Media Recognition

Ceniarth Leads USD $10MM Commitment to Deetken Impact’s Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund
The investment from Ceniarth together with an aligned donor-advised fund will boost gender lens investing in Latin America & the Caribbean. Photo courtesy of Ilu Fund investee Acceso Financiero El Salvador. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, CANADA – JANUARY 28,...

Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund Awarded $750K Grant to Advance Gender-Responsive Climate Finance Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean
Funding from the Climate Gender Equity Fund accelerates Deetken Impact’s mission to advance gender equality and climate resilience in vulnerable communities VANCOUVER, CANADA – DECEMBER 3, 2024 - Deetken Impact, a boutique impact asset manager, has been awarded a...

Gender Lens Investing in Action: Reflections from the GLI Forum 2023
Capital invested with a gender lens has grown exponentially over the years, with the 2X Challenge alone mobilizing a total of USD$27.7 billion for women and girls since 2018 and the number of gender lens investing (GLI) funds growing 3.5X in the four years between...

Pioneering initiative Ilu Women’s Empowerment Program accelerates gender lens investing in Latin America and the Caribbean
—Program Achievements with Support from USAID— The Ilu Women's Empowerment Program directly impacted over one thousand participants throughout Latin America and the Caribbean through technical assistance, knowledge dissemination and advocacy, and fundraising of...

The Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund Receives Special Mention From Inter-American Award for Good Practices in Women’s Leadership
We are thrilled that the Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund has been recognized in the first edition of the Inter-American Award for Good Practices in Women's Leadership. The Fund received a Special Mention in the category "Private initiatives women’s leadership in the...

Deetken Impact and Pro Mujer receive US$1.3M from USAID to advance gender equality and promote gender smart practices in SMEs in Latin America
Deetken Impact and Pro Mujer receive US$1.3 million from USAID to augment the Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund through three main components—incremental capital, technical assistance, and knowledge dissemination and advocacy. Vancouver, BC. March 11, 2021 –...