Meet some of the key players on the Tshikululu team as they unpack what Tshikululu is all about, our values, and why we do what we do.
Tshikululu is South Africa’s leading social investment fund manager and advisor, working alongside investors and other development partners to achieve sustainable social impact.
We define social investment as any financial commitment – from grant making to impact investing – that seeks to drive and measure social impact.
Our service offering is holistic and unique, offering end-to-end fund management and advisory services underpinned by a deep and hands-on understanding of the complexities of development and social investment.
As agents of social change, we partner with our many clients throughout South Africa to realise their social investment goals. Over the past two decades we have operated in every province in the country, covering urban and rural areas, and collaborated with social investors in various sectors including mining, financial services, renewable energy, property development, banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics.
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Considering livelihoods opportunities in the Green Economy
The global climate, is undeniably becoming more volatile, posing increasing threats to lives and livelihoods across the globe. Humanity’s culpability in the causes of this volatility is now generally accepted: by emitting carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide (amongst many other pollutants) at an exponentially industrial scale over the past two centuries, the planet’s overall temperature […]
Managing risk by investing in sustainable environmental, social and governance strategies
For decades the business sector has recognised its corporate social responsibility and has invested in sustainability programmes aimed at supporting, amongst others, community health, access to quality education, infrastructure, and enterprise development initiatives. The philosophy that the success of a business is directly linked to the stability and growth of the country and the communities […]
Decoding methods for effective social impact measurement
With the increasing global and local focus on ESG, corporates are under immerse pressure to be transparent around the sustainability of their operations, impacts on the environment, how they address the social issues in their context as well the governance thereof. This article draws on Tshikululu’s experience and expertise built over the past 24 years […]
Pathways into the economy for Africa’s youth
Investing in the employability of young people remains a powerful lever for creating pathways into the economy and should be viewed as critical to ESG agendas. An estimated 1.8 billion youth worldwide will not have the skills or qualifications required to participate in the workforce by 2030. As the workplace changes due to the Fourth […]
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Power FM
In an interview on Power FM on 3 February, Social Investment Specialist, Lumka Tshiki, highlights the importance of society as a whole – including schools and businesses – coming together to ensure that our education system grooms a generation of young people who are future-ready.
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