Investing in the Next Generation: A Side Event at SOCAP 2026
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Investing in the Next Generation: A Side Event at SOCAP 2026
As the global development funding landscape shifts, this gathering will explore how blended finance and child-lens investing can drive holistic and measurable outcomes for children in underserved communities. The evening centers on the Generation Empowerment Fund (GenEm Fund), a blended finance facility managed by Save the Children Global Ventures in partnership with IDP Foundation and Global Schools Forum. The Fund deploys catalytic capital to local financial institutions serving affordable non-state schools across Sub-Saharan Africa, pairing access to finance with learning and other outcome incentives to ensure capital flows not just to schools, but to better education, health and resilience.
Join us to learn, connect, and explore how innovative finance can serve as a lever for generational change.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS
Save the Children Global Ventures (SCGV) is Save the Children's impact investing and innovative finance platform, pioneering child-lens investing, a framework that integrates children's rights and well-being into investment processes to drive better outcomes for children globally.
IDP Foundation (IDPF) is a private foundation committed to expanding access to quality education for children in low-income communities, principally in Africa. For over 18 years, IDPF has championed market-based, locally-led solutions, including microfinance for low-fee private schools, that move beyond aid dependency to build lasting educational systems.
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Please register your interest and we will follow-up with further details as the event approaches. We hope to see you in Chicago!
Warm regards,
On behalf of Save the Children Global Ventures and IDP Foundation
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