Managing Director at Intellidex Dr Graunt Kruger joins NewzRoom Afrika’s Hugo Ribatika to discuss the launch of the inaugural Africa Impact Investment Awards. These awards will shine a spotlight on excellence in impact investments in Africa. The project is being conducted in partnership with the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance, ANDE West Africa, Impact Investing Ghana, Impact Investing South Africa and the national advisory boards for impacting investing of both Nigeria and Zambia, and the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.
“The Impact Investment Awards really brings together two of our very big areas of focus of the work that we do, which is both working at the finance level and at the social development level. Impact investing is a new frontier of how we’re thinking about bringing about fundamental changes to our society, meeting huge needs whether it is social or environmental needs on the continent. The impact investing fraternity has been working really hard already to find innovative ways of solving problems and we thought it was time to recognise all of that work and celebrate early successes but also use this as an opportunity to point the direction of the future”, says Dr Kruger.
Watch the full discussion below.
Can you identify organisations or individuals who are displaying excellence in impact investments in Africa? Nominate them in up to 11 categories here.
Any organisation or individual can submit entries. Entrants can submit for more than one category and must be registered in Africa, headquartered in Africa or have operations on the continent.
The following activities are excluded:
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives
- Investments that are not explicitly planned and measured for impact
- Investments that do not offer financial returns
The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2023 and winners will be announced on 13 July 2023.
