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Refugee Lens Investing | April 4, 2023
NESsT brings its livelihoods solutions to refugees from the war in Ukraine
ImpactAlpha, April 4 — NESsT has invested $27 million in 233 enterprises to create quality jobs for refugees, migrants and other displaced people …
Latin America | February 27, 2023
Root Capital and other impact investors emerge as key players in Biden’s Partnership for Central America
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 27 – The U.S.- Mexico border gets the attention. But in addressing the root causes of migration, it is long-term investments in …
Kakuma Refugee Camp | Photo credit: Dominic Chavez / International Finance Corp.
Refugee Lens Investing | September 28, 2022
Displaced East Africans remake camps into testbeds for refugee-lens investing
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 28 – A settlement camp in a remote area of northwest Kenya is abuzz with economic activity – and a signal of the …
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Refugee Lens Investing | June 21, 2022
Tracking corporate action to address the climate-driven refugee crisis
Every three seconds another person is forced out of the rhythms of normal life and into crossing a border to find safety. From …
Inclusive Economy | June 7, 2022
One Percent for America: How simple, low-cost loans can clear a barrier to citizenship
Those newly naturalized Americans in the stirring pictures of immigrants from all over the world taking the Oath of Citizenship – every one of …
Mursal Hedayat. Photo credit: Chatterbox.
Refugee Lens Investing | March 16, 2022
Chatterbox snags over $2 million to connect tech-skilled refugees with jobs
ImpactAlpha, March 16 — London, U.K.-based Chatterbox launched in 2016 as an online language learning school for Syrian refugees to earn a living …
Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian aggression. | Photo credit: Yanosh Nemesh
Refugee Lens Investing | March 8, 2022
Ukraine crisis presents an opportunity for adaptive migration solutions
ImpactAlpha, Mar. 8 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. More than …
Mogadishu,Somalia | Photo credit: Sadik Gulec
Catalytic Capital | January 12, 2022
Migration surge spurs impact funds to target financial services for people on the move
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 12 – The record number of people who have been displaced from their communities by conflict, climate, crime and poverty is making …
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Refugee Lens Investing | October 6, 2021
Refugee bond attracts $14 million to support displaced people in Jordan and Lebanon
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 6 – The Syrian conflict has forced 6.6 million people to flee the country; 80% have settled in neighboring countries. The …
Jocotenango, Guatemala | Photo by Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash
Smallholder Agriculture | July 1, 2021
Impact investors step up to the migration challenge in Central America
ImpactAlpha, July 1 – The confluence in Central America of extreme weather events, gang violence, corruption, and poverty – exacerbated by COVID – is …
Refugee Lens Investing | April 7, 2021
Kiva closes $32.5 million fund to promote financial inclusion for refugees
ImpactAlpha, April 7 — San Francisco-based Kiva launched in 2005 soared to prominence as a microfinance crowdfunding platform. In its second act, “I …
Catalytic Capital | December 1, 2020
Refugee investments provide blueprints for Biden’s reset on immigration
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 1 – As the Trump administration was building walls and new restrictions, impact investors and innovative humanitarians were creating a marketplace of …
Europe | November 7, 2019
Impact storytelling at the European Venture Philanthropy Association
ImpactAlpha, November 7 – Representatives from philanthropy, government, venture capital, asset management and yes, startups huddled for small-group discussions at the European Venture Philanthropy …
Agrifood Tech | August 6, 2019
Lumachain raises $3.5 million to fight slavery in food supply chains
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 6 – Sydney-based Lumachain’s blockchain platform tracks the origin, location and condition of products in food supply chains in real time to …
Impact Voices | July 1, 2019
Mobilizing private capital to back solutions to the migration crisis in Latin America
ImpactAlpha, July 1 – The urgency of the forced migration crises in the Northern Triangle, Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela is growing: nine countries across …
Refugee Lens Investing | June 24, 2019
Growing investor interest in solutions for, and by, refugees
New York, NY – World Refugee Day came and went last week but roughly 70 million people remain forcibly displaced worldwide. While politicians demonize, …
Dealflow | June 24, 2019
Kiva rolls refugee fund for institutional investors
ImpactAlpha, June 24 – Kiva, known for its crowdsourced lending platform, is making refugees the focus of its first institutional fund. The San Francisco-based …
Dealflow | June 17, 2019
NeedsList raises $1 million for nonprofit crowdfunding platform
ImpactAlpha, June 17 – North Carolina-based NeedsList is a crowdsourcing platform for nonprofits humanitarian organizations in need of money, goods, and volunteer hours. The …
Entrepreneurship | April 30, 2019
Investors mobilize to expand opportunities for migrants in Mexico
ImpactAlpha, April 30 – The Refugee Investment Network and Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs launched the Initiative for Inclusive Investment in Mexico, or 3IM, …
Africa | March 28, 2019
Israel’s Rewire raises $12 million for digital banking for migrants
ImpactAlpha, March 28 – Israeli fintech company Rewire has secured $12 million for its digital banking platform that allows migrants to affordably transfer money to …
Entrepreneurship | February 25, 2019
Latino immigrants are an increasing share of new U.S. entrepreneurs
ImpactAlpha, February 24 – Non-native business founders made up about 30% of all new entrepreneurs in 2017, according to Kauffman Foundation’s latest Indicators of …
Dealflow | February 20, 2019
Mexican coding bootcamp Holacode secures backing from GINcapital
ImpactAlpha, February 19 – Mexican human resources advisory group GIN Group is backing startup Holacode to support technical skills development among an underserved …
Dealflow | January 24, 2019
IKEA Foundation backs development impact bond for refugees
ImpactAlpha, January 23 – The philanthropic arm of Swedish furniture company IKEA is committing €6.8 million ($7.7 million) to a development impact bond …
Entrepreneurship | October 25, 2018
A growing community of investors steers capital to solutions that benefit refugees
The 70 million forcibly displaced people around the world represent a growing global challenge. But behind the images of border conflicts and crowded …
Syrian refugees walk on their way back to the Syrian city of Jarabulus
Refugee Lens Investing | July 11, 2018
At the Vatican, investors target the unfortunate growth market in refugees and migrants
ImpactAlpha, Rome, July 10 –– The Vatican’s interest in impact investing in the last few years has coincided with the growth in the …
immigration | May 23, 2018
Entrepreneurs and investors mobilize to tackle challenges of refugees, migrants and modern-day slaves
ImpactAlpha, May 23 – An emerging ecosystem is beginning to move capital for people on the move. Where others see refugees and other …
Dealflow | October 16, 2017
Kois Invest to move ahead with livelihood bond for Syrian refugees
The Brussels impact-investing firm aims to raise up to $30 million for employment assistance and entrepreneurship support to Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey, …
Good Business | July 22, 2017
Innovate for refugees
Portable economic identities. A global telemedicine platform. A refugee-managed recycling center. Innovate For Refugees, a competition hosted by Beirut-based MIT Enterprise Forum Pan …
Dealflow | July 21, 2017
Kiva fund will give refugees access to loans
The micro-lending platform’s latest fund is making more than $9 million available for borrowing by refugees and host countries like Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey. …
Education Tech | June 27, 2017
Investing in the future of refugees who aren’t going home anytime soon
Nearly 66 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes. About two-thirds of these are internally displaced, but 22.5 million people are …
Asia | June 23, 2017
MyCash rakes in $300,000 through equity crowdfunding for fintech for migrants in Malaysia
MyCash launched last year to provide financial services to the three million migrant workers in Malaysia, 90% of whom do not have bank …
Good Jobs | February 16, 2017
The economic contributions of international migrants
Young, connected, entrepreneurial and skilled: migrants from Africa, China, India and the Philippines are making a positive impact on the countries they’ve settled in. …
carousel | February 14, 2017
Immigrants and the American Economy: A Love Story
There’s an upside to the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration: mobilized constituencies expressing renewed appreciation for immigrants’ positive impact on …
Dealflow | January 31, 2017
Biz and tech execs pledge to support refugees and immigrants
With Silicon Valley the epicenter of immigrant-driven wealth creation, tech titans are making up for a slow start to speak out against the …