AVPA Launches West Africa Social Investment Landscape Mapping Report
The current state of the social investment landscape and key trends that will influence the increased flow of capital into social investments in West Africa Lagos, November 20, 2020: The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), today, launched a landmark study report on the state of social investment financing in West Africa. The report maps social […]
AVPA Launches Southern Africa Social Investment Landscape Mapping Study Report
Insights into the current state of the social investment landscape and key trends that will influence the increased flow of capital into social investments in Southern Africa Johannesburg, November 13, 2020 – What is the current state of social investments in Southern Africa? What trends has the region witnessed in social investments over the last […]
AVPA Launches East Africa Social Investment Landscape Mapping Study Report
Insights into the current state of the social investment landscape and key trends that will influence the increased flow of capital into social investments in East Africa Nairobi, November 18, 2020: Africa is entering the last ten years of the Sustainable Development Goals with a deficit – the continent needs an estimated $500 billion – […]
AVPA Launches Africa Social Investment Landscape Mapping Study Report
Insights into the current state of the social investment landscape and key trends that will influence the increased flow of capital into social investments in Africa Nairobi, November 11, 2020 – The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance, AVPA, today, launched a high level inaugural report on the state of social investment financing in Africa. The report […]
First Impact Investing Fellowship for Asset Owners and Managers in Asia and Africa
Meeting the learning needs of mainstream investors who are entering the regions’ growing impact investing market. Nairobi, Kenya: Singapore City, Singapore: 05 July 2021 – To meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world will need to raise three times more sustainable financing than we are currently investing. With government budgets facing deficits, development […]
AVPA July Newsletter 2021
We deliberately delayed this newsletter because we wanted to include some great news about the launch of our Impact Investing Fellowship program in collaboration with AVPN, our Asia sister network. This is all part of our work in improving investor competence in Innovative Finance so that African social investors can better mobilize and deploy capital for impact. […]
AVPA August Newsletter 2021
We are extremely glad to see the overwhelming response to the Africa-Asia Impact Investing Fellowship program; it shows the growing need for social investors to learn more about investing for greater impact. Applications have so far come from across the continent, representing a diverse range of investors. We are especially pleased to have so far […]
AVPA September Newsletter 2021
As we continue to grapple with the effects of the pandemic, we are glad to see that COVID-19 vaccinations are picking up across the continent. Hopefully, this means that our economies could slowly start opening up and adjusting to the new normal. Read More
Networks Partner to Catalyze Impact Investing in Africa
Leading investor networks join forces to connect investors and increase financing of African enterprises that create positive social and environmental impact. Nairobi, Kenya / Seattle, USA: 14 October 2021– Africa offers arguably the highest potential impact investment opportunities globally and is poised for strong economic growth. However, this can only happen if these opportunities are […]
AVPA November Newsletter 2021
The year is speeding away at a pace that’s hard to keep up with, especially as more and more economies open up in an effort to recover from the pandemic. At AVPA, we will be using the remainder of the year to prepare to serve you better in 2022 and are keen to hear from […]