LGT Venture Philanthropy Insights

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.

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 are helping secure life-saving care for millions of people in remote communities in Africa.

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.

Nature thrives when communities thrive. At LGT Venture Philanthropy, we believe that local communities hold the knowledge to successfully protect the ecosystems they live in and are also best placed to manage them sustainably.

Senior Investment Manager, Nava Anvari, walks us through each step of the due diligence process.

Dickson Kaelo, CEO of Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA), discusses Kenya's community conservancy model and KWCA’s integral role in driving the movement forward.

Tom Kagerer, Partner and investment specialist at LGT Venture Philanthropy, explains the main differences between venture philanthropy and impact investing.

LGT VP's CEO Oliver Karius discusses the role that venture philanthropy can play in supporting effective, scalable solutions to systemic challenges.

LGT VP’s CEO Oliver Karius reflects on a challenging past twelve months, and shares important learnings and opportunities he sees coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.