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2022-09 eiNewsletter
Starting with some big news… IED becomes E+EAs part of the new SDC structure entering into force on 1. September 2022, the Inclusive Economic Development (IED) team and the Education (EDU) team joined forces to become the new thematic section Economy and Education (E+E). Be reassured – our support for the network on everything concerning VSD, PSD, FSD and PSE will continue. Support for Basic Education and Education in Emergencies will be granted by the Education Network and on the Education shareweb. In the future there might be some adaptations on the shareweb organization. We will keep you posted!
Newsletter without A+FSFrom now on, the E+E newsletter will solely focus on the topics VSD, PSD, FSD and PSE as well as on information of general importance for E+E. You will receive all relevant updates on Agriculture and Food Security in a separate newsletter. If you are interested in the topics of Basic Education and Education in Emergencies please subscribe here.
SharewebFollowing the creation of the new thematic section Economy and Education, the former e+i shareweb was adapted and has been upgraded to the new E+E shareweb. For the time being, the E+E shareweb will cover all information relevant to the entire thematic section as well as on the topics PSD, FSD, VSD and PSE. All elements relevant for Basic Education and Education in Emergencies are still provided on the Education shareweb. As part of the upgrade, the E+E shareweb has become a one stop shop – the newly integrated tab on PSE provides you with all relevant information and resources around Private Sector Engagement and you won’t have to look for them on the separate PSE shareweb anymore. The Education tab will bring you to the Education shareweb where you find all corresponding information.
Coralie Blunier
Regional Advisor for Private Sector Engagement for the South Caucasus, Ukraine and Moldova 
Biography: Coralie is Regional Advisor for Private Sector Engagement for the South Caucasus, Ukraine and Moldova since June 2022. She is a specialist in the design, management and evaluation of programmes related to economic development and technical and vocational education and training (TVET). She brings strong research and analytical skills from managing impact evaluations for the consulting firm Palladium International in various African countries as well as in Nepal, from 2015 to 2019. Coralie then started working for SDC at the Swiss Embassy in Nepal in 2019, as Programme Manager for Economic Development. In this role, she led and expanded a diverse and broad portfolio of projects, ranging from TVET, to agricultural market systems and private sector development. Coralie successfully passed the SDC Concours in 2021 and was subsequently accepted as a Candidate for International Cooperation.
Dominique Crivelli
Senior Advisor VSD and PSD, SDC Berne
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Qu’est-ce que tu aimes dans ton travail, qu’est-ce qui le rend spécial ? J’aime m’engager pour un futur meilleur et je m’identifie avec les valeurs de la DDC. Notre travail est passionnant et très varié. Nous avons la chance de nous déplacer régulièrement, voyager, vivre dans différents pays, même si les contextes peuvent être parfois très difficiles et on en demande beaucoup en termes d’adaptation et flexibilité à notre partenaire et à nos enfants ! La rencontre de personnes de cultures et backgrounds très divers me passionne. Nous sommes confrontés aux thèmes d’actualité et cherchons des réponses viables au grand défis de notre siècle tant au niveau local, national que régional. J’aime bâtir des ponts entre les personnes, les cultures et la recherche de consensus est importante pour moi. La proximité avec l’humain, sa diversité, sa fragilité, sa créativité est essentielle dans mon épanouissement professionnel et personnel.
Si tu pouvais faire n'importe quoi, n'importe où tout de suite, que ferais-tu et où le ferais-tu ? Je serais de nouveau en congé sabbatique ! J’ai fait un voyage autour du monde de 12 mois entre la Nouvelle Zélande, l’Australie et l’Indonésie à l’âge de 19 ans avant de commencer les études universitaires. Sans e-mail, sans whatsapp ni réseaux sociaux (cela n’existait pas encore) juste un appel à la maison une fois par mois pour dire que tu allais bien. Expérience inoubliable ! C’est une aventure que je souhaite répéter dans quelques années dès que l’âge des enfants va me le permettre. Cette fois destination Canada, Patagonie et Îles du Pacifique. Du temps pour soi, pour les rencontres, les grands espaces, l’émerveillement, la photographie, la lecture et la réflexion, et des e-mails de temps en temps.
Quelle est la leçon la plus importante que tu as tirée de ton travail ? Le changement nécessite du temps ! Je suis de nature à vouloir voir les changements et les résultats de nos projets rapidement mais dans le développement j’ai appris qu’il il faut une bonne dose de patience et de persévérance, de l’engagement dans la durée pour atteindre des résultats tangibles et durables. Les obstacles et défis sont nombreux, les processus parfois lourds et longs et nos instruments parfois trop rigides. Afin d’atteindre des résultats durables j’ai également appris l’importance d’impliquer les acteurs du terrain, de bien comprendre les dynamiques locales de pouvoir, le rôle essentiel du dialogue politique et le grand avantage des approches systémiques.
Biographie : Dominique a un Master en Sciences de l’environnement et un Executive Master in Intercultural communication. Elle travaille depuis 16 ans dans la coopération au développement. D’abord pour une ONG suisse active au Sénégal ensuite elle rejoint la DDC en 2014 (programme de relève, JPO), ce qui lui a permis de remplir des fonctions tant à l’étranger (UNDP au Nicaragua, Bureau de coopération au Burkina Faso et Ambassade Suisse au Kenya) qu’à la centrale à Berne. Dominique a de l’intérêt pour un large nombre de thèmes et durant ces années elle s’est occupée de thématiques diverses: éducation et formation professionnelle, développement économique local et développement du secteur privé et de la santé. Depuis septembre 2021 elle a rejoint l’actuelle section Economie et Education à la centrale à Berne.
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22 September 2022
The Swiss Capacity Building Facility’s 2021 Annual Report is now available here. How has SCBF contributed to advancing the inclusive finance agenda? 1. 370,000 unique end-clients benefitted from the innovative and tailored financial products, services or channels fostered thanks to SCBF’s funding interventions in 2021. 2. Since inception, SCBF has touched the lives of 2.9 million end-clients, 62% of whom are women. 
3. SCBF funded 10 innovative projects focusing on digital financial inclusion, climate change finance and insurance in 2021, with a potential to reach at least 600,000 people (including more than 56% women). 4. For every CHF 1 of donor funding from the public sector, SCBF has catalysed CHF 1.59 of private sector resources, demonstrating a commitment to and expertise in fostering public-private collaboration for inclusive finance.
The Swiss Capacity Building Facility’s 2021 Annual Report is now available here. How has SCBF contributed to advancing the inclusive finance agenda? 1. 370,000 unique end-clients benefitted from the innovative and tailored financial products, services or channels fostered thanks to SCBF’s funding interventions in 2021. 2. Since inception, SCBF has touched the lives of 2.9 million end-clients, 62% of whom are women.
3. SCBF funded 10 innovative projects focusing on digital financial inclusion, climate change finance and insurance in 2021, with a potential to reach at least 600,000 people (including more than 56% women). 4. For every CHF 1 of donor funding from the public sector, SCBF has catalysed CHF 1.59 of private sector resources, demonstrating a commitment to and expertise in fostering public-private collaboration for inclusive finance.
28 September 2022
Impact-linked finance soft launch SCBF, with the support and mentorship of Roots of Impact, is piloting two impact-linked finance transactions to foster innovative solutions that boost inclusive finance. We are currently finalising the selection of two high-impact enterprises that will receive an impact-linked instrument. Impact-linked finance is a mechanism which enables high-impact potential enterprises, such as insurtechs or fintechs with a socially driven market strategy, to access financial rewards linked to the achievement of positive outcomes. By providing “better terms for better impact,” impact-linked finance aims to incentivise enterprises to deepen and accelerate their positive impact while growing their businesses. It will also be a core element of our new strategy, and our partners and donors are already excited about embarking with us on this new venture.
Welcoming MPower Ventures as SCBF’s newest member MPower Ventures, a climate and fin-tech start-up revolutionising how people in emerging contexts access and finance clean energy solutions for their homes or businesses, has joined as our 28th member. Read more about the partnership here.
New projects: Remittances as a gateway to financial inclusion, micro-pensions and fintech solutions for MSMEs Since our last update, we have funded 7 exciting projects tackling remittances, pensions, digital finance and MSME lending: - In Benin, with the support of CIDR Pamiga, RENACA (a union of decentralised financial systems) will roll out safe and responsible mobile banking services.
- In Ghana, People’s Pension Trust will scale-up a unique micro-pension product linked to savings for people, especially women, working in the informal sector.
- In India, Accion will support Annapurna Finance to scale a pre-approved digital emergency loan and a client-engagement platform.
- In Kenya, Val Partners and Mbao Pension Plan will build informal sector workers’ awareness around retirement planning and enable them to access a digital micro-pension product.
- In Nigeria and Senegal, SympliFI will scale up its platform which enables remittances to be used as collateral for immigrants’ family members or friends to obtain loans for kickstarting their business ventures.
- In Senegal, AXA and Democrance will work together to leverage remittances to boost insurance coverage for migrant workers’ families back home.
- In Uganda, OKO Finance and Jubilee Allianz General Insurance will launch a digitally-powered index insurance solution for smallholder farmers.
Impact-linked finance soft launch SCBF, with the support and mentorship of Roots of Impact, is piloting two impact-linked finance transactions to foster innovative solutions that boost inclusive finance. We are currently finalising the selection of two high-impact enterprises that will receive an impact-linked instrument. Impact-linked finance is a mechanism which enables high-impact potential enterprises, such as insurtechs or fintechs with a socially driven market strategy, to access financial rewards linked to the achievement of positive outcomes. By providing “better terms for better impact,” impact-linked finance aims to incentivise enterprises to deepen and accelerate their positive impact while growing their businesses. It will also be a core element of our new strategy, and our partners and donors are already excited about embarking with us on this new venture.
Welcoming MPower Ventures as SCBF’s newest member MPower Ventures, a climate and fin-tech start-up revolutionising how people in emerging contexts access and finance clean energy solutions for their homes or businesses, has joined as our 28th member. Read more about the partnership here.
New projects: Remittances as a gateway to financial inclusion, micro-pensions and fintech solutions for MSMEs Since our last update, we have funded 7 exciting projects tackling remittances, pensions, digital finance and MSME lending: - In Benin, with the support of CIDR Pamiga, RENACA (a union of decentralised financial systems) will roll out safe and responsible mobile banking services.
- In Ghana, People’s Pension Trust will scale-up a unique micro-pension product linked to savings for people, especially women, working in the informal sector.
- In India, Accion will support Annapurna Finance to scale a pre-approved digital emergency loan and a client-engagement platform.
- In Kenya, Val Partners and Mbao Pension Plan will build informal sector workers’ awareness around retirement planning and enable them to access a digital micro-pension product.
- In Nigeria and Senegal, SympliFI will scale up its platform which enables remittances to be used as collateral for immigrants’ family members or friends to obtain loans for kickstarting their business ventures.
- In Senegal, AXA and Democrance will work together to leverage remittances to boost insurance coverage for migrant workers’ families back home.
- In Uganda, OKO Finance and Jubilee Allianz General Insurance will launch a digitally-powered index insurance solution for smallholder farmers.
17 October to 21 October 2022
online
17 October
online
Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) and social inclusion are essential features of programme design and implementation. Addressing systemic constraints to economically empower vulnerable groups, including women, yields both social and economic returns. This course will show you how to integrate WEE and social inclusion into the entire implementation process (including research, design, monitoring and decision-making) to drive positive change in access, agency, social norms, and economic advancement. For more information click here.
31 October to 25 November 2022
online
31 October
online
Market systems development programmes support people living in poverty helping to increase their income, gain employment, and purchase basic goods. The approach can achieve sustainable impact at scale, but faces many practical challenges. This DevLearn online training course will introduce the core concepts of market systems development and provide simple, practical tips to enable you to implement them in your context. Our course is offered entirely online between the 31st October and 25th November, and can easily be combined alongside a normal working week. For more information, click here.
23 November to in
Berne / online
23 November in
Berne / online
November 23th 2022, 14:30 to 17:30 CEST, Berne (Kursaal) and online This HELVETAS symposium looks at how development organizations and donors partner with large companies to achieve impact and reach with their operations. These partnerships are key to achieving the SDGs. But such collaborations carry risks, since the goals and values of the partners may differ. International experts will offer insights on creating partnerships that foster mutual understanding and avoid pitfalls. >> sign up
28 November to 09 December 2022 in
Bangkok
28 November in
Bangkok
This intensive, 10-day residential training programme focuses on how to make development more effective, achieving greater impact, inclusiveness, scale and sustainability. It explores the strategic and practical implications for organisations as they adopt the market systems development approach.
For more information, click here.
03 July to 07 July 2023 in
Berlin
03 July in
Berlin
The Mesopartner Summer Academy will focus again on territorial economic development and you will learn both about theory and get practical methods and tools you can use in your work. Learn more and also read what others say about the Summer Academy.
19 September to 21 October 2022 in
online
19 September in
online
The course targets mid-to-senior-level insurance practitioners exploring and setting up inclusive insurance programmes in their organizations. Regulatory and supervisory authorities willing to support inclusive and responsible insurance in their countries are also invited to attend. The course is also designed for financial institutions and other distributors interested in inclusive insurance. Finally, it is useful for development practitioners, funding agencies and technical assistance providers supporting projects in this field.
05 October 2022 in
online
05 October to 05 October 2022 in
online
05 October in
online
A webinar discussion on the findings and themes from the latest e-MFP survey of sector trendsIn 2018, the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) launched the first Financial Inclusion Compass survey as a way to leverage e-MFP’s multi-stakeholder membership and position in the inclusive finance community. The results of the mixed-methodology survey were published as the Financial Inclusion Compass, a now annual publication series that gives to practitioners, investors, donors, academics, and support service providers the chance to present their thoughts on the trends, future priority areas, challenges and opportunities for inclusive finance in the short, medium and long term. The Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 is the fifth edition of this series, and we are delighted to launch it at a webinar on Wednesday 5 October 10- 11 am CEST, led by author e-MFP’s Sam Mendelson, and joined by Stuart Rutherford and Apricot Wilson as respondent discussants: >> Please join this webinar (or listen to the recording later) to hear Sam Mendelson present key findings of the survey, both the quantitative ranks and index scores as well as the summary themes from the open-ended qualitative questions. After that short presentation, Apricot and Stuart – both Compass survey respondents themselves – will give their thoughts, and there will be ample opportunity for questions and comments from the audience.
23 November to in
Berne / online
23 November in
Berne / online
November 23th 2022, 14:30 to 17:30 CEST, Berne (Kursaal) and online This HELVETAS symposium looks at how development organizations and donors partner with large companies to achieve impact and reach with their operations. These partnerships are key to achieving the SDGs. But such collaborations carry risks, since the goals and values of the partners may differ. International experts will offer insights on creating partnerships that foster mutual understanding and avoid pitfalls. >> sign up
23 November to in
Berne / online
23 November in
Berne / online
November 23th 2022, 14:30 to 17:30 CEST, Berne (Kursaal) and online This HELVETAS symposium looks at how development organizations and donors partner with large companies to achieve impact and reach with their operations. These partnerships are key to achieving the SDGs. But such collaborations carry risks, since the goals and values of the partners may differ. International experts will offer insights on creating partnerships that foster mutual understanding and avoid pitfalls. >> sign up
29 November 2022 in
SFUVET, Zollikofen
29 November to 29 November 2022 in
SFUVET, Zollikofen
29 November in
SFUVET, Zollikofen
The Swiss Forum for Skills Development and International Cooperation (FoBBIZ) is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. For this year's annual conference, the topic is “Transversal competences in VET: Undisputed importance – challenging implementation”. Date : Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 14:00 – 17:00 Location : Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET, Zollikofen More information on the event and how to sign up (in German and in French) can be found on the FoBBIZ website.
23 November to in
Berne / online
23 November 2022 in
Berne / online
November 23th 2022, 14:30 to 17:30 CEST, Berne (Kursaal) and online This HELVETAS symposium looks at how development organizations and donors partner with large companies to achieve impact and reach with their operations. These partnerships are key to achieving the SDGs. But such collaborations carry risks, since the goals and values of the partners may differ. International experts will offer insights on creating partnerships that foster mutual understanding and avoid pitfalls. >> sign up
26 September 2022 in
Kursaal Bern
26 September to 26 September 2022 in
Kursaal Bern
26 September 2022 in
Kursaal Bern
The Impact Finance Conference (IFC) connects dedicated individuals from the financial world and the business community who share a common vision: to bridge the gap between the financial industry and a sustainable economy.At the conference, 350 decision-makers from the financial industry, as well as thought leaders from business, science and politics will meet for a cross-industry exchange of knowledge to find solutions for a strong Swiss financial center and secure the livelihoods of future generations.
04 October to 08 October 2022
04 October 2022
04 October to 08 October 2022
The week will comprise a crowd-sourced program of events on impact finance planned by the Building Bridges Community in a range of formats that stimulate deeper levels of dialogue and collaboration including : panel discussions; roundtables; workshops, training sessions, pitches and networking events. It is open to anyone interested in finance and sustainability. More information here: https://www.buildingbridges.org/2022-edition/building-bridges-week/
12 October to 15 October 2022
12 October 2022
12 October to 15 October 2022
The GIIN Investor Forum is the largest in-person global gathering of impact investors. The Forum has a strong reputation for presenting delegates with the opportunity to build relationships, discover opportunities, share insights about new strategies, learn the latest industry developments, and explore ways to drive continued momentum and growth in the market.
28 November to 02 December 2022 in
online
28 November 2022 in
online
To accelerate positive change for people and planet, there is a need to get the right people in the room and weave new webs of change. Impact Week brings changemakers together to mobilise capital for true social transformation. The event intends to share fresh ideas that can enable net-zero economy, ease inequalities and elevate economic and social prospects for all. It will present opportunities to draw connections that will accelerate and scale up solutions, to together create those ‘aha!’ moments that can speed up an organisation’s journey from theory to outcomes.
22 September 2022
This document is a guidance paper for SDC head office and cooperation office staff. This is the updated version 2022 in English and French. The Spanish version is from 2017. The guidance document provides advice for SDC staff on how to manage projects using a market systems approach. Advice is provided for developing the initial project idea and formal entry proposal, the tender process, the inception phase, credit proposal and implementation phase, steering and monitoring, evaluation and preparation of a following phase. There is also a short video with explanation and overview of the guidance paper - see video in English or see video in French. Further, there is a brief for decision-makers and a poster that can be printed and displayed in your office to make people aware of the guidance.
22 September 2022
This guidance sheet is one of a series of tools written to support SDC staff and partners in designing and implementing projects aimed at financial inclusion. It outlines key issues regarding inclusive agricultural insurance and how to promote this approach within the overall framework of inclusive insurance throughout the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of cooperation strategies and project interventions. >> here
27 September 2022
Since June 2022, the SDC has started hosting a series of online webinars on VET system development in English and in French. Covering topics such as the key components of the VET system and providing concrete best practices from SDC projects, these webinars can be accessed on the E+E shareweb and will continue to run over the next months. On November 28th, you can take part in the next webinar on Financing of VET infrastructure and equipment in English. All recordings can be found on this dedicated page, and keep an eye on the shareweb’s events tab to see when future webinars will take place.
23 September 2022
Although female financial inclusion offers disproportionately deep and lasting impact benefits, women consistently continue to make up the majority of the world’s poor and financially excluded. Inclusive fintech solutions in emerging markets hold significant potential to close financial inclusion gaps by accelerating cost-effective and convenient access to financial services for women. Despite this, private sector investments in fintech companies are not geared toward leveraging this potential. Women-led fintechs and those that are already gender inclusive struggle to access the capital they need to scale. The Impact-Linked Finance Fund, co-managed by Roots of Impact and iGravity recently launched the Impact-Linked Finance Fund for Gender-Inclusive Fintech (the LIF for GIF). The ILF for GIF provides Impact-Linked Finance and technical assistance to fintechs to incentivize a stronger focus on gender transformative outcomes. Fintechs, identified by renowned impact investment funds, are directly rewarded with financial incentives for achieving greater impact. The investment from the partnering impact funds is intended to help the fintechs in Africa, the Middle-East and Asia to scale, magnifying their impact even further. In March 2022, this fund secured commitments of USD 13.4 million from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperationand the Austrian Development Agency in a first closing. The full target fund size is USD 21 million. The ILF for GIF was officially launched on August 25th, 2022. The online event gathered 190 participants from across the world to discuss how catalytic capital and innovative finance can push the boundaries in gender inclusion. Visit the Fund Page or the webinar recording for more information. The funding window also collaborates with Ecosystem Enablers such as incubators, accelerators, and early-stage venture builders to strengthen the offering of financial products to better suit the specific needs of marginalized women such as migrants: - The Women’s World Banking, a nonprofit organization working towards economic empowerment through financial inclusion to the one billion women in the world without access to formal financial services, is conducting the incubation of a remittance solution with a financial service provider in Nigeria, which will be replicated in South-East Asia.
- Village Capital helps entrepreneurs bring big ideas from vision to scale with the mission to reinvent the system to back the entrepreneurs of the future. The organization’s vision is a future where business creates equity and long-term prosperity. As an Ecosystem Enabler of the ILF for GIF, the organization is building a gender-sensitive accelerator program to support young fintech in contributing to increased financial inclusion for women migrants and to increase investment-readiness.
The ILF for GIF will collaborate with additional Ecosystem actors that have the capacity to help deepen and scale the impact of gender-inclusive fintechs.
In recent years, it’s been increasingly recognised that current economic growth is environmentally unsustainable. Green Growth, which means promoting economic development that ensures preservation of natural capital and maintenance of ecosystem services, has therefore emerged as a topic of growing interest and support in PSD programmes. A multitude of initiatives, networks and organisations have adopted the concept of Green Growth in recent years, in particular following the 2012 Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development. Different approaches and tools have been designed and tested in the field by implementation agencies worldwide. However, the large diversity of approaches, partly explained by the variety in aspirations of donors and interventions, calls for a mapping and classification that makes it easier to share and compare lessons learnt, select suitable approaches and tools for Green PSD programmes, and to prevent duplication of efforts. The Green PSD Navigator seeks to fill this current gap with regard to existing resources. It’s based on the DCED Green Growth Working Group’s initiative of creating an overview of green growth approaches and tools, and builds on the extensive collection of previous DCED publications, including the report Green Growth and Private Sector Development: Stocktaking of DCED Experiences (2014).
ILFF, SDC, ADA
On August 25th 2022 the Impact-Linked Finance Fund (ILFF), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) launched the Impact-Linked Fund for Gender Inclusive Fintech (ILF for GIF) in a webinar. The ILF for GIF strives to trigger gender-transformative impact in the financial inclusion sector by providing catalytic capital and using Impact-Linked Finance instruments to incentivize and empower fintech enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, and Asia. >> video of the launch event
SCBF
In this blog post the Swiss Capacity Building Facility (SCBF) team dived into the potential of blockchain solutions to address the sustainable development challenges and scale-up customer-centric financial solutions. This thought piece highlights how blockchain can deliver practical benefits, today.
SCBF; Blue-Marble; Oldmutual
In collaboration with Blue Marble Microinsurance and Old Mutual Zimbabwe, SCBF undertook lean research to look at how insurance innovations can help farmers manage the risk of climate change, while protecting their livelihoods and preventing food systems’ disruptions. This report captures the insights emerging from the study.
SDC/ E+E
This guidance sheet is one of a series of tools written to support SDC staff and partners in designing and implementing projects aimed at financial inclusion. It outlines key issues regarding inclusive agricultural insurance and how to promote this approach within the overall framework of inclusive insurance throughout the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of cooperation strategies and project interventions.
SDC
Updated Version 2022 - For SDC, education is a priority theme and comprises both basic education and vocational skills development. The SDC Education Strategy sets out how we will reach this objective through our bilateral and multilateral engagement. It provides guidance to the SDC’s South Cooperation, Cooperation with Eastern Europe, Global Cooperation as well as Humanitarian Aid and inspires the SDC’s cooperation strategies and its global and multilateral programmes.
SDC
Poverty related neglected diseases (PRND) such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV affect predominantly the world’s poorest countries where there is limited health care infrastructure, a lack of universal insurance schemes as well as low economic power of patients to pay for necessary medical treatment. As a result, there has been little financial incentive for the global pharmaceutical industry to invest in research and development (R&D) to develop effective medical products that improve the health situation of people in lower and middle income countries (LMIC).
PDPs now have an important role to play in shaping the global health R&D system for equitable access to health products and technologies in LMIC and beyond. Important issues that influence the future of PDPs are an increased focus on access consideration in the product lifecycle, new funding models, synergies between PDPs, enhanced coordination in the global health R&D system, the influence of technology and digitalisation of processes, and data collection for costing.
SDC
Social Impact Incentives (SIINC) are an innovative finance tool that uses public and philanthropic finance to help Social and Impact Enterprises (SIEs) grow and scale their impact and make them more attractive for private providers of capital. SIINC has gained significant traction with major players in the field, and it is increasingly being recognized and adopted by important actors in the international impact eco-system. The SIINC concept of rewarding impact has evolved into a wider range of impact-linked finance instruments and led to the establishment of an Impact-Linked Finance Fund
SDC
This case study is about the Impact-Linked Finance Fund (ILFF), a funding mechanism that pools and manages impact-linked finance (ILF) resources and builds the nascent ILF eco-system. ILF refers to a growing portfolio of financing solutions for high-impact market-based organisations that directly link financial rewards to the achievement of positive social outcomes and mobilises private investments.
The work of the Fund will be shaped by several trends and factors, including the increased availability of evidence and data, the use of digital tools and effective self (or user) reporting, an increased willingness to experiment with the full range of ILF solutions, to learn from these experiments and to share findings, and a rapid expansion to a wider range of actors in the social, private and public sector including traditional start-ups, corporations, and financial institutions.
SDC
Aceli Africa provides support and smart incentives to commercial lenders and impact investors to finance high-impact low-profit agri-enterprises in Africa that would otherwise not be served by financial institutions due to risk and profitability concerns. Aceli aims at incentivising capital suppliers to provide more finance to high-impact agri-enterprises than what these lenders would otherwise be prepared to finance given risk and profitability concerns. In that way, Aceli seeks to positively impact livelihoods of farmers, workers, and their communities as well as the local environment. Ultimately, Aceli aims at creating a more effective and inclusive marketplace for high-impact agriculture finance in Africa that will be adopted by governments locally and become sustainable and independent of donor funding in the long term. Aceli adapts a financing innovation that has been co-created by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for social and impact enterprise finance, the so-called Social Impact Incentives (SIINC), to the new context of agricultural lending in Africa.
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