Impact Stories
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Impact story
Fixing the value chain
08-11-2019
BIO gave a USD 2 M loan to Babban Gona, a large scale smallholder farmers’ platform in northern Nigeria.
Mr Kola Masha is the founder of the company. This is his story.
![Accommodating the ability to speak](/files/BIO-invest/Projects/Africa/Africa-TIDE/_640x269_crop_center-center_82_line/TLComCapital.jpg)
Impact story
Accommodating the ability to speak
01-10-2019
BIO made a USD 5 M equity investment in the TIDE TLcom Africa Fund, a fund of TLCapital.
Ido Sum is a partner of TLCapital. This is his story.
![Kaizen means continuous improvement](/files/BIO-invest/Projects/Asia/Asia_India-Kaizen/_640x269_crop_center-center_82_line/20190903-Kaizen-Hero2-Sandeep.jpg)
Impact story
Kaizen means continuous improvement
03-09-2019
BIO made a USD 10 M equity investment in Kaizen Private Equity, India’s first Education focused fund.
Sandeep Aneja is the founder and managing partner of the fund, this is his story.
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Impact story
We have a responsibility to develop the continent
12-06-2019
Dr Omobola Johnson is a Partner in the TIDE TLCom Venture Capital Fund
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Impact story
A desire to be an actor of change
16-05-2019
BIO gave two loans and two subsidies to GBS.
Alexis Indenge is the former CEO of GBS. This is his story.
![You won't become an entrepreneur just by sitting around](/files/BIO-invest/Projects/Africa/Africa_BurkinaFaso-Moablaou/_640x269_crop_center-center_82_line/Burkina-Faso-024.jpg)
Impact story
You won't become an entrepreneur just by sitting around
13-03-2019
BIO gave two loans, totalling € 700,000 to Moablaou. These loans were recently fully reimbursed.
Mr Abou Simbel Ouattara is the founder and CEO of Moablaou. This is his story.
Impact story
I want to be close to the people who need me
20-02-2019
![My life was a nightmare](/files/Impact-stories/_640x269_crop_center-center_82_line/20190121-Myryama.jpg)
Impact story
My life was a nightmare
21-01-2019
The story of Myriama is a typical one, where people - through no fault of their own - are experiencing hardship but are trying their hardest to overcome it. These people often only need a little push in the right direction - like the availability of affordable eggs to make omelets from. And that’s the kind of impact BIO is looking for.
![Many sleepless nights](/files/BIO-invest/Projects/LAC/LAC_Peru-CooperativaPacifico/_640x269_crop_center-center_82_line/CooperativaPacifico-Hero1.jpg)
Impact story
Many sleepless nights
12-12-2018
BIO gave a loan to Cooperativa Pacífico, the biggest lending and saving cooperative in Peru.
Ms Julissa Flores received a loan from the cooperative. This is her story.