July 2016
Welcome to IMPACT, a monthly insight into how Palladium delivers positive impact throughout the world. We're pleased to share highlights from projects, communities and our colleagues across the globe.
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Bringing banks to business in Zimbabwe

'We want to demystify investment in agriculture and develop strong relationships'.

 Our Livelihoods and Food Security Programme hosted a financial speed dating event that saw financial institutions and agribusinesses come together to discuss opportunities for progress to unlock business growth and economic development in Zimbabwe.
How can we improve HIV financing in Uganda?

Uganda will need to more than double the number of people on Antiretroviral Therapy by 2020 to achieve its national strategy goal.

Our Health Policy Plus Project explores this and other issues in their recent baseline assessment of Uganda's HIV financing system.
British envoy encourages skills development in Bangladesh
 

Sudokkho is working with Echotex Ltd. and Dalas Fashions Ltd. to test and scale-up industry-driven skills training models within the country's RMG sector.
Could simple ideas transform WASH service delivery?

Our DFAT Civil Society WASH Fund announced the winners of their inaugural Civil Society Innovation Award at the WASH 2016 Futures Conference. 

The Fund team explain the importance of supporting innovation in their latest video.
Gender equity at the heart of private sector partnerships 

'There's a tremendous opportunity to support girls to develop the skills and confidence to be leaders'.

USAID Counselor Susan Reichle champions the importance of projects like the SPRING Accelerator -  currently providing capital and technical assistance to businesses like AfricAqua and BanaPads working with adolescent girls in East Africa - in the Wilson Center's NewSecurityBeat blog.
INOVASI announces Innovation Drive winners!

'I have so many ideas to help improve literacy and numeracy. I feel like I've now got brothers and sisters in my desire to innovate in education'.

The Innovation for Indonesia's School Children (INOVASI) project and the Minister for Education recently held a ceremony in Jakarta to announce and congratulate the nine winners of the INOVASI Innovations Drive.