Catalyst of Equity: Amplifying Inclusive Community Wealth with Patricia Hamzahee
In this episode of Be & Think in the House of Trust, Servane listens to Patricia Hamzahee, a true community catalyst and campaigner for responsible and community investing. Patricia is an advocate for measuring what matters, and elevating black entrepreneurship. She also sits on various boards and investment committees. (Social Enterprise UK, Better Society Capital).
Highlights in this episode:
- Learning from a multicultural upbringing in Japan to impactful work for fairness, equity, and community
- Fostering common ground in environments where scarcity and control often dominate.
- Reflecting on the current state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and the impact of legal challenges, backlashes and public perception.
- Committing to measure and track investments and opportunities to ensure accountability and genuine progress in equity and inclusion.
- Venturing: Patricia is creating a community development finance institution (CDFI) in the UK to channel investments into underserved communities.
Useful Links
- Connect with Patricia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciahamzahee
- Black Funding Network: https://blackfundingnetwork.org
- Extend Venture: https://extendventure.org
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