Rama Impact
Rama Impact is a new fund providing financial and non-financial solutions to early-stage high-impact women-owned social enterprises in MENA and Africa. The aim is to help organisations as they are starting out so they can grow sustainably and become investor-ready for impact investors. Focus areas include: Agri-business, Food Security, Waste Management, Ethical & Sustainable Fashion and Affordable & Sustainable Housing.
- Organisation type Nonprofit
- Year founded 2024
- Headquartered Dubai
- Registration France · United Arab Emirates
- Website https://ramaimpact.com
Related sustainable development goals
Impact
$110,000 Deployed In Loans
24 Women - owned social enterprises (Loan + Pre-loan Track)
600 + Hours Of Mentorship & Technical Assistance (Value Equivalent: USD 100,000)
$250,000 Capital RAMA Impact Contributed to Unlock
20% Average Revenue Growth In Social Enterprises (Post Investment)
More Than 80 Employment Opportunities Generated for Women
Almost 1 Milion Bottom-of-the-Pyramid Consumers Reached to Access Affordable
Food, Housing and Essential Services (With 80% Women and Children)
More than 10,000 Girls Accessed Reusable Hygiene Pads (Reducing School Absenteeism and Bridging the Gender Gap)
750 Metric Tones of CO2 Equivalent Prevented
1,350 Tons of Waste Diverted from Landfills
1,500 Smallholder Farmers with Improved Livelihoods
Focus areas
Focus sectors
- Agriculture
Development
- Sustainable development
- Business and industry
- Entrepreneurship
- Economic development
- Community improvement
Environment
- Biodiversity
- Recycling
- Climate change
- Energy resources
Health
- Medical support services
- Healthcare access
- Public health
- Water access, sanitation and hygiene
Public affairs
- Leadership development
Focus populations
- Low-income people
- Women and girls
Focus geographies
- Africa
- Middle East
Programmes
Loan Track Ventures
The programme offers interest and collateral free loans of between US$5,000 and US$40,000 repayable over 12 to 18 months. Beneficiaries choose their repayment terms based on their business models and cashflow.
Pre-Loan Track Ventures
The programme supports beneficiaries for 12 months to get them loan-ready.
Financials
Funding model
- Impact investing
- Pro bono services
Funding source
- Family
- Private
Operations
Key staff
- Tamara Ghandour, Founder and CEO
Board members
- Alicia Marie Maitland
- Hoda Salman
- Javed Maqsood
- Kanwal Rathi
- Nadya Menshikova
- Ottavia Pesce
- Zevae Zaheer