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      Dr Frank Aswani

      Chief Executive Officer

      Nasri Adam

      Regional Director - East Africa

      Tochukwu Ezeukwu

      Regional Director - West Africa

      Matebe Chisiza

      Regional Director - Southern Africa
    • Our Impact Programs

      2024 Africa Impact Investing Fellowship

      Africa Climate Investing Forum

      African Healthcare Funders Forum

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AVPA Launches West Africa Social Investment Landscape Mapping Report

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 […]

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 […]

Announcing the African Healthcare Funders Forum

A consortium of funders and innovators dedicated to accelerating access to healthcare in Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. 14 June 2022: The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (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 […]

Amid Widening SDGs Financing Gap, Alliance Invests in Building New Generation of African Impact Investors

African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) announces programme to grow Africa’s impact investing space, support Sustainable Development Goal targets Nairobi, Kenya. 21 June 2022: AVPA, a network of social investors collaborating to mobilize and deploy capital for impact, has today launched a new programme designed to strengthen the capabilities of African social investors. The 2022 Africa […]

AVPA & Impact Philanthropy Africa Sign MOU to Support Philanthropic Giving

Nairobi, Kenya: 29 June 2022: The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) and Impact Philanthropy Africa (Impact) today signed a partnership agreement to work together to support the growth of philanthropic giving in Kenya and the region. The two organisations will be collaborating to support corporate and private charitable foundations to have greater impact and explore […]

AVPA and UNDP Announce Partnership to Grow Sustainable Finance and SDGs in Africa

African Venture Philanthropy Alliance and United Nations Development Programme announce partnership to grow Sustainable Finance in Africa, support Sustainable Development Goal targets Nairobi, Kenya / Johannesburg, South Africa – 13 September 2022: The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), a Pan-African network of social investors collaborating to mobilise and deploy capital for impact and the United […]