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LGT Venture Philanthropy is pleased to announce the extension of our partnership with Ahueni, a non-profit organisation committed to protecting biodiverse ecosystems, sustaining community livelihoods, and offsetting global carbon emissions through the development of carbon asset projects.

13 December 2024

LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with Synchronicity Earth, a UK-registered non-profit organisation focusing on global environmental conservation with presence in key ecosystems across South-East Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Melanesia.

LGT Venture Philanthropy is pleased to announce its new partnership with Living Goods, a non-profit headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, aiming to save lives at scale by supporting digitally empowered community health workers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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.

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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 Ahueni to support livelihoods for local communities in the Maasai Mara

LGT Venture Philanthropy partners with Synchronicity Earth to support community-led conservation efforts in the Congo Basin

LGT Venture Philanthropy partners with Living Goods to scale access to quality primary healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa

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

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