Norfund
Kari Offerdal is a Senior Associate at Norfund, where responsibilities include project management, report writing, and event coordination, notably leading the annual internal gathering for over 150 global participants. Previous roles include Associate in HR, Finance & IT and Business Support Intervention Manager at Norfund, and Personal Assistant to the Ambassador at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Norway, handling research, policy reporting, and event organization. Kari has also contributed as an Election Associate for Oslo kommune, a Communications Department Intern at PRIO, and a Recruiter for Greenpeace-Norge. Academic qualifications comprise a current Master's degree in Business Administration at BI Norwegian Business School, an MPhil in Peace Studies from the University of Oslo, and a BA in International/Global Studies from the University of Oregon, among other studies.
Norfund
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Norfund - The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, is owned by the Norwegian Government and serves as an instrument in Norwegian development policy. Norfund contributes to poverty reduction and economic development in the poorest countries through investments in profitable businesses and transfer of knowledge and technology. Norfund invests equity and/or debt capital, always as a financial minority together with partners, international or Norwegian. The main sector for investment is clean energy. Norfund is Norway's biggest investor in microfinance through the Norwegian Microfinance Initiative (NMI), and is also a prominent investor in small and medium sized businesses through regional funds and direct investments. Norfund's geographical focus is on Sub-Sahara Africa, where the fund has three regional offices (Nairobi, Cape Town and Accra). In addition, Norfund invests in selected countries in Asia and Latin America, with regional offices in Costa Rica and Bangkok. Norfund seeks to hire local staff in the regions, and 15 nationalities are represented among the staff.