Description:
The Rural Livelihoods Investment Window is a private debt facility that provides financing and business support to enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa to promote sustainable employment and income opportunities for communities in rural areas. The focus of the initial phase is on Uganda and Senegal.
The Rural Livelihoods Investment Window invests in local enterprises that generate employment and income opportunities for rural households or provide access to relevant goods and services, such as water and sanitation solutions or renewable energy.
The Rural Livelihoods Investment Window has started building a portfolio of long-term private debt investments in 10 to 15 enterprises, balancing tangible social and environmental impact with financial returns. It provides long-term and flexible capital to local enterprises that struggle to access bank financing and are still too small for many other impact investors.
The facility is managed by HEKS/EPER and Switzerland-based impact investment firm iGravity.
