Just for a Change

As blended finance, an approach to mobilising finance partnerships for development moves into the spotlight, there has been a rapid growth in diverse, innovative tools and practices.

Host, Barry Panulo, sits down with Hann Verheijen, managing director at Cordaid Investment Management, Mandy Jayakody, a project manager on the Green Outcomes Fund, and Taeun Kwon, research lead of Blended Finance at the Centre for Sustainable Finance & Private Wealth at the University of Zurich for a conversation on blended finance approaches and how to choose the best approach when.

Perhaps you’re curious about innovative finance or maybe you’re asking why Blended Finance is the way to go? Which approaches are best? How to choose an approach or how to conceptualise and design a new blended facility? Then this episode is for you.

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Bertha Centre for Social Innovation: https://www.gsb.uct.ac.za/berthacentre

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-youngest-and-oldest-countries/

https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2014/08/redesigning-development-finance-initiative.html

https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Blended_Finance_A_Primer_Develo

pment_Finance_Philanthropic_Funders.pdf

https://www.reffa.org/reffa

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What is blended finance? Why is it moving into the spotlight right now and what are the best ways to approach it as a practitioner? This episode of the Just For A Change podcast is dedicated to answering all these questions and more.

The Bertha Centre recently partnered with the Centre for Sustainable Finance & Private Wealth (CSP) at the University of Zurich as well as Roots of Impact on the project, Blended Finance: When to use which instrument. Tune in for a deep dive into the world of Blended Finance with experts and changemakers in this arena.

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Did you know that there are 23 known cases of suicide in South Africa every day, and for every person that commits suicide, 10 have attempted it?

In this episode of the Just for a change podcast, host Luvuyo Maseko and this episode’s guests look at the mental health and wellbeing issues facing the youth of our country.

In the face of the pandemic and their everyday struggles, how do we combat depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders in young people? What role does psychosocial development play in this and why is a systems lens so important? We ask these pertinent questions and chat to some inspiring change makers who are bringing hope in the face of these complex challenges.

Vanishaa Gordhan from the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, Scott Sloan from the School of Hard knocks, Kentse Radebe from DG Murray Trust and Amanda van der Vyver from Community Keepers are a few of the voices you’ll hear in this not-to-be-missed episode.

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Bertha Centre for Social Innovation: https://www.gsb.uct.ac.za/berthacentre

Fact sheet on adolescent Mental Health: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescent-mental-health

Community Keepers: https://communitykeepers.org/therapeutic-counselling/

South African Depression and Anxiety Disorders Group: https://www.sadag.org

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The mental well-being of our youth is a more important topic now than it has ever been.

A recent article by the World Health Organisation noted that globally, one in seven youth between the ages of 10 and 19 years old experience mental health challenges.

What kind of repercussions will failing to address mental health and wellbeing issues in our youth have? How can we build a culture of wellbeing - especially in our youth? We delve deeper into these questions and more in this episode of the Just for a change podcast powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Young people in South Africa and around the world have innovative solutions and ideas, but are we listening and are we creating spaces for them to bring these to life?

In this episode, the Just for a Change podcast hosts, Fergus Turner and Simnikiwe Xanga chat to Kayla Beare and Tumelo Mafoso. At the end of 2021, Douglas Knowledge Partners collaborated with the Bertha Centre in running an essay-based competition where youth could submit essays with their ideas and solutions for the myriad of issues facing society. Tumelo and Kayla were finalists in this competition and submitted essays on how they would solve issues like gender-based violence and youth unemployment.

Can consent education bring down the gender-based violence statistics in South Africa? Can hip hop shift mindsets and create new narratives in our communities? We unpack these questions and so much more in this not-to-be-missed episode.

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“The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world.” - Kailash Satyarthi

In this episode of the Just For A Change podcast, we sit down with some innovative young people who were recent finalists in an essay writing competition organized by Douglas Knowledge Partners in collaboration with The Bertha Center for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Why is youth-led innovation so important and how can we create spaces to hear the voices of the youth? Make sure to catch this full episode if you'd like to hear refreshing and exciting solutions. Click the subscribe button on our podcast profile to make sure you don't miss any upcoming episodes! Bertha Centre · Subscribe to the Bertha Centre newsletter

The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship is impacting the world by empowering and equipping changemakers to bring about upliftment, equality and lasting change.

In this commemorative episode, hosts, Kentse Radebe & Simnikiwe Xanga chat with founding director Dr Francois Bonnici and current Bertha Centre director, Dr Solange Rosa, about the past 10 years' highlights and challenges. When the Bertha Centre opened its doors in November 2011, nobody could have imagined the journey that lay ahead. Social innovation within an academic setting was not the norm back then. Listen in to hear how this remarkable story has unfolded over the last decade.

We also get a glimpse into what lies ahead for the Centre in the next five years. Seeding, developing and diffusing alternatives with a transformative impact; connecting the dots to foster radical innovation in health; using finance to build the world we all want to live in; seeking real change for youth, and putting the power to change in the hands of schools and much more.

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“Understand the past and you can shape the future.”

This episode of the Just For A Change podcast celebrates the inspiring story of the Bertha Centre of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship from inception to what it is today: A small but remarkable academic hub at the bottom of the African continent with activism in its soul.

Make sure to catch this episode as it commemorates the highs, lows, sweat, tears and joy experienced throughout the Bertha Centre journey. You will also hear from the founding director, Dr Francois Bonnici and current director, Dr Solange Rosa, as well as some previous and current staff members.

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The world of impact investing is brimming with opportunity - especially in Africa. The Global Steering Group (GSG) for Impact Investment Summit is dedicated to challenging old perceptions of investment and catalysing impact investment and entrepreneurship that benefits people and the planet.

In this episode, host, Kentse Radebe chats to Misha Morar Joshi, the Innovative Finance co-lead at the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship about the mindset of an impact investor and her takeaways from the 2021 GSG.

Kentse is also joined by Impact Investing SA Consultant Motshegwa More, Cliff Prior CEO of the GSG, and managing director of Old Mutual Investment Group, Tebogo Naledi. They deep dive into the global influence and importance of the GSG. Why is Africa such a fertile hunting ground for impact investors? Why are events like GSG are important and how do organisations like Impact Investing SA play a significant role in knowledge building and advocacy?

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https://gsgii.org/

http://www.impactinvestingsa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/IISA_Report2021_vf.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J18WF85l18s

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With Africa arguably being the largest impact investment opportunity in the world, how do we mobilize to take hold of such an opportunity?

Innovative finance serves as one of the strategies to capitalize on this investment opportunity. One organisation leading this charge is the Global Steering Committee. The GSG is a global organisation that catalyses impact investment and entrepreneurship to benefit people and the planet.

In this episode we reflect on the recent Global Steering Group for Impact Investment Summit which brought together diverse voices across the global impact investing community.

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http://www.impactinvestingsa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/IISA_Report2021_vf.pdf

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