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GCF Second Consultation Meeting drives momentum for the second replenishment
... (IPAG), and Accredited Entities - Jacqueline Novogratz of Acumen, Jyotsna Puri of the International Fund for ...
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Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
... component of a GCF-funded project by the Accredited Entity Acumen Fund, Inc., an investment fund, in which 500 women ...
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CAF becomes first multi-lateral development bank to sign agreement with GCF
... have now signed Accreditation Master Agreements with GCF: Acumen Fund, Agency for Agricultural Development (ADA) of ...
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UNDP and GCF sign partnership agreement to invest in low-emission and climate resilient development
... have now signed Accreditation Master Agreements with GCF: Acumen Fund, Agency for Agricultural Development (ADA) of ...
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Financing climate and environmental actions
... renewable energy. In parallel, GCF is also investing with Acumen to leverage private equity to support SMEs involved ... USD 20 million in equity and USD 5 million in grant to the Acumen’s USD 110 million KawiSafi Ventures Fund. The ... small- and medium-sized enterprises in Kenya and Rwanda. Acumen estimates that 40% of its beneficiaries/customers are ...
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From investment to impacts
... climate change.” Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen, a GCF Accredited Entity, emphasised that “What is ... we can't do this alone. The partnership between GCF and Acumen has truly been a game changer.” GCF and CRDB Bank, ... CEO of Farmline, an investee company of GCF funded project, Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) — which supports ...
Article > News update 
2019 Annual Performance Report for FP005: KawiSafi Ventures Fund
This Annual Performance Report present the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and...
Document > Annual Performance Report Kenya Rwanda
Gender action plan for FP148: Participation in Energy Access Relief Facility ("EARF")
This document outlines the gender action plan for FP148: Participation in Energy Access Relief Facility ("EARF"). Gender action plans seek to operationalise the constraints and opportunities for women and men identified...
Document > Gender action plan Multiple countries
2018 Annual Performance Report for FP005: KawiSafi Ventures Fund
This Annual Performance Report present the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and...
Document > Annual Performance Report Kenya Rwanda
2017 Annual Performance Report for FP005: KawiSafi Ventures Fund
This Annual Performance Report present the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and...
Document > Annual Performance Report Kenya Rwanda
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP210: KawiSafi II
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP210: KawiSafi II. Project and programme funding proposals that have environmental or social impacts are required to provide...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report Multiple countries
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP211: Hardest-to-Reach
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP211: Hardest-to-Reach. Project and programme funding proposals that have environmental or social impacts are required to...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report Multiple countries
Gender action plan for FP211: Hardest-to-Reach
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP211: Hardest-to-Reach. Gender action plans seek to operationalise the constraints and opportunities for women and men identified during the gender analysis...
Document > Gender action plan Multiple countries
Gender action plan for FP210: KawiSafi II
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP210: KawiSafi II. Gender action plans seek to operationalise the constraints and opportunities for women and men identified during the gender analysis towards...
Document > Gender action plan Multiple countries
GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa
... energy.” Created and developed by the impact investor Acumen with financing by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), ...
Article > Story Kenya Rwanda 
Making blended finance work for adaptation
... reef protection. A second example is the USD 56 million Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund, including USD 26 million ...
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2020 Annual Performance Report for FP005: KawiSafi Ventures Fund
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and...
Document > Annual Performance Report Kenya Rwanda
2022 Annual Performance Report for FP005: KawiSafi Ventures Fund
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and...
Document > Annual Performance Report Kenya Rwanda
2023 Annual Performance Report for FP005: KawiSafi Ventures Fund
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and...
Document > Annual Performance Report Kenya Rwanda
2023 Annual Performance Report for FP148: Participation in Energy Access Relief Facility ("EARF")
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and...
Document > Annual Performance Report Multiple countries
GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
... Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP078 - USD 26 million for the Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, with the Acumen Fund Inc FP080 - USD 52.50 million for the Zambia ...
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GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
... in developing countries, Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of the Acumen Fund, Inc., an impact investor and GCF partner on ... agriculture initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa, shared that Acumen is discussing a role for GCF in a potential USD 100 ...
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GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) FP210: KawiSafi II with Acumen FP211: Hardest-to-Reach with Acumen FP212: &Green Fund: Investing in Inclusive ...
Article > Press release 
GCF at COP28: A wrap up of outcomes at COP28
... projects recently approved by GCF: FP210: KawiSafi II with Acumen, FP211: Hardest to Reach with Acumen, FP212: &Green Fund with FMO, FP215: Community ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund: USD 1.26 billion for climate action in developing countries
... impact and are groundbreaking on several fronts. The Acumen Climate Action Pakistan Fund aims to establish a USD ... (DEFIS +) FP228 Cambodian Climate Financing Facility FP229 Acumen Climate Action Pakistan Fund FP230 Kuali Fund-GCF ...
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Green Climate Fund announces support for adaptation, endorsement of COP initiatives
... infrastructure. GCF’s USD 25 million equity in the Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund in Africa has boosted ... average global temperature rise well below 2°C. The Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund is anchored by GCF’s USD ...
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Ministers call for successful GCF replenishment at HLPF
... Novogratz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Acumen, told panellists that for every dollar that ...
Article > Press release Norway Rwanda 
GCF private sector conference makes business case to lower planet's climate costs
... from over 100 countries gathered to explore how to tap the acumen of the business world and the power of profits to ...
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GCF forum at COP26 finds big investment rise needed to decarbonise energy paths
... finances are helping to achieve this aim. Partnering with Acumen, GCF has provided USD 30 million of equity in the USD ...
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Green Climate Fund Board streamlines access to finance in major accreditation review USD 187.7 million also approved for new climate projects
... (JSIF) and the reaccreditation applications of: Acumen, based in the United States; Centre de Suivi ...
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