Global Partnerships Impact-First Local Currency Fund

Impact Goal: Increased access to local currency loans for high-impact social enterprises

Description: Global Partnerships (GP), an “impact-first” fund manager focused on improving the lives of people in poverty, aims to develop the Impact-First Local Currency Fund (IFLCF), an innovative solution that will offer affordable local currency loans to high-impact social enterprises (SEs) across Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and potentially Asia. The IFLCF introduces a structured, blended finance vehicle designed to deliver affordable LC loans to SEs 8 USD 100 million local-currency debt fund). It blends GP’s equity with subordinated and senior debt from catalytic and commercial investors, applying tiered risk-sharing and return profiles. The fund integrates FX risk mitigation directly into the lending model, combining impact-first lending principles with a data-driven financial structure that enhances both reach and sustainability.