Export promotion policy
Export promotion policy
Improved ability of SMEs to access new markets
Local Economic Development
Local Economic Development
Building sustainable partnerships to develop responsible, proactive communities at a local level
Impact Investing
Impact Investing
Solving social problems in community by providing accessible capital, coaching and mentoring
Economic Leadership
Economic Leadership
Developing of a new generation of leaders who will transform Ukraine and Moldova
Western NIS Enterprise Fund
TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE IN UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA
Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF) is a $150 million regional fund, a pioneer in Ukraine and Moldova with over 25 years of successful experience in investing in small and medium-sized companies. WNISEF was funded by the U.S. government via the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Since its inception, WNISEF’s cumulative investments total over $186 million to 130 companies employing around 26,000 people and made it possible to unlock $2 billion for companies in Ukraine and Moldova.
In 2015 WNISEF has launched a $35 million legacy program focused on export promotion, local economic development, impact investing and economic leadership.
Mission
WNISEF is funding innovative, high-impact, reform focused programs and aims to support Ukraine and Moldova at this critical period by developing sound economic policy and leadership.
Governance
WNISEF is governed by an independent Board of Directors comprised of leading representatives of the U.S. business community. WNISEF was established by the U.S. Congress and funded by the U.S. government via USAID.
We believe that these funds will be the catalyst that will expedite the transformative process and cement its results for the longer term – until ordinary people feel a tangible impact on their lives and join the ranks of reformers.
News
Western NIS Enterprise Fund together with Oschadbank Granted the First Loan as Part of the Support Project for the Eastern Ukraine Social Enterprises
March 02, 2021Western NIS Enterprise Fund and Oschadbank provided the first loan as part of the “Affordable Loans for Social Enterprises in Eastern Ukraine” project. It went to the Vocational Counseling Center for the Disabled “Drukarskyi Dim” in Kramatorsk.
Western NIS Enterprise Fund Sold Leading Moldovan Glass Packaging Platform to Vetropack Group
December 10, 2020Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF) announced today that it has exited, alongside other shareholders, its stake in Moldova-based Glass Container Company and Glass Container Prim (the “Glass Container Companies”, “GCC”) to Vetropack Austria Holding AG, a subsidiary of Vetropack Holding SA (SWX:VETN). Vetropack is a leading Swiss player in the European glass packaging industry, operating facilities in Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Ukraine, and Italy, with CHF 714.9 million in 2019 revenues.
MADE IN UKRAINE. Agrocomplex Vinnychyna
October 15, 2020International Mayors Summit and Lady Di Atelier launch a capsule scarf collection to support kids with Down syndrome and autism
October 13, 2020The International Mayors Summit and the first Ukrainian inclusive atelier Lady Di Atelier joined efforts to launch a capsule silk scarf collection entitled “Breaking down barriers is easy. Together!” Each item’s print is a drawing made by children with Down syndrome (called “sunny kids” in Ukraine) as part of art therapy classes at the Sunny Workshop operated by Lady Di Atelier.
Media
MADE IN UKRAINE. Agrocomplex Vinnychyna
Technovation Ukraine Regional Pitch Event 2019
Ukrainian Leadership Academy
The Ukrainian Leadership Academy, a program of community and individual development, taught recent high school graduates the importance of socially responsible leadership, national and personal identity, and provided the training – physical, psychological and communicational, and intellectual – necessary to unlock their country’s potential from within.
