• About Us

      Our Team

      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

    • Upcoming Events

Announcing the African Healthcare Funders Forum

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 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, […]

Introducing The African Healthcare Funders Forum: Fireside Chat 1 (video)

A consortium of funders and innovators dedicated to accelerating access to healthcare in Africa AVPA, Ashoka, and Social Innovation Circle, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim through their “Making More Health” and Boehringer Ingelheim Social Engagement initiatives, are joining forces to launch the African Healthcare Funders Forum, a first-of-its-kind year-long gathering of Africa’s leading funders and entrepreneurs […]

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.

Introducing The African Healthcare Funders Forum: Fireside Chat 3

The third in a three-part conversation series introducing a consortium of investors and social entrepreneurs dedicated to transforming healthcare in Africa. AVPA, Ashoka, Social Innovation Circle, and Boehringer Ingelheim are pleased to invite you to the last of the three webinars introducing the African Healthcare Funders Forum, a one-year programme for Africa’s leading investors to […]