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Impact Investing
Impact Investing
Impact Investing
Impact Investing
Impact Investing
Impact Investing
Maximising the
POWER of social investment
to achieve impact

South Africa's leading social investment
fund manager and advisor

Impact Investing - Services
Maximising the
POWER of social investment
to achieve impact

22 years' experience in designing and implimenting high-impact social investment solutions

Impact Investing - Who we work with
Maximising the
POWER of social investment
to achieve impact
Designing for Impact
DESIGNING
for Impact

To achieve impact, a social investor needs to understand the context in which they are investing and be clear on the strategy that will enable change.

Governing for Impact
GOVERNING
for Impact

Social investment is only successful if it is based on a foundation of good governance, which promotes transparency and compliance.

Investing for Impact
INVESTING
for Impact

The effective management and disbursement of social investment funds is critical to achieving impact.

Measuring for Impact
MEASURING
for Impact

The measurement of impact is central to enforcing accountability and plays an important role in tracking progress of investments and interventions against a set target.

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.

 

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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.

REPORT TO  SOCIETY 2021

NPOwer: Supporting the mental health of South African NPOs

A first-of-its kind NPO Mental Health Support Programme and 24-hour toll-free Helpline to offer mental health care and support to all NPO’s has been launched in South Africa.
A first-of-its kind NPO Mental Health Support Programme and 24-hour toll-free Helpline to offer mental health care and support to all NPO’s has been launched in South Africa.

Our Services

Fund
Management

Strategy
Development

Monitoring
& Evaluation

Community
Assessments

Project Due
Diligence

Impact
Investing

Skills
Development

Social
Infrastucture

Social and
Labour Plans

Implementation
Agreements

Ownership
Solutions

Research

LATEST INSIGHT PIECES

In The News

Power FM

Challenges and uncertainties that propel a student to take a gap year.
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.

Business Day

Tshikululu’s Graeme Wilkinson spoke to the Business Day about the need for mining companies to establish a core set of context relevant values to maximise impact for all stakeholders.

eNCA

Social Investment specialist, Azola Zulu, was interviewed on eNCA about the need for more collaboration between government and the private sector to help tackle the energy crisis, especially when it comes to assisting small businesses in South Africa.

NewzRoom Afrika

The literacy levels among South Africa’s children is on a downward spiral, with a recent report from the 2030 Reading Panel saying 82% of Grade 4 pupils cannot read for meaning. Social investment specialist Shamiso Chideme was interviewed on NewzRoom Afrika about this, and about the need to allocate budget to address this.

eNCA

How much should be budgeted for education, especially early childhood education? This was the question that Tshikululu Social Investment specialist Shamiso Chideme tried to unpack on eNCA prior to the 2023 budget speech.