Equity Group Foundation

Equity Group Foundation (EGF) be sam East African foundation wey dey Nairobi, Kenya. Dem start am for 2008 say dem go help do Corporate social responsibility (CSR) for Equity Group.^[1]

Overview

De main aim of Equity Group Foundation be say ego improve de social den economic well-being of menners wey dey African region insyd. Dem dey do am by say dem dey create opportunities give menners wey dey live for bottom of de pyramid so dem fi join de modern economy. Since dem start for 2008 insyd, de Foundation really improve how Equity Group Holdings Limited dey do corporate social responsibility (CSR). Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation don sponsor 28,009 students since dem start.^[2] Dis program dey co-fund by Mastercard Foundation with US$100 million.^[3] Harvard Business Review talk say de foundation dey focus for driving African development den creating opportunities for prosperity.^[4]

Focus areas

De Foundation get six areas of focus. Dem be:^[5]

Education den Leadership Development Program beneficiaries^[6]
Program	2021 beneficiaries Up to July	Cumulative beneficiaries
Secondary School Scholarships - Wings to Fly and Elimu	10,705	37,009
Wings To Fly Scholars Qualified to join University	1,410	10,991
Equity Leaders Program Global Scholars	66	688
Equity Leaders Program Interns		6,713
Technical and Vocational education Training Scholars	229	3,262

Enterprise Development den Financial Inclusion Program Achievements^[6]
Program	2021 beneficiaries Up to July	Cumulative beneficiaries
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Trained	195,491	316,969
Financial Inclusion	0.06M	2.24M

Food den Agriculture Beneficiaries^[6]
Program	2021 beneficiaries Up to July	Cumulative beneficiaries
Small and medium Sized farmers Supported	9,500	49,089
Farmers impacted	0.05M	2.05M

Health Program Performance^[6]
Program	2021 beneficiaries Up to July	Cumulative beneficiaries
Equity Afia outpatient Clinics	12	45
Clients Reached via Equity Afia	77,872	200,945
Client visit to Equity Afia	193,336	498,896

Energy den Environment^[6]
Program	2021 beneficiaries Up to July	Cumulative beneficiaries
Clean energy Products distributed	29,727	273,635
Trees planted	3.88M	7.00M

Social Protection^[6]
Program	2021 beneficiaries Up to July	Cumulative beneficiaries
Number of individuals Reached with Social protection Programs	0.08M	3.41M
Value of Disbursements via Cash Transfers	Kshs 9.90B	Kshs 87B

Partners

Equity Group Foundation develop partnership plus oda funding den development organizations wey dey Mastercard Foundation, UK Department for International Development (DFID), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), KfW Development Bank, Financial Sector Deepening (FSD Kenya), Kenyatta University, Africa Nazarene University, World Bank Group, Norad, Equity Bank, Swiss Agency for Development den Cooperation, European Union, Republic of Kenya, Kingdom of de Netherlands, IFAD (Investing for Rural People insyd), IFC, Norfund, FAO, Australian AID, LUNDIN Foundation, AGRA, The Rockefeller Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Agrocares, Marvel Five Investments Ltd.

Equity Group Holdings Limited

Equity Group Holdings Limited be sam large financial services conglomerate wey dey East Africa^[7] wey ein stock dey Nairobi den Uganda Securities Exchanges list top under de symbols EQTY den EBL respectively. De companies wey dey comprise de Equity Group Holdings Limited dey include:

Equity Bank Kenya Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
Equity Bank Rwanda Limited – Kigali, Rwanda
Equity Bank South Sudan Limited – Juba, South Sudan
Equity Bank Tanzania Limited – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Equity Bank Uganda Limited – Kampala, Uganda
Equity Banque Commerciale du Congo – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equity Consulting Group Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
Equity Insurance Agency Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
Equity Nominees Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
Equity Investment Services Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
Finserve Africa Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
Equity Group Foundation – Nairobi, Kenya
Equity Group Foundation International - New York, USA

References

↑ "EGF - About us". Equity Group Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
↑ "President Uhuru Kenyatta Commissions the Equity Group Foundation 2015 Wings to Fly Scholars". Equity Group Foundation. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
↑ "Equity Group Foundation Scholarships". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
↑ McPherson, Susan (7 May 2013). "Bringing Global Philanthropy Closer to Home". Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business Publishing. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
↑ "EGF - Our Strategy". Equity Group Foundation. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 "2020 Transformational Impact Report" (PDF). Equity Group Foundation. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
↑ "Equity Bank Group Financial Statement As At 30th September 2014". Equity Bank Group. October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

[1] "EGF - About us". Equity Group Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[2] "President Uhuru Kenyatta Commissions the Equity Group Foundation 2015 Wings to Fly Scholars". Equity Group Foundation. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[3] "Equity Group Foundation Scholarships". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[4] McPherson, Susan (7 May 2013). "Bringing Global Philanthropy Closer to Home". Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business Publishing. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

[5] "EGF - Our Strategy". Equity Group Foundation. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[:0-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 "2020 Transformational Impact Report" (PDF). Equity Group Foundation. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[7] "Equity Bank Group Financial Statement As At 30th September 2014". Equity Bank Group. October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

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