March 28, 2021
Press
The Independent (Uganda): Catholic Church gets investment boost from US Govt
This article appeared in The Independent, a news magazine published in Kampala, Uganda.
New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Missio Invest, an impact investor that provides loans and technical assistance to social enterprises operated by the Catholic Church in Africa, has secured a $20 million loan facility from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Missio Invest, through Missio Invest Social Impact Fund (MISIF), has developed a unique model to drive change via the Church’s vast network of already existing social service organizations, the land attached to those organizations, and the people who run them in Sub-Saharan Africa.