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To showcase blended finance in action, the focus of this event will be on the BUILD Malawi Fund—a structured blended finance vehicle that aims to mobilize US$35 million for investing into 50 businesses in Malawi in partnership with Bamboo Capital Partners (Fund manager to BUILD Malawi Fund).

With UNCDF serving as the investment advisor, the Fund will work towards mobilizing additional financial resources for Malawi, helping to reduce poverty and hunger by increasing investments in sustainable agriculture and other manufacturing and supply-chains.

The BUILD Malawi Fund will invest patient capital in promising businesses to increase their production capacity, serve a broader customer base, as well as become more efficient and effective.

The Fund has vast impact potential and aims to support 37,500 households, integrate 75,000 small-scale producers into investee supply chains, increase SME income by 30%, and create 6,000 sustainable jobs, including 3,000 jobs (30% minimum for women and youth).​