The SEAF Colombia Agribusiness Fund (SCAF) has invested in the Colombian biotech company Ecoflora, which has created one of the world’s only natural blue colorants from the region’s native jagua fruit....
Washington, DC – March 8 – The SEAF Global Gender Lens Emergency Loan Finance Facility (the “C19F”) has closed an investment in Financial Access Commerce and Trade Services (“FACTS”), a company that specializes in providing short-term working capital to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), agribusinesses...
November 17th, 2020 — SEAF is pleased to invite leading academic and research institutions to respond to this Expression of Interest: “Mainstreaming SEAF Gender Equality Scorecard© Across Private Funds Industry” to partner with the organization and its collaborators. This is an opportunity to form a unique...
Washington, D.C. – October 20, 2020 - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and SEAF announce the launch of an investment vehicle focused on addressing the devastating effects of COVID-19 on SMEs supporting women through the pandemic. As governments have imposed controls and as...
SEAF publishes GES© Manual to Enhance Women’s Economic Empowerment Framework DOWNLOAD THE GES© Manual HERE: www.seaf.com/ges-manual LOCATION – 14 July 2020 At today’s Closing and Commitments session at the Gender Smart Virtual Programme, Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (“SEAF”) announced that their women’s economic empowerment journey has reached...
Bangkok, Thailand – March 4, 2020 - The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) have formalized a partnership to catalyze women’s entrepreneurship through impact investing in Asia. The partners will work to...
Jakarta, Indonesia 9 July 2019 SEAF has announced that the SEAF Women’s Opportunity Fund (“SWOF”) has invested in BEAU Artisan Bakers Pte Ltd (“BEAU Bakery”), a leading local artisanal bakery and café founded by Talita Setyadi. BEAU is a specialty bakery café brand focused on producing artisanal...
Washington – Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) announces the closing of SEAF Women’s Opportunity Fund for Southeast Asia, in partnership with Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australia Government to catalyze inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction in South East Asia. The SEAF Women’s Opportunity...
