August 2021 Despite the ongoing pandemic and myriad of challenges, ANDE East and Southeast Asia and our members never stop supporting and engaging with the small and growing business (SGB) ecosystem in hopes that, together, we can leverage existing opportunities to recover and grow even stronger. In partnership with Gobi Partners, we hosted the Impact Measurement and Management 101 as part of the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) Competition. This introductory yet comprehensive workshop, presented by ANDE’s Impact Analyst, Mallory St. Claire, introduced an overview of impact measurement and management (IMM) and approaches entrepreneurs can apply to their businesses. Moreover, we were honored to have SHE Investments share best practices on how they build and develop IMM systems. In case you missed it, watch the recording here. In the latest Test Phase of the ESEA Gender Equality Action Lab, we gathered to refine the prototype idea and get ourselves ready to pilot the initiative in the next few months. We also launched a new ANDE funding opportunity, Gender-Smart Investing Capacity Building Facility, aiming to help investors build the technical know-how to incorporate gender lens into their investment and help SGBs make gender-smart business decisions. Would you like to learn more about the application and selection processes? Check out the recording of the Asia Office Hours Session. Finally, we kicked off August with the second session of the Digitalization Learning Lab Series, ‘Know Your User - Create Your Offer’ last week. We were honored to have Mercy Corps Indonesia share their digital journey experiences on how they identified and selected their extreme user persona and how their value proposition is defined. Stay tuned on our social media channels and website for key summaries and resources from each session. Discover more exciting events, opportunities, and resources in the following sections! ANDE Funding OpportunitiesApplications are open for the ANDE Gender-Smart Investing Capacity Building Facility The Gender-Smart Investing Capacity Building Facility will award five grants of up to USD $30,000 for pre-investment gender-smart capacity building services to joint teams of one investor and 1-3 SGBs operating in India, Brazil, or the East and Southeast Asia, Andean, or Eastern African regions. Investor applicants must match funds based on a sliding scale determined by their assets under management. See more information on requirements, timeline, and application resources, and apply by August 18, 2021. Applicants may send questions to ande.membership@aspeninstitute.org. ANDE is also launching a call for gender-smart capacity development providers to build a directory of individuals and institutions that provide this array of services. To be considered for the directory, please complete this survey. ANDE EventsSEA Climate and Environmental Snapshot Report Launch Supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) cordially invite you to the virtual launch of the Southeast Asia Climate and Environmental Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Snapshot on Thursday, August 19 at 10:00 - 11:30 (GMT+7). You will hear key findings from the report and discussions on the current and future state of climate and environmental entrepreneurship in the region. Register now! Please find more details here and contact Mashita if you have any questions. Building the Gender Lens Investing Ecosystem in Southeast Asia ANDE East and Southeast Asia, in collaboration with Gobi Partners, are thrilled to invite you to join us for a webinar “Building the Gender Lens Investing Ecosystem in Southeast Asia.” This webinar is organized as part of She Loves Tech (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia Chapter) and aims to provide an opportunity for ecosystem support organizations in East and Southeast Asia who are the grantees of ANDE Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund (AWEF) to share their innovative approaches and success stories in addressing the significant gap in access to finance for women-led small and growing businesses (SGBs) in the region. Register now! Please find more details here and contact Pasiwat if you have any questions. Making the Case for SGB Advocacy in Africa Convening ANDE Annual Conference 2021 ANDE Career OpportunitiesSenior Talent Associate | Washington, DC See current open positions on our career page. ANDE ResourcesMeet ANDE Champions Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in SEA Region! Innovative Approaches to Socio-Economic Challenges in Thailand Sector EventsAccelerating the Accelerators 2021 - Thriving Forward | by Conveners.org Asia Sustainability Conference | by South China Morning Post Grow Learn Connect: Creating the 24/7 Classroom Webinar | by International Finance Corporation (IFC) WE Rise: Impact Showcase | by Villgro Philippines Investing for Good Asia | by Financial Times Live SOCAP21 Virtual | by SOCAP Global Next Normal Now: Re-imagining Capitalism for Our Future | by Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Investing in a Better Future in Asia: Through the Lens of ESG Funds | by Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Education Exchange: Climate change and girls' education | by British Council Innovations and Opportunities in the Global Supply Chain | by Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University Southeast Asia Regional Members’ Gathering: The Asian Decade | by Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Global Impact Summit 2021 | by GSG Social Value Matters 2021 Conference | by Social Value Thailand Sector OpportunitiesCall for Applications: Options for Pregnancy Termination Innovation Initiative (OPTions Initiative) | by Grand Challenges Canada Call for Applications: Impact Collective Acceleration Program 2021 | by Impact Collective Call for Applications: Stimulating Entrepreneurship & Business Growth in Southeast Asia | by Moody’s Corporation and Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Call for Applications: Resiliency Grant Program | by Internet Society Foundation Call for Expression of Interest: Agritech Challenge 2021 | by United Nations Capital Development Fund Call for Applications: Africa-Asia Impact Investing Fellowship | by Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Call for Applications: Indonesia Smart Energy Incubation Program | by New Energy Nexus Call for Applications: She Loves Tech Global Startup Competition 2021 | by She Loves Tech Call for Applications: Call for Papers on Environmental Challenges and Agricultural Sustainability in Asia: Interlinkages and Future Implications | by Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Call for Applications: Leadership for Growth – Asia (Online Program) | by Amani Institute Sector ResourcesOnline Course: Plastics X Circularity Curriculum (PXCC) | by Incubation Network Strengthening Women’s Entrepreneurship in Agriculture in ASEAN Countries | by OECD and ASEAN Financing Clean Energy in Developing Asia | by Asian Development Bank (ADB) Journeys to Scale | by SEED Sector Career OpportunitiesEast Asia and Pacific: Cambodia: Indonesia: Malaysia: Philippines: Singapore: Thailand: What we're readingSustainable Finance Critical for Sustainable Development Goals in ASEAN | by Grow Asia The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in developing economies. ANDE members provide critical financial, educational, and business support services to small and growing businesses (SGBs) based on the conviction that SGBs create jobs, stimulate long-term economic growth, and produce environmental and social benefits. |