At Five Talents our partners across eastern Africa know exactly what it means to Inspire Inclusion of women. With International Women's Day just around the corner we are hosting breakfast roundtable event, “Inspire Inclusion: Invest in Women” on Thursday 7 March at 8.00 - 9.00am to sit down with Agnes Gitau, a partner at GBS Africa. Alongside our Co-CEO, Rachel Lindley, Agnes will host a roundtable discussion, which will navigate the social, economic and political outlook for eastern Africa and the importance of investing in women, especially against the backdrop of ongoing global geopolitical uncertainties. Learn more here.

This event will be held in person at the Simmons & Simmons offices in central London. Please contact us here to RSVP: events@fivetalents.org.uk.

We’re very excited to be back at St Mary-le-Bow Church this year for our Carol Service! The service is open to all and features carols selected by our community partners. Please join us in celebrating the festive season. Register for the event and receive your ticket by clicking here, or learn more by emailing events@fivetalents.org.uk.

We would love for you to join us on 30th November from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the exclusive Grocers' Hall, for our Winter Drinks Celebration. The evening will be an opportunity to catch up on all things Five Talents with a special presentation from our UK team where they will celebrate the immense impact the programmes have had over the last 25 years, and share more about our exciting future plans for the growth of Five Talents. Afterwards, we'll be guided on a tour of the historic building. You can learn more here or RSVP by emailing us at: events@fivetalents.org.uk.

As part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations we will be hosting a panel event with The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. We’ll start with a keynote address from the Archbishop and then have a facilitated discussion with a wide range of additional panelists. The location of this event will be announced soon but is expected to be in central London. Watch this space for more information!

By now, we hope many of you have been able to read our summary of an independent evaluation of the Burundi programme. It details some incredible impacts over the last two decades, and we are so grateful to every supporter who has been a part of this journey so far. We’re hosting a virtual event where Hannah & Maria, members of our Global Programme Team, will share about the impacts in more detail and answer any questions you may have about the study and our partner programmes. Register here to join us!

We’ll be celebrating 25 years of impact at our summer drinks event at the Tower of London! We’d love for you to join us as we take a tour of the Tower and watch the Ceremony of the Keys. Click here to learn more. For more information or to RSVP for the event please email us at events@fivetalents.org.uk.

Our programme in Mombasa, Kenya, has officially launched! In mid-March we would like to introduce you to Lauzi, the Programme Coordinator in Mombasa. Lauzi will give some background on what Mombasa is like and who the members are, as well as explain what makes her passionate about working with Five Talents. We would love for you to meet her! There will also be an opportunity to ask her questions directly about her work. Please register for this exciting virtual opportunity here.

Special guest Meg Munn will be joining us for breakfast on 19th January 2023 at the Leadenhall Building in central London. As an MP for 14 years, Meg was a Minister in the Foreign Office and Minister for Women and Equality. She now works to improve female representation in parliaments around the world. Join us to listen to her talk, “Increasing diversity in parliaments - getting more women into power" and catch up with the Five Talents Team too. For more information please email us at: events@fivetalents.org.uk.

Please note: this event was originally scheduled for the 15th September 2022, but was postponed due to the train strikes.

Last year we chose to postpone our Carol Service due to a rise in COVID cases. We’re very excited to be back at St Mary-le-Bow Church this year! The service is open to all and features carols selected by our community partners. Please join us in celebrating the festive season. Register for the event and receive your ticket by clicking here, or learn more by emailing events@fivetalents.org.uk.

Five Talents will be hosting our annual Winter Drinks Reception at Salesforce Tower in central London. Our speaker is Cynthia Asatsa, our Programme Coordinator in Butere, Kenya. Cynthia was due to visit us over the summer but her visa was not issued in time. Now, her visa has been issued and she is excited to share more with us about the programme in western Kenya! For more information email us at: events@fivetalents.org.uk

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Our CEO, Rachel, and Peter Mugendi, Financial Services Adviser of Five Talents Kenya, will be speaking with other panelists as part of a virtual event with JustShare. You can register or learn more about the event & speakers by clicking here!

We have confirmed three exciting guest speakers to join us on Zoom for our second virtual book club! We will be reading Phoebe, Afterlives, and an essay from, Tomorrow Is Too Late. Guest speakers Paula Gooder, Dr. Ida Hadjivayanis and Emmanuel Niyoyabikoze will be joining us to discuss the writings which centre on climate, colonialism, refugees, feminism and Christianity. Register for the event here. To learn more about the event click here or email us at: events@fivetalents.org.uk.

Earlier this year, Retired Major General Tim Cross CBE joined us for lunch to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its knock on effects it would have globally. Many of you found it fascinating and helpful; the only negative feedback we had was that a half-hour with Tim wasn't enough, and we have some exciting news: Tim has agreed to a longer follow-up event!

Six months since the first event, impacts of the war on Five Talents' partners and Savings Groups members are severe. For example, our partners in DR Congo tell us 1 litre of fuel now costs 6-7,000 UGX where before it was 3,500 UGX, and in western Kenya, the price of maize has gone from under 4,000 KES per 90kg in January to almost 7,000 KES in July.

We’ll be asking Tim for an update on the war in Ukraine, and for his view on what to expect next. Please register for the event here.

We’re hosting our annual summer drinks reception at Temple Church just off Fleet Street in London. This year Cynthia Asatsa, our Programme Coordinator from Butere, Kenya, will be joining us to talk more about the impacts Savings Groups have on rural communities. It will be the first time a partner has come to visit the UK since 2019! Learn more about the event here by clicking here, or contact us at events@fivetalents.org.uk.

We’re delighted to announce a new partnership with the Mothers’ Union in Rwanda! This is the first new country for Five Talents since we began working in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018. We’d love you to join us for a virtual event on Tuesday 26th April, 1pm - 2pm, to meet our new Programme Coordinator in Rwanda, Annonciata, and learn more about Rwanda’s background and people. Register for the event here.

An exclusive in-person breakfast event at the beautiful Coopers' Hall (just beside Liverpool Street Station) with our special guest: Diana Noble, a member of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England. Our breakfast will be on Tuesday 5th April from 8.00 - 9.00am. Diana's talk, “Profit & Purpose: Natural Partners?” will explore what she has learnt from over 30 years in the finance and humanitarian sectors - and how we can apply that today as the world faces new challenges. Learn more in the invitation here.

We’re hosting quarterly Zoom calls to give supporters the opportunity to pop in, check on how things are developing, and answer any questions you may have! Rachel & Megan will be online answering questions and catching you up on all the latest information. You can register for this event by clicking here.

We’re hosting monthly Zoom calls to give supporters the opportunity to pop in, check on how things are developing, and answer any questions you may have! Rachel & Megan will be online answering questions and catching you up on all the latest information. You can register for this event by clicking here.

In light of the government’s latest work from home guidelines the Five Talents team made the difficult decision to postpone this event until December 2022.

We'd love you to join us for a Five Talents Christmas Carol Service at the beautiful St Mary-le-Bow Church on Tuesday 14 December from 6.00pm - 8.00pm. With traditional carols and readings alongside ones from the countries where we work, a professional choir and drinks & nibbles afterwards, this will be a service of thanksgiving for the year and a celebration of being able to sing together again! The service will be led by the Revd George Bush.

Ed Perry the co-founder & CEO of COOK will be joining us for breakfast! Please join us to learn more about Ed’s unique experience as an entrepreneur and founder of a nationally recognised business. We’re excited for Ed to share his story with you and answer your questions - learn more here. You can RSVP by clicking here. If you have any further questions about the event please email us at events@fivetalents.org.uk.

We’re hosting monthly Zoom calls to give supporters the opportunity to pop in, check on how things are developing, and answer any questions you may have! Rachel & Megan will be online answering questions and catching you up on all the latest information. You can register for this event by clicking here.

We are delighted to host our winter drinks event at Southwark Cathedral - and we would love you to join us there on Thursday 11 November from 6.00pm - 8.00pm.

This will be a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Five Talents in person after so long apart, and explore the theme of ‘Building bridges among diverse communities’ with our expert speakers. We’ll enjoy Bread Ahead’s award-winning mince pies and drinks as we catch up together and listen to the Rt Revd Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon and Dr Althea-Maria Rivas. Learn more about our speakers here.

The Very Revd. Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Cathedral, is our generous host for the evening, and he has kindly offered a tour of the cathedral for those of you who want to learn more about its fascinating history too (you might even spot Hodge, the Cathedral's new cat!). Please RSVP for this event early as we are capping numbers to give guests a little more social distancing room. You can sign up by clicking here.

The COP26 summit in late October will raise tough questions for the 'west' about our role in contributing to climate change and questions of how best we can prevent it. What is often missing in the debates are the voices and perspectives of those who are dealing with the immediate impacts of climate change - this event is a unique opportunity for you  to hear about this issue first-hand, from an African perspective.

On Wednesday 27 October from 8.30am - 9.30am we're hosting a virtual panel discussion on the ongoing climate crisis with three expert panelists: Phillip Macloud (Team Environment Kenya), Claire Nasike (Greenpeace Africa) and Jackie Opera (Africa Science Focus). Rachel will moderate our conversation to discuss the challenges and solutions climate change presents for communities across Africa. Learn more about the event and speakers in our invitation. RSVP for this event by clicking here.

We’re hosting monthly Zoom calls to give supporters the opportunity to pop in, check on how things are developing, and answer any questions you may have! Rachel & Megan will be online answering questions and catching you up on all the latest information. You can register for this event by clicking here.

We’re hosting monthly Zoom calls to give supporters the opportunity to pop in, check on how things are developing, and answer any questions you may have! Rachel & Megan will be online answering questions and catching you up on all the latest information. You can register for this event by clicking here.

We have so missed seeing you all since we began working from home in March 2020, much as we have enjoyed (and will be continuing) virtual events.

On Wednesday 8th September from 6pm - 8pm we’d love for you to catch up with the Five Talents team in the courtyard of St Mary le Bow Church, Cheapside. Our friends at Café Below will have free prosecco and canapes for us to enjoy under (we hope) the sun! We will use the beautiful medieval crypt in case of bad weather.

If you’d like to learn more or RSVP please email us at events@fivetalents.org.uk.