Early-Stage Impact Investing: Experiences from Kenya
Event from June at the Eleos Foundation
Penda Health
Penda Health is a social enterprise that is seeking to revolutionize healthcare in Kenya by building a chain of high quality outpatient clinics that specialize in preventative and women’s healthcare and are affordable for Kenyan middle and low-income families. The staff at Penda Health are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and clean experience for their patients. Watch to see the launch of their pilot clinic to further understand the true impact this project will have in their communities.
Digital Divide Data Kenya recruits motivated youth who are living in the slums of Nairobi and provides them with employment and university scholarships. Youth split their days between providing BPO services to clients globally and completing their education. By graduation they will not only have a degree but will be highly skilled and go on to hold positions that earn them more than four times the average regional wage. Watch this video to understand the true social impact that Digital Divide Data provides.
Sanergy is a social enterprise focused on making sanitation accessible, affordable and hygienic in Africa slums. Their work is being piloted in informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Watch and learn how this exciting project works and how it is positively impacting communities.
The Eleos Foundation has identified an important need for very early-stage funding of social enterprises. The Eleos Foundation is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs both financially and by working alongside them throughout the process as they grow to scale.
For more information about The Eleos Foundation visit www.theeleosfoundation.com.
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