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WHY IT MATTERS

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to the world’s fastest-growing youth population, yet millions of children still lack access to essential services. Through the Generation Empowerment Fund, Save the Children and our partners are addressing this gap by supporting solutions that expand opportunity and strengthen the foundations for children to thrive.

Investment Team

Adityendra Kumar
Managing Director
Adityendra Kumar
Managing Director
Aditya is Managing Director of the Generation Empowerment Fund, a child-lens impact fund dedicated to empowering children across Africa, backed by SCGV and Kaizenvest. Prior to his current role, Aditya served as Region Head for Africa and Asia at Developing World Markets (DWM), leading private credit strategy in high-growth markets. He also spent nearly a decade at responsAbility Investments AG, where he co-led financial institution investments for the USD $800 million Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF), backed by KfW, IFC and other DFIs. Based in Nairobi, Kenya for several years, Aditya specialised in investment transactions in financial inclusion, climate finance and sustainable agriculture. He began his career in corporate banking at Rabobank International. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and a Master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Eve Kerubo
Eve Kerubo
Senior Investment Manager
Eve Kerubo
Eve Kerubo
Senior Investment Manager
Eve supports pipeline and investment execution for Generation Empowerment Fund, bringing diverse private sector, government, INGO, and development sector experience. She began her career in audit and management consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequently ventured into entrepreneurship, co-founding two startups, in youth arts education and water sanitation. At iungo Capital a Dutch-based impact investment fund focused on SMEs in East Africa, she served as an investment manager and business advisor, managing the entire investment process and holding board positions in portfolio companies. Later, as the Regional Investment Manager-Africa at World Resources Institute, she focused on enhancing commercial viability and facilitating investment flows into public-private partnerships through blended financing models while supporting the setup of a Climate Action Investment Fund. Eve is a CPA and holds an MBA in Finance and a Bachelor’s in Commerce from the University of Nairobi and a Higher Diploma in Management of Information Systems from Strathmore University.
Ndirangu Warugongo
Investment Manager
Ndirangu Warugongo
Investment Manager
Ndirangu Warugongo, Jr. supports strategy execution of the Generation Empowerment Fund, bringing expertise in development finance and impact investing across Sub-Saharan Africa. Previously, Ndirangu served as an Investment Officer at BlueOrchard Finance, where he managed 10+ transactions across East and West Africa, supporting debt investments ranging from $500K to $20M. He has led transaction origination and due diligence across Anglophone and Francophone markets, executing deals in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali, with portfolio experience spanning microfinance institutions and banks focused on education finance, agriculture, and SME lending. Earlier in his career, Ndirangu was a Research Analyst at the World Bank Group supporting research on SME finance and entrepreneurship policy, and contributed to corporate social responsibility initiatives at Crédit Mutuel in Paris. Ndirangu holds a Master of Public Administration in Economic and Financial Policy from Cornell University and a BA in Economics, Government, and French from St. Lawrence University.
Leona Cloete
Operations & Investment Support Manager
Leona Cloete
Operations & Investment Support Manager
Leona supports the operations and investment activities of the Generation Empowerment Fund, bringing over a decade of experience in stakeholder management and financial services. Prior to joining the fund, she served as Project Manager for the USAID Catalyze EduFinance project in South Africa and Rwanda, where she developed a nuanced understanding of education finance markets and the delivery of complex programme outcomes across both countries. Her background in financial services has equipped her with strong relationship management capabilities across diverse stakeholder environments. Leona holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science and a BCom from the University of Stellenbosch.