Our Impact

Our purpose is to make finance work for Africa’s future by providing tools and resources to drive large-scale change in financial markets and support sustainable economic development.

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(2012-2024)

£5.5
Billion

amount of long-term capital crowded in as a result of FSD Africa interventions

12:1
 

value for money ratio (every £1 disbursed by FSD Africa crowded in £12 of additional investment)

12
Million

individuals with improved access to financial services

5.6
Million

individuals with improved access to basic services

46,000

jobs created and/or protected/supported

180+

number of regulations, policies, investment guidelines and master plans developed or refined

Targeted results between 2025 to 2030

£10bn

capital mobilised or catalysed

£2bn

amount channelled towards adaptation initiatives

20:1

value for money ratio (£20 of additional investment crowded in for every £1 disbursed)

20:1

value for money ratio (£20 of additional investment crowded in for every £1 disbursed)

40m

number of people reached to improve their adaptability and resilience

80m

people with improved access to basic services

200,000

jobs created, protected and supported

1,500mw

additional energy capacity added or enabled

50

number of transactions supported

Our Theory of Change

We believe that the financial sector plays a crucial role in tackling real sector challenges such as poverty, climate change and biodiversity loss. Financial Service Providers in Africa’s are slowly recognizing the need for integrating social and environmental aspects into their business models.

We are collaborating with partners and using a variety of techniques to address key challenges and other financial sector issues hampering innovation in financial products and services. We investigate many pathways to attaining sustainable financial sector development impacting environment and African economies.

1
Deploy catalytic capital & technical expertise
2
Bring Innovation and scale solutions
3
Support the development of well-functioning financial markets in Africa
4
Mobilise and catalyse more and better capital for sustainable development
5
Promote the growth of the real economy and economic resilience, deliver environmental benefits and reduce vulnerability
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FSD Africa Annual Impact Report 2024

31 Dec 2024

FSD Africa Annual Impact Report 2024
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Impact Report: what we’ve learned and what we’ve achieved

18 Nov 2020

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FSD Africa Impact Report – 2023

11 Dec 2023

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The Social and Economic Impacts of Carbon Markets

4 Jun 2025

The Social and Economic Impacts of Carbon Markets
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Governance Framework for Early-Stage Fund Managers and Investment Companies

30 May 2025

Governance Framework for Early-Stage Fund Managers and Investment Companies
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Lagos State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (LCARP)

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Lagos State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (LCARP)
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