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Catalytic Capital: The Role of Impact-Linked Finance in Mobilizing Private Capital for Impact in Africa

Catalytic Capital: The Role of Impact-Linked Finance in Mobilizing Private Capital for Impact in Africa

The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) and Roots of Impact invite you to a session that will explore how to leverage catalytic capital to attract private capital into social investments.

WHERE: Register HERE to participate


Meet our Speaker


Natasha Dinham, Lead Advisory & Executive Education, Roots of Impact

Natasha Dinham is the Lead Advisory & Executive Education at Roots of Impact. Her work includes offering critical support and services to build the Impact-Linked Finance market, through high-end programs, facilities, and partnerships. Before this, she led the Innovative Finance Initiative at the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation. Here Natasha co-convened the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business’s ‘Impact Investing in Africa’ course. Prior to this, she managed technical assistance portfolios in Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia at FMO, the Dutch Development Bank.

Natasha has served on multiple investment committees and TA advisory boards for SME funds and is currently the Chair of the Green Outcomes Fund. She holds a Master’s degree in Economic Science from the University of the Witwatersrand, where she was an associate lecturer in Economics, and a certificate from Harvard Kennedy School’s Rethinking Financial Inclusion Program.