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    Venture Philanthropy Creates the World’s First Global-Impact Bond

    Venture Philanthropy Creates the World’s First Global-Impact Bond

    Categorized as: Africa, Girls & women, Job Creation, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories & Tagged as: Impact Assets, Impact investing, Innovations for Poverty Alleviation, Village Enterprise Fund on February 2, 2019. Related Grantees: African Entrepreneur Collective, Bean Voyage, Jibu, KadAfrica, Kiretono Resource Centre through AID Tanzania, BOMA Project, Upaya Social Ventures, Working Capital for Community Needs.

    Cover photo: Village Enterprise students graduate out of poverty by completing their small-business training program.   Editor’s note: How do you know if your impact investments are actually having impact? One way is how our newest partner, Village...Read more

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