Insights from the Sankalp Africa Summit 2019

  PUBLISHED: September, 2019

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  Financing India’s MSMEs – Estimation of Debt Requirement of MSMEs in India

  PUBLISHED: April, 2019

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  Assessment of State of Risk Finance for MSMEs in India

  PUBLISHED: April, 2019

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Mainstreaming GLI An Assessment of Women Owned Enterprises in Developing Countries
PUBLISHED: March, 2020
This report is part of a wider study that aims to unpack the contribution of Gender Lens Investing in women’s economic empowerment, and builds on the existing literature on the understanding of the finance gap for women-owned enterprises in developing countries. It is based on insights gathered from 200+ women entrepreneurs across Kenya, Rwanda, India and Indonesia.
While analysing the factors affecting access to finance for women entrepreneurs, the report touches upon its effect on their lives in terms of impact on their agency, bargaining power, ability to challenge patriarchal attitudes, and financial independence, through examples. The report posits a segmentation framework to bring out the differentiated characteristics, needs and challenges of women-owned businesses businesses.
The report concludes by building on the existing toolkits and guidance documents enabling GLI to put forth a framework of questions that can help financial institutions become more aware of their level of preparedness for targeting women entrepreneurs.
This study was carried out with the grant support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada.
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A Practical Guide for Integrating Data into Farmers’ Decision-Making Lessons from Asia
PUBLISHED: March, 2020
The benefits of data integration in agriculture/aquaculture greatly outweigh the costs associated with it, however, influencing smallholder farmers to adopt data-driven technologies continues to remain a critical challenge. Since most farmers in developing economies are smallholders, low adoption is a result of underlying factors such as a limited ability and willingness to pay, poor receptivity of new technology, lack of trust and awareness, and an outlook for immediate gains. The difficulty of last-mile connectivity further amplifies the adoption challenge. As a result, only a few businesses have managed to scale while others still struggle with financial-sustainability. The ones that have scaled have incorporated strategies involving pricing, marketing, and distribution; an understanding of which is necessary for successful participation in this space.
With this background, IDH, with support from Intellecap, developed this practical guide for organizations seeking to integrate data into agriculture/aquaculture through Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) in emerging economies. The recommendations included in the guide are an outcome of secondary research on 128 FMIS service providers and a deep dive with 21 shortlisted FMIS service providers operating in five countries of Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam1.
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Mid-Term Evaluation of WFP School-Feeding USDA Mc Govern Dole Grant for FY 2017-2020 in Bangladesh (2019-20)
PUBLISHED: February, 2020
Mid-Term Evaluation of WFP School-Feeding USDA Mc Govern Dole Grant for FY 2017-2020 in Bangladesh (2019-20)
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KENYA Impact Investment Landscape
PUBLISHED: January, 2020
About Impact Investment and The Impact Economy
To navigate the complexity of achieving a future where no one lives in poverty and the planet thrives, we need a simple unifying principle: that it is the role of all actors in society to examine how their actions affect the people and the planet.
Impact investment optimizes risk, return and impact to benefit people and the planet, by setting specific social and environmental objectives alongside financial ones, and measuring their achievement. Impact management is a critical practice to reach this potential.
As more people and organizations get involved and become more successful in impact investing, there is a cumulative effect. A vibrant and growing impact economy can develop where businesses, investment and activity deliver tangible improvements in outcomes for people and the planet and people have choices. In the impact economy, businesses use their capabilities to optimize both their positive impact on the world and their financial return. Investors use their resources to optimize business impact, adding and creating value beyond what would otherwise be achieved. The momentum of more positive impact being generated enlivens the possibility of an inspiring future.
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GHANA IMPACT INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
PUBLISHED: January, 2020
About Impact Investment and The Impact Economy
To navigate the complexity of achieving a future where no one lives in poverty and the planet thrives, we need a simple unifying principle: that it is the role of all actors in society to examine how their actions affect the people and the planet.
Impact investment optimizes risk, return and impact to benefit people and the planet, by setting specific social and environmental objectives alongside financial ones, and measuring their achievement. Impact management is a critical practice to reach this potential.
As more people and organizations get involved and become more successful in impact investing, there is a cumulative effect. A vibrant and growing impact economy can develop where businesses, investment and activity deliver tangible improvements in outcomes for people and the planet and people have choices. In the impact economy, businesses use their capabilities to optimize both their positive impact on the world and their financial return. Investors use their resources to optimize business impact, adding and creating value beyond what would otherwise be achieved. The momentum of more positive impact being generated enlivens the possibility of an inspiring future.
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First Circular Apparel Innovation Factory Report 2019
PUBLISHED: December, 2019
The 1st Circular Apparel Innovation Factory Report is a compilation of all that happened at the 1st CAIF Conclave 2019 that was hosted at the Sankalp Global Summit 2019 in Mumbai. The Conclave saw key conversations around Circular Economy and Sustainable fashion that was tabled at the launch of CAIF. The Comcalev had many parts that came together. Leaders from the Industry shared their perspectives, a fashion grand bazaar was created that showcased innovators, a workshop for out of the box ideas was conducted on the circular economy and a fashion show that highlighted social enterprises making sustainable fashion happen. To top it all over 60 partners joined us at the 1st CAIF Conclave. Intellecap with Anchor Partners Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) and The DOEN Foundation played a key role at the conclave. Together at the summit they launched the Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (CAIF), an industry-led platform with the mission to build the capabilities and the ecosystem needed to transition towards a circular textile and apparel industry in South Asia. The conclave was India ‘ s first convening of circular apparel and textile professionals aligning on building a common vision and roadmap for the transition towards circularity.
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Siemens Stiftung – REPORT on Round Table on “Innovative Financing for Social Entrepreneurs”, Cairo 2019
PUBLISHED: October, 2019
We are excited to share Siemens Stiftung’s new report on Innovative Financing for Social Entrepreneurs. In July 2019, Intellecap Investment banking Group’s head Gagandeep Bakshi joined fellow industry experts at the Empowering People Award at the epRoundtable in Cairo. Some very tangible solutions came from discussions and this report offers new insights and paths for social entrepreneurs when it comes to finding the “right” financing fit for their work.
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Convene. Connect. Catalyze. | Insights from the Sankalp Africa Summit 2019
PUBLISHED: September, 2019
The Sankalp Africa Summit has grown to be the largest convening of ts type in the region. The 2019 edition drew 1,000+ people of 40 ationalities from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. takeholders are incredibly diverse, representing entrepreneurs, nvestors, philanthropists, academic institutions, entrepreneur support rganizations, and DFIs – furthermore, they represent every impact ector.
Having hosted 20 Sankalps globally, the organizers wanted to gather ore insights on the attendees of Sankalp, why they attend, and what hey are looking for. Much research has been done on the impact nvesting space in East Africa, however, we have access to one of the ost exhaustive data sets in existence – the Sankalp Forum attendees hemselves. In order to achieve this, we partnered ith investorflow.orgwho has collected similar data from the investors on their platform and ho was instrumental in collecting and analyzing the data we collected.
We have assembled this report to share some of these insights with the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem. We hope you find it helpful!
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Financing India’s MSMEs – Estimation of Debt Requirement of MSMEs in India
PUBLISHED: April, 2019
This study aims to provide an assessment of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise sector finance in India. The chapters in the study highlight the key characteristics of the MSME sector, and assess the demand for, and the flow of credit into the sector. The study also evaluates the consequent gap in the financing needs of MSMEs. Finally, it explores potential interventions to boost the flow of formal credit to the sector. This study is an update to IFC’s ‘Assessment of MSME Finance in India” Report which was earlier published in Nov, 2012. (This Report is based on research and analysis of available demand and supply data from 2017).
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Assessment of State of Risk Finance for MSMEs in India
PUBLISHED: April, 2019
This study aims to assess the state of risk capital finance to the MSME sector in India. It focuses on analyzing the forms, sources and availability of risk capital products, such as equity, venture debt and unsecured debt to the sector. It estimates the gap in the demand and supply of risk capital to the sector, with a focus on equity capital (in the form of private equity, venture capital and angel investments). It also assesses the relevant enabling environment and supporting policy infrastructure, and in conclusion, provides recommendations and potential interventions to mitigate the demand-supply gap in MSME risk capital financing. (This Report is based on analysis of research and available demand and supply data from 2017).
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