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LGT Venture Philanthropy (LGT VP) is excited to announce the renewal of its partnership with SmartStart, a South African non-profit dedicated to expanding access to quality early learning in low-income communities while creating employment opportunities for women.

13 November 2024

Venture Philanthropy Foundation is pleased to announce our renewed partnership with Financing Alliance for Health, an African-led non-profit that addresses systemic financing challenges to scaling primary and community health programs across Sub-Saharan Africa.

LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation (LGT VP) is pleased to announce our extended three-year partnership with AMP Health, a South African-based non-profit dedicated to improving the leadership and management capabilities of public health teams in Africa.

LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation (LGT VP) is pleased to announce its new partnership with Instiglio, a global leader in driving government reforms to maximize the impact of public and development spending. This collaboration aims to address pressing challenges of ineffective government...

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After eight years of partnership, Liberia’s Education Advancement Program (LEAP), formerly known as PSL (Partnership Schools for Liberia), is graduating from the LGT Venture Philanthropy portfolio this year. LEAP is a partnership between The Government of Liberia and non-state school operators to improve public school quality.

25 September 2024

Nature - like forests, wetlands, grasslands, and rivers - plays a crucial role in ensuring we have enough clean water. Less than 3% of the Earth's water is freshwater, and most of it is out of reach. Only 0.3% of this freshwater is in liquid form on the surface.

On the occasion of the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Lisha McCormick, CEO of Last Mile Health, and Tom Kagerer, Partner and Global Health Lead at LGT Venture Philanthropy, sat down to explore what it takes to create lasting change in health care systems, and how the two organisations...

In this interview, Oliver Karius, CEO of LGT Venture Philanthropy, talks about the organisation's history, its unique impact-driven approach and the exciting journey that lies ahead.

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LGT Venture Philanthropy extends partnership with SmartStart to increase access to quality early learning in South Africa

LGT Venture Philanthropy extends partnership with Financing Alliance for Health to narrow the healthcare funding gap in Sub-Saharan Africa

LGT Venture Philanthropy extends partnership with AMP Health to strengthen public health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation partners with Instiglio to drive effectiveness in global development spending August 2024

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