{"id":116,"date":"2023-07-11T06:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T06:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impacc.org\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2025-07-02T08:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:33:15","slug":"our-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/impacc.org\/en\/our-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"116\" class=\"elementor elementor-116\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f926fd3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f926fd3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d7a638\" data-id=\"12d7a638\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85124a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d85124a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-538325338-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-538325338-1.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-538325338-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-538325338-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-538325338-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471fdc93 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"471fdc93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e860a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e860a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INVEST IN <br> FUTURES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1c3a6d\" data-id=\"e1c3a6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15c020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d15c020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR IMPACT<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cd08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cd08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating Jobs That Create Opportunities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff9151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff9151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A job is the best way out of<\/span>\u00a0poverty, and 9 out of 10 jobs in the developing world are created by small and medium sized companies. By investing in them, they can create jobs that lift people out of poverty. And because we only support sustainable business ideas, they protect the environment and solve social issues, too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-487d2fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"487d2fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2621223\" data-id=\"2621223\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cd66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66cd66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we keep track<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42da0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42da0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Count Jobs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed367f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ed367f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to measure our impact. Our impact logic is simple:\u00a0\u00a0We enable African start-ups to create jobs\u00a0in base-of-pyramid markets.\u00a0By providing capacity building and business growth support in Africa (SDG 17 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Partnership for the Goals<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and by funding base-of-pyramid businesses (SDG 10<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Reduced Inequalities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our start-ups provide jobs especially for women (SDG 5 \u2013 Gender Equality) which in turn help end extreme poverty (SDG 1<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 No Poverty<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). As shareholders in our portfolio companies, we have direct access to impact data, which we validate regularly through field visits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5ebf11\" data-id=\"a5ebf11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0995f2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0995f2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d9a6a9\" data-id=\"1d9a6a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763d1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"763d1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-01.png 1500w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-01-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-01-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-01-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bea5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21bea5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Target<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51de9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51de9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2aae15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"a2aae15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1701\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1701\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1701\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1701\"><p><b>What it means:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Eliminate severe poverty worldwide by ensuring everyone&#8217;s income surpasses $1.25 per day. Impacc&#8217;s start-ups create jobs in poverty-stricken areas to contribute to this goal by improving\u00a0 household<\/span>\u00a0incomes.<\/p><p><b>How we measure it: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impacc measures two types of jobs: \u201cbig jobs\u201d and\u00a0\u201cgig jobs\u201d. \u201cBig jobs\u201d pay above the country\u2019s minimum wage or above \u201clow pay\u201d (defined as 2\/3 of the median of the hourly or monthly earnings distribution). \u201cGig jobs\u201d reflect the modern working world: they are less formal but pay above the country\u2019s poverty line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, we also track and measure income opportunities \u2013 roles that generate income but fall below the above thresholds.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We start counting newly created jobs as Impacc jobs from the moment we sign a formal partnership agreement with our ventures. <\/span><\/p><p><b>How we validate it:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We maintain clear data reporting agreements with start-ups and have access to their financial records, allowing us to authenticate &#8216;Big and Gig Jobs&#8217; through detailed payroll and labor payment records. Additionally, start-ups provide self-reported data. In our annual report, we transparently disclose the number of jobs that have been validated through our verification processes alongside those that are self-reported, ensuring clarity and accountability in our impact assessment.-<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756faed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"756faed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indicator for Impacc:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178d5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"178d5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Number of jobs created until 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1312863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1312863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Score:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd067f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd067f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1973<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4607fc8\" data-id=\"4607fc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ed6fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74ed6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3072\" height=\"3072\" src=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/E_Inverted_SDG_goals_05.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13601\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/E_Inverted_SDG_goals_05.png 3072w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/E_Inverted_SDG_goals_05-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/E_Inverted_SDG_goals_05-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/E_Inverted_SDG_goals_05-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/E_Inverted_SDG_goals_05-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/E_Inverted_SDG_goals_05-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/E_Inverted_SDG_goals_05-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3072px) 100vw, 3072px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564d67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"564d67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Target<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234d653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234d653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"separator-bottom\">Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc31f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"cdc31f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2151\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2151\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2151\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2151\"><p><b>What it means:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Promote equality and empowerment for women by ensuring that women have equal access to good jobs. Impacc puts emphasis on female founded businesses and supports start-ups that actively hire and promote women in their permanent workforce.<\/span><\/p><p><b>How we measure it:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Progress is measured by the female ratio in the permanent workforce of the supported start-ups.<\/span><\/p><p><b>How we validate it:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Similar to Goal 1, verification of gender distribution in the employment data of start-ups, supported by field visits and data verification.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8331a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8331a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indicator for Impacc:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01265bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01265bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Female ratio in the permanent workforce in 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6759bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6759bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Score:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab643a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab643a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>44 %&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2e281\" data-id=\"6d2e281\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795e100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"795e100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-10.png 1500w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-10-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-10-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786527e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"786527e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Target<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3e01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd3e01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Encourage financial support, including foreign direct investment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764dc84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"764dc84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1241\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1241\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1241\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1241\"><p><b>What it means:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Channel resources to countries facing the most urgent requirements, with a particular focus on those that are least developed, African, island, and landlocked. Impacc actively generates investment flows by directing funds from Europe into African start-ups, with the goal of addressing global inequality and fostering development in regions that require it most.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>How we measure it:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For Impacc, this target signifies the intentional redirection of financial resources from more developed regions to regions in need. We ensure transparency through detailed financial operations, meticulously documenting investments, and adhering to tax regulations. We conduct thorough due diligence and create growth milestone plans to guide the investments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>How we validate it:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our validation process involves aligning our accounting information with the requirements of tax authorities, ensuring financial transparency, and maintaining accurate tracking of investments.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1070965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1070965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indicator for Impacc:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd101b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd101b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amount of money invested by Impacc since 2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7ea79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a7ea79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Score:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0fccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef0fccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>849.563 \u20ac<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9675bc\" data-id=\"d9675bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7316d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de7316d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-17.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-17.png 1500w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-17-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-17-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-17-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/E-Inverted-Icons_WEB-17-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb73b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdb73b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Target<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3a3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba3a3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enhance capacity-building in developing countries for SDG implementation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b02dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"d3b02dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2211\"><p><b>What it means:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Strengthening global partnerships to empower developing countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), leveraging collaboration among countries from various regions through North-South, South-South, and triangular cooperation. Impacc&#8217;s operational model significantly contributes to this goal by both investing in and providing comprehensive business growth support to start-ups in these regions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>How we measure it:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Impacc&#8217;s contributions are quantified by tracking salaries, expenses, and the value of pro bono support. We meticulously maintain detailed financial records and ensure partner transparency. This involves capturing the remuneration for our Venture Builders, costs related to employed experts, and the value of services provided through pro bono partnerships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>How we validate it:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our commitment to this target is validated by ensuring that the figures we disclose align with our accounting records and tax authority requirements. Moreover, we validate the value of pro bono support against prevailing market rates, solidifying the impact of our comprehensive capacity-building efforts on developing countries.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc09020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc09020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indicator for Impacc:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5582dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5582dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Value of business growth support committed to start-ups since 2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d2036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11d2036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Score:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa07233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa07233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1.138.814 \u20ac<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1abaa70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20210811_170813_DSCF1385-scaled-e1762359196479-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20210811_170813_DSCF1385-scaled-e1762359196479-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20210811_170813_DSCF1385-scaled-e1762359196479-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20210811_170813_DSCF1385-scaled-e1762359196479-1536x1140.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe4759 sectors elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"afe4759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring the Rise of Female Founders in Africa<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fabda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5fabda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/en\/female-founders\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"25\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M5.5 12H19.5\" stroke=\"#FF5D5B\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9dee61 news-grid\" data-id=\"d9dee61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b659035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b659035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/en\/von-wegen-sommerloch-unsere-neuen-investments-und-partner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sos.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sos.png 884w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sos-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sos-768x553.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe4759 sectors elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"afe4759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-cb4b3f1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Impacc<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Partnerships<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Start-Ups<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94ee32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b94ee32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forget the summer lull. 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wp-image-14906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Team.png 1240w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Team-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Team-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/impacc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Team-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe4759 sectors elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"afe4759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-cb4b3f1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fabda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5fabda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/impacc.org\/en\/we-are-the-fastest-growing-aid-organisation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"25\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M5.5 12H19.5\" stroke=\"#FF5D5B\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M12.5 5L19.5 12L12.5 19\" stroke=\"#FF5D5B\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4924fee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4924fee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbb091e\" data-id=\"dbb091e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a879198 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a879198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/blog-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See all updates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INVEST IN FUTURES OUR IMPACT Creating Jobs That Create Opportunities A job is the best way out of\u00a0poverty, and 9 out of 10 jobs in the developing 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