Moving the dial on gender-smart investing: why our new guide focusses on the ‘how’
“It’s about investing in women entrepreneurs; it’s financial inclusion for women; it’s getting more women into boards; it’s about better working conditions for women”. These were some of the responses fund managers gave us when asked what gender-smart investing is during workshops run by CDC and IFC for the past few years. The reality is […]
Investing in Female Entrepreneurs: A Social Issue or an Economic Opportunity?
A Global Review of Gender-Lens Investing in Light of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic The UN SDG No. 5 targets gender equality, and while that does make investing in female entrepreneurs or gender-lens investing a social justice, it is in truth good business to embrace diversity and invest in women-led businesses. Despite several studies […]
The Landscape Study for Social Investments in East Africa
See the AVPA launch of the Landscape Study for Social Investments in East Africa, with highlights from the study discussed by our research team partners, Intellecap Advisory Services.
The Landscape for Social Investments in East, West and Southern Africa
See the launch of AVPA’s landmark study, Landscape for Social Investments in East, West and Southern Africa (2020), with highlights from the three regional reports discussed by our research team partners, Intellecap Advisory Services.
The Landscape for Social Investments in West Africa
See the launch of AVPA’s landmark study, Landscape for Social Investments in West Africa, with highlights from the three regional reports discussed by our research team partners, Intellecap Advisory Services.
Primary Healthcare Impact Fund
Investing in Primary Health Care to Strengthen Health Systems across Africa Webinar on innovative financing for developing and scaling primary healthcare projects in Africa.
Womens Empowerment in Africa: Building Successful Female Entrepreneurs
Women’s entrepreneurship and empowerment continue to be key focus areas of development initiatives and action in Africa. While an increasing number of women occupy leadership positions in political, social and economic sectors, this has not translated into the overall empowerment of women.
The Experiences and Challenges of Women in the SADC Region the Case of Trade and Agriculture Sectors
SADC region. Across the world, evidence suggests that trade is an engine of growth (US Government Fact Sheet 2008). Agriculture on the other hand remains central to poverty reduction in the region. It provides a livelihood, including subsistence, employment and income particularly for the majority of the people living in rural areas. According to the […]
Regional Integration in Southern and Eastern Africa A Review of Informal Cross Border Trade
Regional integration has a long history in Africa, revealing that the reasons or objectives for integrating have been evolving over time. In many cases, the motivation behind regional integration was driven by the political decolonisation of Africa, although some exceptions can be noted where economic motives triggered the initiative. The Southern and Eastern Regional Economic […]
Smallholder Farmers Access to Agricultural Finance in Southern Africa
Smallholder agriculture is the backbone to most countries in Southern Africa – this sector holds the potential for addressing the poverty trap among the rural population. Access to finance is a major limitation in commercialisation of the agriculture sector in most countries. Smallholder farmers in these countries have been excluded from participating in the mainstream […]