February 2022

Dear Friend of ANDE East and Southeast Asia,

Entering the second month of 2022, ANDE is excited to present to you our 2022 event calendar. We are planning to have numerous opportunities and space to connect us all while strengthening and expanding our network in the region!

To stay connected, ANDE ESEA would like to introduce you to our dear team members. Meet Ploy Jintjutha Phongphansathaporn, Senior Program Coordinator. Ploy is leading communications and Social Media along with Climate & Environmental-related programs. She also takes care of member relations management for Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, North Korea, and Laos.

Also on the team is Pop Pasiwat Sutthirak, Program Associate. Pasiwat is leading Gender-related programs including Gender Learning Community, ANDE Gender Equality Initiative, Capacity Building Facility, and Pay For Results Fund Regranting Facilities. He is also in charge of member relations management for Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Timor-Leste, and Macao.

Lastly, meet our newest team member, Ti Nannaphas Rungrueng who is leading Impact Measurement and Management-related Programs including Investment Manager Training, Funder Learning Lab Asia-Pacific, and Accelerator Learning Lab. Ti is responsible for member relations management for Myanmar, Cambodia, China,Taiwan, Brunei, and Mongolia.

At ANDE we are committed to supporting the growth of small and growing business sector. Please reach out to us if you would like to learn more about our programs or partner with us in any capacity. Stay tuned and discover more exciting opportunities in the following sections!

ANDE Events

Investment Manager Training
Date: 21-25 March 2021

The ANDE Investment Manager Training course is the only course of its kind which provides a comprehensive overview of investing in small and growing businesses. The course is designed both for investment managers who are actively making investments in SGBs and capacity development providers who are working to support entrepreneurs through the investment process

ANDE Career Opportunities

Bangkok, Thailand | ANDE East and South East Asia
Chapter Head

ANDE ESEA is recruiting a senior leader in the small business entrepreneurship and sustainable development sector within East and Southeast Asia (ESEA) to be the Regional Chapter Head to lead and grow the organization’s efforts within the region. The ESEA Regional Chapter head leads all aspects of ANDE’s regional strategic branding, fundraising, and operations in the region.

Mexico City, Latin America & Caribbean | ANDE Central America and Mexico
Chapter Head

Guatemala City, Guatemala | ANDE Central America and Mexico
Program Manager

Bangalore, India | ANDE India
Program Associate

Bogota, Colombia | ANDE Andean
Intern

ANDE Resources

Strategies for Incubators and Accelerators: Strengthening Ecosystems for Women Climate Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Women entrepreneurs are critical to a thriving and inclusive economy, and yet they face numerous challenges in growing their businesses. These challenges are compounded for women climate entrepreneurs (WCEs), given limited research that assesses the issues or presents actionable recommendations to the wider ecosystem. This knowledge product identifies challenges and opportunities for WCEs with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa – specifcally, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi.

Sector Opportunities

2022 Asia Beautiful Fellow Program | by The Beautiful Store Foundation
13 February 2022

CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge 2022 | by CapitaLand
28 February 2022

Villgro's Unconvention 2022 | by Villgro Innovations Foundation
February - March 2022

Strategic Philanthropy in Emerging Markets: Maximising Impact – Live Online | by CJBS Centre for Strategic Philanthropy
28-31 March 2022

Impact Investment Summit 2022 | by Impact Asia Pacific
29 March - 1 April 2022

The Liveability Challenge | by Eco-Business
1 April 2022

Sector Opportunities

Social Impact & Career Growth Fellowship 2022 | by The MovingWorlds Institute
Deadline: 30 April 2022
Who: Everybody who wants to use their career to make the world better, and be part of a network of hopeful and aspirational people looking to do the same

ImpactAim SDGs Tech PreAccelerator | by UNDP and Seedstars
Deadline: 11 February 2022
Who: startups around the world that are working to challenge the conventional approaches and empower people to achieve multiplier impact

RfA: Scaling responsible digital payments in Indonesia’s cocoa sector | by UNCDF
Deadline: 11 February 2022
Who: Public and private stakeholders in Indonesia

Call for Climate and Clean Energy Projects | by Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN)
Deadline: 27 February 2022
Who: Projects and businesses in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe, Central America and the Caribbean Islands

The Coaching Fellowship 2022 Cohort 1 | by The Coaching Fellowship
Deadline: 4 March 2022
Who: Everybody especially young women leaders

Women’s Digital Inclusion Challenge | by DAI and USAID
Deadline: 4 March 2022
Who: Organizations that address the gender digital divide in at least one ASEAN member state with relevant networks in Southeast Asia or Mongolia

Impact Hub Community Partner | by Impact Hub
Who: Impact oriented organizations

Expanding support for early-stage startups on Google Cloud Program | by Google
Who: Startups and small entrepreneurs

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) | by USAID
Who: Innovators and researchers who want to test new ideas, take strategic risks, build evidence of what works, and advance the best solutions

Sector Resources

Integrating Migration Into Environment and Climate Change Interventions | by UNDP

Climate Finance for Sustaining Peace: Making Climate Finance Work for Conflict-Affected and Fragile Contexts| by UNDP

Institutional Asset Owners: Strategies for engaging with asset managers for impact | by GIIN

Changemakers Online Masterclass | by Impact Hub

Entrepreneurship within reach: Connecting young people to opportunity | by YBI

New Toolkit to Boost Capacity Building | by UNFCCC

Connecting Founders is launching “Money & More | by Connecting Founders

Sector Career Opportunities

East Asia and Pacific:
Teja Ventures - Executive Assistant
Climate Collective - Climatetech Financial Analyst | Executive Assistant

Pact - Sr. Climate Finance Experts

Singapore:
AVPN - Product Manager, Academy

Malaysia:
500 Global - Senior Associate | Analyst

Laos:
UNDP - National Consultant for SDG Investor Mapping Development

Vietnam:
Seedstars - Head of Investor Relations
New Energy Nexus - Senior Program Associate | Major Gifts Fundraiser (Consultancy)

Philippines:
Villgro Philippines - Program Associate

Indonesia:
Mercy Corps - Module, Tools, and IEC Materials Development Consultant – BENTANI Program

What We Are Reading

The Surprisingly Low Price Tag on Preventing Climate Disaster | TIME
How Social Enterprises Can Help Corporations Meet Their ESG Goals | Harvard Business Review
MSMEs Going Digital in Cambodia - Addressing Skills Demand During COVID-19 | MARKETLINKS USAID
Harnessing Collaboration to Scale The Impact of Entrepreneurship in Asia | Frontier Lab Asia
Fighting Climate Change Through SMEs | Impact Entrepreneurs
3 Ways to Reinvent Affordable Housing in a Post-pandemic World | World Economic Forum

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.