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For more than twenty-one years, Thelma Ekiyor has worked in the development sector as a philanthropist, a donor, and most recently as an impact investor. She's worked in 22 different African countries and has a wealth of knowledge about the continent. Impact investing and women's economic empowerment are some of the areas where she has pioneered and founded numerous organizations. Ekiyor was named one of Africa's 50 most powerful women in development in 2020. An American philanthropy institute named her one of the world's top 10 black women who give back in August 2021.

At the Sustainable Energy for All Forum, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions, announced that it will invest 242 million dollars to accelerate the transition to clean energy in developing countries. These countries are expected to have a rapid increase in power demand and have a great deal of untapped potential for solar, wind, and other forms of renewable energy capacity.