Launched in 2019, Legacy Impact Venture Enterprise Africa (LIVE Africa) is an impact investing company providing Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) services and working to drive capital to African, women-led businesses and gender-balanced teams. Our expertise in health, education, the arts/creative economy, agribusiness, and technology shapes our practice and investment strategy. We offer a combination of skills, including data analysis, research, training on IMM, and impact assessments.

We work remotely and at our co-working space, Ikigai Nairobi, an African women-owned business. Based on our respective areas of expertise, each team member will lead projects with support from fellow colleagues. We each have specific roles in conducting research and providing Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) support. Our shared interests working collaboratively and with our clients and partners is central to our success.

Our experiences working in Kenya brought us together as well as our belief that African women in business need additional resources to deliver social outcomes and financial performance. We work through our global networks in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Europe, and the U.S. to deliver bespoke services for clients (investors and entrepreneurs) and partners. We are a remote team working across three continents: Africa, Europe, and the United States and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

The LIVE Africa-Kuishi Afrika Team

Founder and CEO

Mabinty Koroma-Moore, MS

Mabinty Koroma-Moore is the Founder and CEO of Legacy Impact Venture Enterprises Africa (LIVE Africa/Kuishi Afrika) and has over 15 years of professional experience working with the private sector and investors on international development, global health, and impact investing projects and initiatives. Prior to LIVE Africa/Kuishi Afrika, Mabinty worked as a consultant for the IFC Gender Business team to develop materials for investors to apply a gender lens and drive greater awareness of gender-smart investment strategies. Mabinty provided strategic guidance on Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) for 17 Asset Management, which focused on impact investments in emerging markets aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She also served as the Engagement Manager, IRIS and IMM at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), where she supported the development of strategic partnerships with IMM practitioners and led the GIIN‘s IMM fund manager training. Prior to the GIIN, she worked at the United Nations Foundation (UN Foundation) working on public-private partnerships and supported the UN Foundation’s Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) work on market dynamics and its Rapid Response Mechanism to help fund evidence-based FP interventions. As a consultant at the World Bank Group, where she provided support for the Global Financing Facility and assessed investment cases for reproductive health in emerging markets.

IMpact measurement and management lead and portfolio analyst

Anvit Goyal, MBA

Anvit is a passionate change-maker with six years of experience leading innovations for the greater good and working with the stakeholders to design solutions for societal impact across industries- manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and non-profits. He has an MBA from the Johns Hopkins University with dual specializations in Enterprise risk management and healthcare management. He has worked and lived in India, US, Rwanda, and Kenya. A lifelong learner, Anvit loves to enhance his knowledge in varied subjects by enrolling in online courses. He loves to play cricket and is a food fanatic.

bUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Nancy Odero, MS

Nancy's background covers Operations and Financial Services. She pursued her undergraduate degree in Supply Chain and Operations at Miami University. She went on to work in the financial services sector with American Express as an analyst before pursuing a Master's in Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California. After moving back to Kenya, Nancy joined Lori Systems as the Chief of Staff working closely with the CEO and founder to grow and scale Lori from a company of 15 employees to over 130 employees at present. She transitioned into her current role as Manager Strategic Initiatives with the goal of focusing on cross-functional projects across the East African Region.