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The Education Impact Fund (EIF), an impact fund dedicated to education in Côte d'Ivoire, announces a first investment in the company Vallesse Editions.

Launched in November 2017 in partnership with the Jacobs Foundation, the EIF is managed by Comoé Capital, the first investment company dedicated to financing and supporting high-potential small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Côte d'Ivoire.

About Editions Vallesse

The CTCN first Pan-African Regional Forum and the African Carbon Forum were held in Nairobi (Kenya) from April 9 to 13.

Sébastien Boyé, Chief Investment Officer at I&P, participates to the 15th annual conference organized by the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) on April 23-24 in Morocco.

Comoé Capital, the first impact fund dedicated to the financing and support of Ivoirian SMEs and start-ups, officially launched its activities on March 29 following its first board of directors.

EVPA (the European Venture Philanthropy Association) and Social Value UK organize a social impact measurement and management training, hold in Brussels on March 15-16.

Elodie Nocquet, ESG and Impact Director at I&P, will intervene to present I&P’s measurement and impact management methodology.

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International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

Agencies WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion) and UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) organized on February 20-22 an Executive Training Programme for Investment Promotion Agencies on the impact investing movement and its potential to drive new resources and new thinking to investment promotion stakeholders driving social change.