Who gets the returns? A Global Journey in Catalytic Capital
Globally, we face significant development challenges such as climate change, gender inequality, inequitable access to healthcare, and access to quality jobs. In this poly-crisis moment, the financing gap to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has widened to USD 4 trillion a year. Innovative financial tools and collaboration are required to meet this moment. […]
African Healthcare Funders Forum
AVPA, Ashoka, and Social Innovation Circle, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim as part of their “Making More Health” and Boehringer Ingelheim Social Engagement initiatives, are joining forces to launch the African Healthcare Funders Forum, a first-of-its-kind platform bringing together Africa’s leading funders and social entrepreneurs to drive the transformation of the African healthcare sector. Register here.
AVPA August Newsletter 2023
In July, AVPA formally opened for membership with a remarkable launch event in Cape Town graced by more than 140 leading impact stakeholders from across the continent. Themed “Accelerating and Reshaping Africa’s Sustainable Development”, the launch highlighted the importance of genuine collaboration in the ecosystem to enable innovative and catalytic investment at the speed and scale needed for […]
Making More Health Together
Making More Health Together is an annual global convention dedicated to fostering collaborative partnerships for sustainable social impact. This convention serves as a platform for impactful investors, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and changemakers from various sectors to network and drive innovative solutions to pressing social challenges. At the event, you will have the opportunity to see […]
SDG Impact Standards User Training for African Corporates
Join the first AVPA-UNDP SDG Impact Standards User Training for African Corporates to gain practical skills in managing for impact. Learn more.
2024 Africa Impact Investing Fellowship
Enhance your impact leadership experience, gain innovative tools to apply an impact lens to your investing strategy and be immersed in a strong impact investing network in Africa. Register here.
Introduction to Inclusive Business
This general introductory course imparts basic knowledge of inclusive business (IB), its definition and its features. The course also sets the parameters of the IB target groups and how they are involved in the value chain. It outlines the different sectors where the base of the pyramid (BoP) is engaged, identifies different IB approaches and […]
Developing and Scaling Inclusive Business Models
The e-learning course “Developing and Scaling Inclusive Business models” is designed for multiple actors from the inclusive business (IB) ecosystem, especially companies and intermediaries. Learn more.
Putting the SDGs Back on Track (video)
A recent article by Amanda Williams explores the reasons behind the stagnation in SDG progress. Her research on corporate SDG engagement practices reveals that although many companies engage with the SDGs, their activities often lead to SDG washing. According to a 2018 survey by Ethical Corporation of 1,542 business professionals worldwide, 51% of respondents used […]
Report Reveals Investment Blockages in Countering East Africa’s Climate Change Devastation
New report offers pathways for impact investors in a drive to mainstream radical climate protection technologies in East Africa Nairobi, Kenya, 24 October 2023 – Impact Investors are favouring digital applications and solar power solutions to reduce carbon emissions in East Africa over crucial water and temperature technologies that could protect East Africans from the […]