6.3 Formal engagement with 6.3.1 To development partners, Number of formal Start 2017 Bertha Center Catalyst for Ref. to 6.1 development partners, private private sector and foundations, engagements with Growth Budget for bringing intermediaries sector and foundations to present case” for: development partners, private “business together research and – advocate for support to Investment into sector and foundations to marketing cost develop industry development of key advocate for support to ANDE infrastructure (institutions, industry institutions such develop industry infrastructure $100,000 start-up and $50,000 Microfinance institutions and tools, instruments etc.) as impact investment (institutions, tools, instruments maintenance banks (Standard Bank and member networks and etc.) Absa, AGF) industry infrastructure Consideration of SAIIM network (advocacy and continental fund of funds Number of Pooled incubators linkages) Development of and accelerators on a platform VC4A investment that showcases investees to platforms attract investments with a AfDB Development of impact quality label creation of user – investment ecosystems in friendly regional portals countries to enable those Number of investors linked to impact ‘demanding’ the existing platforms investment to flourish through capacity building Number of Technical support, investment assistance and guarantee readiness support, legal mechanisms that are available and regulatory structures, embedding support in education systems, etc.; 6.4 Ongoing formal and 6.4.1 Conduct ongoing advocacy Number of ongoing Ongoing USAID DFID, EIB, SIDA, Budget for 1 session per region per informal engagement with and engagement with development engagements with from 2017 year Rockefeller Foundation, development partners, private partners, private sector, foundations, development partners, private US$20,000 sector, foundations etc. to: sector and foundations FORD Foundation, CDC,FMO, Mobilize resources to AFD, IFU, GIZ, support continental fund of Afircan Dev. Foundation, funds Mobilize resources to Governments (SA National support technical Treasury) assistance and development of appropriate institutions such as impact investment member networks Support testing and development of appropriate financing models and structures Support development of stage-appropriate impact
6.3 Formal engagement with development partners, private sector and foundations to advocate for support to develop industry infrastructure (institutions, tools, instruments etc.) 6.3.1 To development partners, private sector and foundations, present “business case” for: Investment into development of key industry institutions such as impact investment member networks and industry infrastructure Consideration of continental fund of funds Development of investment platforms Development of impact investment ecosystems in countries to enable those ‘demanding’ impact investment to flourish through capacity building support, investment readiness support, legal and regulatory structures, embedding support in education systems, etc.; Number of formal engagements with development partners, private sector and foundations to advocate for support to develop industry infrastructure (institutions, tools, instruments etc.) Number of Pooled incubators and accelerators on a platform that showcases investees to attract investments with a quality label – creation of user friendly regional portals Number of investors linked to the existing platforms Number of Technical assistance and guarantee mechanisms that are available Start 2017 Bertha Center Catalyst for Growth ANDE Microfinance institutions and banks (Standard Bank and Absa, AGF) SAIIM network (advocacy and linkages) VC4A AfDB Ref. to 6.1 Budget for bringing intermediaries together – research and marketing cost $100,000 start-up and $50,000 maintenance 6.4 Ongoing formal and informal engagement with development partners, private sector, foundations 6.4.1 Conduct ongoing advocacy and engagement with development partners, private sector, foundations, etc. to: Mobilize resources to support continental fund of funds Mobilize resources to support technical assistance and development of appropriate institutions such as impact investment member networks Support testing and development of appropriate financing models and structures Support development of stage-appropriate impact Number of ongoing engagements with development partners, private sector and foundations Ongoing from 2017 USAID DFID, EIB, SIDA, Rockefeller Foundation, FORD Foundation, CDC,FMO, AFD, IFU, GIZ, Afircan Dev. Foundation, Governments (SA National Treasury) Budget for 1 session per region per year US$20,000
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