Amaka Okechukwu Opara is Founding Partner of the Women’s Enterprise Acceleration Vehicle (WEAV), bringing decades of experience in development finance, ecosystem building, and private sector investment. Having managed over $1.4 billion in financing projects across continents, Amaka has worked with governments, high-growth SMEs, and global multinationals to catalyze business-enabling reforms and sustainable growth. In this episode, discover how Amaka is advancing women’s economic empowerment a...
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Amaka Okechukwu Opara is Founding Partner of the Women’s Enterprise Acceleration Vehicle (WEAV), bringing decades of experience in development finance, ecosystem building, and private sector investment. Having managed over $1.4 billion in financing projects across continents, Amaka has worked with governments, high-growth SMEs, and global multinationals to catalyze business-enabling reforms and sustainable growth. In this episode, discover how Amaka is advancing women’s economic empowerment a...
Shifting Capital with Andia Chakava, Graça Machel Trust, Kenya
Shifting Capital with Jessica Espinoza
56 minutes
4 years ago
Shifting Capital with Andia Chakava, Graça Machel Trust, Kenya
Andia Chakava is a global thought leader in gender lens investing and Investment Director at the Graça Machel Trust. She was one of the first female fund managers on the continent and the youngest woman in Kenya to rise to the top of a multinational company, making Managing Director at age 30. In this episode, Andia shares novel insights into her journey, the challenges she faced along the way and advice on how to find your tribe, break the glass ceiling, and change the game for underrepresen...
Shifting Capital with Jessica Espinoza
Amaka Okechukwu Opara is Founding Partner of the Women’s Enterprise Acceleration Vehicle (WEAV), bringing decades of experience in development finance, ecosystem building, and private sector investment. Having managed over $1.4 billion in financing projects across continents, Amaka has worked with governments, high-growth SMEs, and global multinationals to catalyze business-enabling reforms and sustainable growth. In this episode, discover how Amaka is advancing women’s economic empowerment a...
