Launch of the Crowdfunding for Impact E-Talk Series
AVPA’s sister network, EVPA invites you to a new event series on the role of crowdfunding as a growing channel for Investing for Impact capital. Building on the launch of new original EVPA research on the role of Crowdfunding, this new series provides members and practitioners in general with the opportunity to explore the topic, building knowledge and […]
Aavishkar Group Impact Report 2020
The Aavishkar Group Impact Report 2020 is derived from women stories across the Group organizations, each recounting their own impact journey and in the process, embodying the role played by the Group in building the impact ecosystem. Download the full report here.
Propelling Agri-SMEs from Early to Growth Stage Investment
In recent years, African markets have seen an influx of hundreds of millions of dollars in seed capital for agri-SMEs. However, many companies still struggle to make the leap from early to growth stage capital, while many investors targeting growth stage agri-SMEs struggle to develop a pipeline of bankable deals. How can we facilitate the […]
Africa-Asia Impact Investing Fellowship
AVPA and AVPN (our Asia sister network) in collaboration with Faculty from the Oxford Saïd Business School are proud to announce the inaugural Africa-Asia Impact Investing Fellowship programme to nurture asset owners and capital managers into becoming effective impact investing practitioners. Leveraging strong networks in Africa and Asia, this Fellowship will build the capacity and knowledge […]
SUSTAINABLE FINANCING: The Future We Want
Click HERE to watch the webinar recording The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) and Responsible Business Consulting will be convening the SUSTAINABLE FINANCING: The Future We Want webinar, taking place on 05 August 2021. This will be the first of a three-part, virtual Sustainable Finance Dialogue Series hosted by the two organizations. The event will […]
Strengthening Investees’ Balance Sheets Through Innovative Financing
Featured Image: Horamama Coffee Dry Mill in Ntarambo, Burundi was the first investment in Kampani’s portfolio. Set up in January 2016 by the Fairtrade certified Burundian coffee exporter COCOCA, a union of smallholder cooperatives, the hulling plant was acquired, financed by Kampani, to hull and store coffee beans – an activity which up to that […]
SUSTAINABLE FINANCING: The Channel to Africa’s Sustainable Development
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) and Responsible Business Consulting (RBC) invite you to SUSTAINABLE FINANCING: The Channel to Africa’s Sustainable Development, taking place on 03 November 2021. This will be the second of a three-part, virtual Sustainable Finance Dialogue Series hosted by the two organizations. Building on the outcomes of the first event, this event seeks to chart thelandscape of sustainable finance […]
Using New Instruments to Support Small Businesses
Kuruka aims to support a portfolio of small businesses with revenue share financing and a unique long-term, counseling and coaching service, rooted in the principles of behavioural science, psychotherapy, and performance coaching. The objective of Kuruka is to accelerate small businesses’ growth and facilitate access to follow on finance quicker and on fairer terms. Importantly, […]
Increasing Access to Capital Through Innovative Partnerships
Melanin Kapital is the 1st digital impact investment bank driving financial inclusion for Africa and its diaspora. They believe that African problems will be solved by African solutions and resources. However, today, only 30% of African private capital is invested towards the Sustainable Development Goals on the continent. They realized that this deficit in private […]
Africa’s Renaissance: Realised Through Sustainable Finance
In this article, Dr. Frank Aswani, the CEO of the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance explores the potential of Sustainable Finance to power Africa’s development and the opportunity cost of not getting Sustainable Finance right in Africa. The world has vastly changed over the last few years. Staying abreast of all these rapid global changes can, […]