In Mid-March we held a great lunch event in Charlottesville, Virginia co-hosted by IAN Member Jonathan Baker. He brought together a great group of friends and colleagues to learn more about investing in Ethiopia. A big thank you to the Baker's for hosting us that day - we can't wait to come back again!

In Toronto, we started off the trip with a lunch event at Nota Bene in downtown Toronto. We had the opportunity to share about RENEW's Impact Angel Network and our work in Africa. We really enjoyed the company and questions that this group came up with. We hope people we're able to leave with a different perspective on investing in Africa.

Also in Toronto, we we're able to meet with four of our Canadian IAN Members, including our IAN Advisory Board Chair Danielle Gibbie. It was great to catch up and thanks to those that we're able to attend our events!

Our last stop in Toronto was a Happy Hour event at the Poet Café. We had a great turn out and we're able to have a more informal discussion on the who, what, where, and how of RENEW. It was a good opportunity to learn what was happening in the field of impact investing in Toronto with a number of different local organizations and companies being present.