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Impact investing in Southern Africa through loan guarantees for businesses and farms.
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02/18/2026

100 Years of Telling the Full Story. Our Students Are the Latest Chapter.

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week to ensure that Black history was recognized as essential to the American story. A century later, the responsibility continues.

Recognition matters. Preparation matters just as much.

Through our partnerships with HBCUs, the HBCU Social Impact Leaders Program supports students engaging in financial literacy, capital access, and long-term economic leadership.

We begin by highlighting Jeremy H. ’26, Morehouse College, Biology & Finance, author of The HBCU Hustle: Making Moves In College.

His work reflects discipline, leadership, and a commitment to equipping students with tools that turn ambition into opportunity.

Authorship is ownership. It is participation in the broader intellectual and economic landscape.

01/28/2026

Leadership matters because outcomes matter.

Our Global Director of Programs, Dorcas Onyango, MBA, has been recognized for the kind of values-driven leadership that turns commitment into real-world impact: students accessing opportunity, communities building financial resilience, and institutions strengthening pathways to inclusion.

This work is made possible through partnership. When supporters invest in Shared Interest, they help leaders like Dorcas advance systems that serve people with dignity and purpose.

Congratulations, Dorcas, on this well-deserved recognition.

01/19/2026

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed that education, dignity, and opportunity are fundamental to justice.

Today, we honor his legacy by continuing to invest in students, emerging leaders, and communities working toward a more inclusive financial future. From HBCU engagement to community lending, this work is about building pathways that last.

01/01/2026

As we step into 2026, we’re carrying forward the lessons, relationships, and momentum built over the past year, strengthened by the trust of our investors and donors.

Through partnership and our Partial Credit Guarantee model, capital is unlocking housing, entrepreneurship, and economic opportunity in communities that have long been excluded from traditional finance. Together, we are proving that when capital is structured to share risk, it can create lasting pathways to stability and shared prosperity.

We enter this new year committed to deepening impact, expanding access, and continuing this work alongside the communities we serve.

12/29/2025

of our Throwback Series, reflecting on our HBCU and Partners Delegation to Cape Town, South Africa earlier this year.

As part of our Entrepreneurship Spotlight, HBCU students engaged directly with local founders, including the Founder of Seven Colours Eatery, Chef Nolukhanyo Dube-Cele to see how entrepreneurship shows up in real communities. These site visits moved learning beyond theory, exposing students to culture-driven, community-rooted businesses creating local economic opportunity.

🎥 Watch the reel for a closer look.

Expanding global entrepreneurship and real-world learning opportunities for HBCU students is core to our work. Donate now or learn more at www.sharedinterest.org

12/23/2025

Happy Holidays from our Shared Interest community!

As we reflect on this year, we are incredibly grateful for everyone who has supported, engaged with, and believed in our mission. Your kindness, encouragement, and shared commitment help strengthen our community and make a real difference all year long.

This holiday season is a time for giving, connection, and hope. If you are looking for a meaningful way to give back, please consider supporting our work with a donation. Every contribution, big or small, helps us continue creating positive impact and serving our community.

Donate here: www.sharedinterest.org

Thank you for being part of our journey. Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful, peaceful, and happy holiday season!

12/22/2025

of our Throwback Series, reflecting on our HBCU and Partners Delegation to Cape Town, South Africa earlier this year. During our HBCU and Partners Delegation, we visited Langa Township to see impact investing at work on the ground. Our site visit highlighted how partial credit guarantees can unlock affordable housing and create real pathways to financial inclusion and generational wealth.

We met Nonkosi Klaas, a local landlord whose property now includes six backyard apartments, part of a larger affordable housing project transforming underutilized land into safe homes for families, women, and children. Through partnerships with Bitprop and LEAD Impact Capital, and supported by Shared Interest’s credit guarantee, this work is helping turn community-rooted ownership into long-term stability.

These site visits show more than bricks and mortar. They show what inclusive finance can make possible when capital is designed to serve people.

🎥 Watch the reel to step inside the Langa housing project and hear Nonkosi’s story.

Support the next cohort of HBCU students gaining global exposure to impact investing. Donate now or learn more at www.sharedinterest.org

12/18/2025

Day 2 of our Throwback Series, reflecting on our HBCU and Partners Delegation to Cape Town, South Africa earlier this year.

Youth leadership is not a future goal. It is happening now.

Our VOICES OF CHANGE Youth-Led Roundtable, hosted in partnership with , brought together young leaders from the United States and South Africa to engage in meaningful dialogue on financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, and cross-border collaboration. These conversations are shaping new pathways to opportunity and shared prosperity.

This work is fueled by our donors and partners. Support youth-led leadership and inclusive finance by donating today through the link in our bio.

🎥 Video credit: eNCA News

12/17/2025

This week, we’re launching a Throwback Series reflecting on our HBCU and Partners Delegation to Cape Town, South Africa earlier this year.

We begin the week with a welcome dinner that brought together students from the pilot cohort of our HBCU Social Impact Leaders Program, alongside partners and impact leaders. It was a moment of connection that set the tone for a week rooted in learning, cross-cultural exchange, and a shared commitment to economic justice between the U.S. and South Africa.

This kind of work is made possible by our donors and partners. Your support helps fuel transformative experiences that invest in youth leadership and inclusive finance. Donate today to help us continue this work.

12/12/2025

Please join us in welcoming Tshegofatso (“Tshego”) Nesvåg to the Shared Interest Board of Directors.

Tshego’s work champions economic opportunity where it is needed most. She leads efforts to expand access to capital for underserved communities and believes deeply that finance should uplift people and strengthen local resilience. Her dedication to empowering women, youth and emerging leaders aligns closely with our vision of a more inclusive financial future.

She joins a distinguished group of leaders whose collective experience and commitment continue to guide and strengthen Shared Interest’s mission. We are grateful to have her leadership and insight as we grow our impact.

12/10/2025

We’re excited to welcome Agai Jones as Shared Interest’s new Senior Director of Development!

Agai is a mission-driven leader with more than 25 years of experience mobilizing capital, cultivating partnerships and advancing social impact across the U.S. and Southern Africa. His passion for building inclusive financial ecosystems and expanding opportunities for underserved communities aligns deeply with our purpose.

Please join us in welcoming Agai to the Shared Interest Leadership Team. We’re thrilled to have him on board as we accelerate our impact in 2025 and beyond.

12/02/2025

Behind every loan, there’s a dream. Behind every partnership, a pathway. Behind every investment, there’s a story of impact.

With your help, we continue to equip young leaders, strengthen community finance partners, and deepen our impact where it is needed most.

Help us keep these dreams alive and this impact growing. Donate today through the link below:
https://lnkd.in/eTCYY_4

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