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 […]
What happens in an outcome-based financing model when a major crisis hits?
With over 5 million recorded cases of COVID-19 across the globe and cases rising exponentially in many regions, the impacts of the pandemic are reverberating across sectors. While governments have put in place measures to ensure the health and well-being of the populations they serve, the nature of the virus and the measures being implemented to protect […]
AVPA Deal share demo session | 8 December 2020
The AVPA Deal Share Platform is a community for social investors to share opportunities amongst themselves. Social investors include foundations, corporates, family offices, impact fund managers, donors, DFIs and others who deploy capital in Africa to achieve social impact. Deal Share allows social investors to endorse capital requests by current, past or upcoming investees and […]
DEAL SHARE PANEL DISCUSSION Co-Investing for Impact in Africa | 9 December 2020
DEAL SHARE PANEL DISCUSSION Co-Investing for Impact in Africa Wednesday, 9th December 202014:00 Lagos; 15:00 Johannesburg; 16:00 Nairobi Co-investment in Africa can be challenging. Investors face hurdles in navigating competition, building trust, and aligning expectations around social impact, financial returns, governance, exits, due diligence, and fee structures. And yet, co-investment comes with many benefits. Opportunities to reduce […]
Blended Finance Opportunities To Meet the SDGs
The broader theme in having this virtual seminar series is about igniting thought leadership, collaboration and action around the adoption of innovative financing models that will help Kenya, and by extention East Africa, Build Back Stronger post COVID, while also achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). View Reports for more info