AVPA December Newsletter 2021
As the year comes to an end, it is important to look back on the past year and reflect on our grows, our glows, and the potential areas for growth in the coming year. This way we can build on our strengths, eliminate weaknesses, and push even harder into our vision of Africa. Read More.
AVPA March Newsletter 2022
Happy Women’s History Month! We recognise and amplify the contributions of women to our progress. AVPA is intentional and committed to playing a leading role to help move the needle on SDG#5 – Gender Equality. Read More.
AVPA April Newsletter 2022
We are finally ready to share our thoughts on the past year and some of our future plans. We are also happy to welcome Tafadzwa Nyagano, the new AVPA Chief Financial Officer to the AVPA community and the larger African Impact sector. Read More.
AVPA May Newsletter 2022
It’s a real pleasure to connect with you again and share what happened to be an inspiring month of April. I had the opportunity to attend the Latimpacto conference (our sister network in Latin America) in Cartagena, Colombia. Read More.
AVPA June Newsletter 2022
We are already halfway through the year. It feels like there is still so much to be done yet so little time. We are getting into a busy period at AVPA, as we prepare to roll out some exciting initiatives we have been planning over the last six months. This month was internally very significant, […]
AVPA July Newsletter 2022
In contrast to the past two COVID-19 ravaged years, it’s amazing to see how quickly this year is flying by. We’re already in the second half of the year, one that is promising to end on a real high from an impact perspective. Read More.
AVPA August Newsletter 2022
A warm hello to our AVPA community. It is both an honour and an ideal time for me to write the foreword for this month’s newsletter as the AVPA Southern Africa Director and a South African native. The month of August is a special month dedicated to women in South Africa. Read More.
AVPA September Newsletter 2022
The $4.2 trillion needed to address the SDGs is about 1% of the ~$430 trillion in the global financial markets – we need to converge profit and purpose of private capital and specifically work at unlocking African private capital for impact. Read More.
AVPA October Newsletter 2022
Africa makes up 16% of the world’s population and carries 23% of the global disease burden, yet only 1% of total global health expenditure goes to the continent. In per capita terms, the rest of the world spends 10 times more on health care than Africa. This is unacceptable and one of the reasons why […]
AVPA November Newsletter 2022
The flow of capital to SMEs in Africa is yet to match the intensity of the prevailing policy rhetoric on SME financing despite broad consensus on the importance of SMEs to job creation and economic development. Across Africa, access to finance remains a key constraint to SME growth and is one of the most cited […]