Youth:

Our approach seeks to include, enhance and increase youth participation as employees, consumers and suppliers through:

• Investing in sectors (like education and agriculture) that have high youth participation
• Promoting policies that ensure gainful employment of the youth within our investee companies including fair wages, promotion and conducive work environment
• Promoting policies that ensure meaningful youth participation within supply and value chains
• Targeting businesses that facilitate increased access to products and services for young consumers including increased access to education and vocational training, sexual reproductive health products and services, increased access to water and energy in rural communities that detract the youth, especially girls, from more productive activities

Informal Economy and low income communities:

Our approach seeks to reach women and youth operating within the informal economy as well as low income communities through:

• Investing in sectors that have high integration with low-income businesses in the informal economy like retail and wholesale trade.
• Targeting businesses that facilitate increased access to products and services to rural and low-income communities.
• Targeting businesses that intentionally source from smallholder farmers or provide training/inputs to them.
• Targeting businesses that demonstrate linkages to the informal sector through their supply or distribution channels

Climate Action:

We seek to promote women’s role as agents of change by surfacing and supporting women businesses that provide innovative and sustainable climate solutions and mobilize others to participate. We seek to impact women as providers of solutions, as leaders, as employees, and consumers through:

• Investing in sectors that promote gender and climate smart solutions with inclusive and resilient business models including health, education, clean energy and sustainable food production sectors.
• Targeting businesses that facilitate increased access to clean water, eco-friendly transport, food and energy, contributing to safe travel and improved health.
• Targeting businesses that promote increased women’s contribution to climate mitigation and resilience through climate smart agricultural practices, climate related sensitization and education, upskilling for green jobs and climate action.
• Directing post investment technical assistance towards promoting climate change/action/resilience through implementation of climate mitigation strategies by investee companies