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Modernising Official Data and Statistics
Office for National Statistics
High-quality statistics and data are essential for evidence-based decision-making. This ONS project supports national statistical offices in low- and middle-income countries to strengthen their capacity through peer-to-peer partnerships and UK statistical expertise. Through targeted technical assistance, the project helps partners modernise statistical systems, improve data quality, and produce trusted statistics that improve lives and support sustainable development.
UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF)
UK - UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF)
The UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) replaced the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), with a wider remit, funding projects both in the UK and internationally to tackle some of the most complex national security challenges facing the UK and its partners. The UKISF combined the CSSF with the National Cyber Programme and the Economic Deterrence Initiative (EDI). The latter tackling sanctions evasion across the UK’s trade, transport, and financial sanctions. Like the CSSF, the UKISF budget includes Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) funds and non-ODA funds.
Carbon Initiative For Development (Ci-Dev)
UK - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev) aims to increase the flow of international carbon finance, primarily into Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It launched in 2013 and supports climate change mitigation in pursuit of the Paris Agreement’s goals and facilitates access to cleaner energy and other poverty reducing technologies. It guarantees a revenue stream if projects deliver their expected benefits, builds local capacity to develop projects and monitor carbon emissions, and pilots projects that could serve as blueprints to increase LDC access to the international carbon market
PROBLUE
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
PROBLUE is the World Bank’s leading multilateral mechanism for leveraging and disbursing blue finance towards sustainable ocean sectors and activities. It is a multi-donor trust fund that supports the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, Life Below Water, and the Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. PROBLUE aims to do this by reducing the existing blue finance gap by creating the necessary enabling environment for public and private sectors to shift from unsustainable to sustainable activities.
Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP)
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) brings together governments, businesses, and civil society to tackle plastic pollution and increase investment in circular economy approaches in ODA-eligible countries. GPAP’s intended impact is to improve the environment in partner countries by reducing municipal waste while improving the livelihoods of people involved in the waste sector or impacted by plastic pollution. This is achieved principally through (1) the creation of public-private stakeholder collaboration platforms called National Plastic Action Partnerships (NPAPs) and (2) targeted training and assistance for informal waste sector workers. NPAPs are impartial and inclusive stakeholder coordination groups that bring together influential stakeholders across the plastics value chain, including policymakers, consumer goods businesses, non-governmental organisations and waste sector representatives. The partnerships’ work in each country focuses on establishing baselines for pollution, standardising metrics and creating national action plans and roadmaps, all of which inform national waste management policy.
ISPF Fund for Global Health Impact and Capacity Building
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Research Development Fellowship Programme to provide opportunities for talented health researchers based in Africa, so that they can lead research that is responsive to its African settings and can contribute to reducing the burden of disease. It aims to develop emerging African scientists through developing their skills, experience, confidence and research outputs.
Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF)
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
The Research Development Fellowships (RDF) give talented post-doctoral researchers funding for fellowship placements to develop their own research ideas, and capacity building support to help them on the journey to research independence. The continued benefit of being part of the active and supportive AREF alumni network. The Fellowship provides the fellows with an experienced mentor, who is focused solely on the fellows professional and career development, and not directly involved in their research project. These mentors are independent of both host and home institution, and therefore, are an additional avenue for independent advice, guidance and support for the fellows. This includes: • 3 to 9-month placement at a leading research institution in Africa, the UK or the rest of Europe. • Professional skills development including grant writing, mentorship, building networks and developing new collaborations. • Seed funding competition will award up to £50K for a pilot project lasting up to one year after the completion of their research development fellowship. The fellow will have the opportunity to win seed funding to develop their own research group at the end of the fellowship period. AREF will deliver a series of Grant writing workshops consisting of an intensive two weeks of workshops, with a five-week gap between weeks to prepare draft proposals which are peer reviewed by AREF facilitators and fellow participants. At the end of the programme, participants will have completed a significant piece of writing and a professional development plan.
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) phase III
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds outstanding global health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR provides funding to the Global Health European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 3 (Global Health EDCTP3) Joint Undertaking which works to deliver new solutions to reduce the burden of poverty-related infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and to strengthen research capacities to prepare and respond to re-emerging infectious diseases. Global Health EDCTP3 builds on EDCTP Phase 2, which NIHR has been contributing to since 2016 (GB-GOV-10-EDCTP2). As EDCTP transitions to Global Health EDCTP3, calls under the new work packages will support further clinical research and training in sub-Saharan Africa.
Helios Investors IV
British International Investment plc
Our investment in this latest fund will be instrumental in accelerating job creation, facilitating sustainable employment, and supporting the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by boosting economic growth across the continent. The investment is also aimed at supporting efforts to mobilise capital to African businesses and continued investment in companies across the continent.
Inspired Evolution Fund II
British International Investment plc
Evolution II Fund will increase access to renewable energy across sub-Saharan Africa, helping to tackle climate change. The fund is expected to contribute towards improved energy access and reduced carbon emissions across sub-Saharan Africa.
Investec Africa Credit Opportunities Fund
British International Investment plc
A commitment by CDC to the Investec Africa Credit Opportunities Fund. The fund will provide capital to businesses and projects which already support local employment, enabling access to longer term funding to than is typically available in the market and addressing the shortage of credit in sub-Saharan Africa for private sector businesses.
Investec Africa Frontier Private Equity II
British International Investment plc
Commitment to a fund providing investment to mid-sized companies across Africa to help increase job creation.
Liquid Telecommunications Holding Limited
British International Investment plc
Liquid Telecom is the leading independent data, voice and IP provider in eastern, central and southern Africa. It supplies fibre optic, satellite and international carrier services to Africa's largest mobile network operators, and businesses of all sizes. Our investment is building critical digital infrastructure to improve access, quality and affordability of internet services across Africa. This will enhance labour productivity, supporting economic development and increase digital inclusion through improved access to information and services, enabling social development.
Medical Credit Fund
British International Investment plc
The private healthcare sector in Africa delivers more than half of the continent?s healthcare services but is chronically underfunded, with access to finance being a major barrier. The Medical Credit Fund (MCF) was established to increase access to better healthcare services in sub-Saharan Africa for low-income patients by providing flexible local currency debt finance through risk-sharing partnerships with local financial institutions. The loans are typically made to small and medium sized healthcare providers for renovations, medical equipment and working capital.
Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund
British International Investment plc
Commitment by CDC to the Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund. The Fund will support the development of primarily greenfield infrastructure projects across Sub-Saharan Africa including Senegal, Cote d?Ivoire, Ethiopia, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya.
Metier Sustainable Capital II
British International Investment plc
Commercial finance is not currently suitable or available in sufficient quantity for renewable commercial and industrial power and resource efficiency projects in Africa. CDC's investment in Metier seeks to address this financing gap and demonstrate the viability of these business models.
Momentum Africa Real Estate Parallel Company
British International Investment plc
The fund will support the development of greenfield industrial, residential and commercial real estate opportunities across sub-Saharan Africa, thereby increasing the stock of high-quality real estate in Africa, bringing economic opportunity and job creation to the continent.
mPharma Data Inc
British International Investment plc
mPharma is a company using technology and data to make medicine supply chains more efficient, and to make quality healthcare affordable and accessible to everyone in Africa. It currently operates in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia and Ethiopia, serving about a million patients every year through over 400 pharmacies.
Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II
British International Investment plc
The fund will invest in early-stage businesses that provide basic goods and services and economic opportunities for low-income mass markets in Africa
Pan African Housing Fund LLC
British International Investment plc
A commitment by CDC to the Pan African Housing Fund LLC investment fund. The fund will provide risk capital on a joint venture basis with selected local developers to build middle and lower-middle income residential housing in Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Rwanda. It aims to catalyse finance for the construction of up to 7,500 new homes over ten years which is estimated to create 22,500 jobs.