by Athena Global | May 20, 2022 | Resources
“One of the fundamental drivers of our business model is acknowledging and recognizing that small and growing businesses are the backbone of any healthy and resilient economy.” On May 11, 2022, The Social Impact Pulse Podcast, together with Artesan Gateway...
by Athena Global | May 19, 2022 | Gender Lens Investing, Resources
Securing funding is one of the many challenges female African entrepreneurs face. This Bloomberg.com article is a great resource to understanding these obstacles as it highlights the issues women-led companies encounter as well as the pioneers in the space working to...
by Athena Global | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Financial Products/ Structures for DEI, Library, Publications
BIDUK’s Managing Director, Kaylene Alvarez, was proud to speak at a panel on Participatory Product Design at the KIVA and USAID Gender Equity + Financial Inclusion Forum (GEFI Forum) from March 15-17, 2022. There, Kaylene shared how BIDUK designs products and services...
by Athena Global | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog, Library, Publications
Athena Global is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) with the intention of issuing a single, fixed-price subcontract. This engagement aims to ultimately co-create (with Athena Global) a Wizard-style Tool and Learning Platform to increase access to finance, skills...
by Athena Global | Nov 24, 2021 | Videos
Jose Luis Martinez Gomez is an Athena advisor working out of Medellin, Colombia. Here he explains his work with Athena, facilitating better relationships between banks and small businesses, and the challenges and rewards of raising 2 twin baby boys during the...
by Athena Global | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog, Gender Lens Investing, Indigo Phibbs, Publications
By Indigo Elliot Phibbs, BIDUK MEL Specialist Gender has long been a hot topic in impact investing. With a growing number of people using social and environmental lenses to inform their investment decisions, gender has taken centre stage in social considerations....
by Athena Global | Aug 13, 2021 | Gender Lens Investing
By Kaylene Alvarez, Founder and CEO Words matter. They really do. This is even more true when working internationally, across cultures and languages. At Athena Global and BIDUK Indonesia, we’re working to understand how words can perpetuate power dynamics and...
by Athena Global | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog, Climate and Environment, Resources
It’s very bad, but curbing emissions will help By Robert Hurst, Athena Global The recent IPCC Report on global heating didn’t provide a great deal of new information for anyone who has been paying attention so far, but it hit the news with some confusion. The...
by Athena Global | Aug 9, 2021 | BIDUK, Videos
Brooklyn-based but internationally-minded impact investor Ellen Fish shares her experience in this video interview. The BIDUK Indonesia investor and founder of R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund explains why she thinks emerging markets are the best bet for impact...
by Athena Global | Aug 6, 2021 | BIDUK, Blog, Gender Lens Investing, Investment Vehicles, Videos
From Middle America to Nigeria to Thailand, Mexico and Indonesia, Ellen Fish makes her mark By Robert Hurst, Athena Global Advisors Recently I sat down for a talk with Brooklyn-based impact investor Ellen Fish. Ellen is the founder of R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund, a venture...
