Toxic PFAS chemicals in food and food packaging pose risks to grocery stores and big box retailers https://t.co/7DDtEr0326 @AfricaSustain1 @UNEnvironment
Happening now: Critical capital and financing of social enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. Regional Director SSA Moses Anibaba kickstarts the event with an opening speech at Radisson Blu.
Deputy British High Commission Susie Kitchens: British government is committed to supporting Kenya to invest in SMEs to scale up their enterprises. @ke_British@emungai_m@SusieKitchens
.@emungai_m : Social enterprises offer financially self-sustaining models for positive social change. As such, they have an important role to play in achieving the SDGs and allow societies to have smart, market oriented solutions to global problems. @ke_British
.@emungai_m : Key observations in Social enterprises:
-Social enterprises need technical support over and above the financing
-‘NGO like and hence the commercial mind-set is non existent.
- Limited social enterprises support ecosystem.
@ke_British#impactafrica
.@emungai_m :Challenges for Impact investing:
-Deal flow challenges
-Difficulties in measuring impact, and lack of supporting framework
-Unclear and inconsistent enabling environment
@ke_British#impactafrica
.@SusieKitchens, @UKinKenya Deputy High Commissioner “The UK gov. has introduced policy instruments to support social enterprise and impact investors to support Sub-Sahara Africa, and with Kenya having a 4.2 Billion dollar impact investment creates a wealth of opportunities”
Did you ever wonder where your old or damaged phone, computer, refrigerator, office printers, and scanners disappear to as we upgrade to new models?...E-Waste Management: A Bid Towards a Safer Africa #EWaste#Pollution#Sustainability https://t.co/HE1YfxF9qO via @AfricaSustain1