Investing for Impact Understanding Impact: The economic impact of Covid-19 on women
Mar 18, 2021
25:31
Our Understanding Impact podcast series explores some of the biggest challenges facing developing economies and how impact investment can help overcome them.
In this episode, we look at the disproportionate economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on women, and how investors, businesses and financial institutions are responding to it. We hear from four senior leaders working across Africa and South Asia, where we invest - they are:
In this episode, we look at the disproportionate economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on women, and how investors, businesses and financial institutions are responding to it. We hear from four senior leaders working across Africa and South Asia, where we invest - they are:
- Abi Mustapha-Maduakor, CEO of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA)
- Inez Murray, CEO of the Financial Alliance for Women (FAFW)
- Roberta Annan, Founder and Managing Partner of Annan Capital Partners
- Roshaneh Zafar, Founder and Managing Director of the Kashf Foundation