Resources, publications & news
News & press
Press release, Eastern and Southern African Trade Development bank, 16 March, 2022
TDB Group’s TDF, And AGF Support 16,000 Small-Scale Farmers By Financing 3 Women And Youth-Led Agribusiness SMEs In East Africa
BBC report, 13 July, 2015
Ikea measures up the Indian market (includes products from industree)
Press release, Mastercard Foundation, 6 August, 2020.
Mastercard Foundation and Grassroots Business Fund To Drive Covid-19 Recovery And Resilience Program In Kenya
Los Angeles times, 5 October, 2014
How I Made It: Novica CEO Roberto Milk
Press release, 9 November, 2015
Selected for the Impact Assets 50
External Publications
Adventure Finance
We featured in a chapter of the book “Adventure finance: how to create a funding journey that blends profit and purpose” by Aunnie Patton Power
Project Sage 4.0 - Tracking Venture Capital, Private Equity and Private Debt with a Gender Lens
We participated in Project Sage 4.0: tracking venture capital, private equity, and private debt with a gender lens.
Leading Tanzanian Women in Financial Services
Lilian Mramba, GBF’s Africa regional director, was featured in IFC’s report “leading Tanzanian women in financial services”.
Private Equity and Value Creation - A Fund Manager’s Guide to Gender-Smart Investing
Our work featured as a case study in the IFC/CDC report “Private equity and value creation: a fund manager’s guide to gender-smart investing”.
Publications & Reports
18 Years of Blended Finance: Impact and lessons Learned
GBF report exploring our achievements, our impact and what we have learned over the years
GBF celebrates its 10-year anniversary
Annual Report 2018