Endogenous Wealth: Turning Community Assets into Scalable Impact Ventures – The EthioNova Model

Much of impact investing focuses on bringing capital into underserved communities, yet many already hold significant endogenous wealth—land, knowledge, production capacity, and social capital. This session explores how these assets can be mobilized into investable, community-centered value chains.
Drawing from the EthioNova experience, participants will discuss inclusive governance, aggregation of dispersed production, and aligning investors with community ownership. The session highlights a shift from capital injection to activating local wealth to build scalable ventures that generate shared value and sustainable impact.