Overview > The ELMA Foundation > Private Sector Solutions
Focus Area:
Private Sector Solutions

We succeed when grantees and investees demonstrate how the private sector can expand coverage of quality health and education.

ELMA makes impact investments in companies that are providing healthcare and education products and services to children across Africa

Current Investments

Project support, in the form of a partially recoverable grant, to establish the Acumen Educational Facility for East Africa, which will invest in and support education businesses improving access to quality education for poor and low-income families
Investment in a private equity fund that aims to drive meaningful public health improvements by investing in technologies targeted towards low and middle income countries
Investment in a mobile health wallet platform that links participants, healthcare providers, and healthcare payers to provide fast, efficient, and transparent treatment and payment
Loan Notes Investment in a not-for-profit company that aims to provide affordable, quality rapid diagnostic tests to low- and middle-income countries by performing the complete value chain from R&D to regulatory approval and manufacturing, and establishing partnerships to produce tests throughout Africa
GroFin SGB is a debt fund focusing on small growing businesses in high-impact sectors across Africa. Their investment is coupled with strong business support services to give the underlying company the best change to become sustainable.
Investment in a private equity fund that targets both a financial and social return by investing in private healthcare companies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Investment in a fund that provides loans, alongside local banks, to healthcare providers serving poor and underserved communities. All borrowers participate in a quality improvement program aimed at increasing the quality of services offered by the provider.
Investment in an education technology company that creates interactive e-learning content and resources for primary school students and teachers
Investment in a social enterprise that designs, manufactures, and supplies affordable mobility and posture support devices for children in low and middle-income countries
Investment in a private company that has established a chain of affordable primary schools reaching a market segment that currently has few quality options. SPARK uses a blended learning model with highly trained teachers and technology to keep costs under control.