Africa Impact Summit
The inaugural Africa Impact Summit is taking place this July to showcase how impact investing can transform the continent. The programme will showcase Africa’s innovation, pipeline opportunities, and market-building efforts, while also reflecting on the challenges the continent faces. The summit is a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with hundreds of investors, businesses and […]
Putting the SDGs Back on Track
We are hosting research fellow and professor, Amanda Williams to unpack her recent article on: Putting the SDGs back on track. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been recognised as a transformative global agenda aimed at addressing pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges. However, recent reports indicate that progress towards achieving these goals has faltered, […]
Africa Social Impact Summit
The Africa Social Impact Summit is a gathering of leaders from the private and public sectors, civil society organizations and the development community to find innovative sustainable solutions to Africa’s key developmental challenges. The convening is a space for Regional Inclusive Development conversations that will provide an opportunity for the private sector and impact […]
2023 Africa Impact Investing Fellowship: Open Session
Africa’s Impact Investing story is just beginning to take shape, and it is already showing unique characteristics that are specific to the African context. As a leading network of social investors and ecosystem builder, AVPA is at the forefront of this movement, conducting research, capacity-building programmes, networking events, and conversations with social investment stakeholders on […]
Deal Share Live – Healthcare
For this live pitching session, we will feature high-impact entrepreneurs in the healthcare space. These enterprises have been nominated by funders from AVPA’s African Healthcare Funders Forum. The portfolio companies are currently raising to pitch. More details to follow. About Deal Share Live The AVPA Deal Share Live is an avenue for the Deal Share […]
The State of Innovative Finance in South Africa
South Africa’s SDG Index Score is 63.7 out of 100, ranking 108 out of 163 countries, and is only on track to achieve two SDGs (gender equality and responsible consumption and production) by 2030. The country continues to struggle with social challenges, from rising youth unemployment, and strains on its utility infrastructure, particularly in the […]
The Rise of The Impact Economy
AVPA is excited to welcome Tom Hall, the Global Head of Social Impact and Philanthropy at UBS, for a conversation on the paradigm shift from output economics to impact economics, based on the UBS white paper, “The Rise of the Impact Economy” Over the past decade, the output economy, measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), has grown. But the […]
Who gets the returns? A Global Journey in Catalytic Capital
Globally, we face significant development challenges such as climate change, gender inequality, inequitable access to healthcare, and access to quality jobs. In this poly-crisis moment, the financing gap to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has widened to USD 4 trillion a year. Innovative financial tools and collaboration are required to meet this moment. […]
Philanthropic Pooled Funds: Mobilising Capital for Impact
Africa’s social challenges far outstrip the available resources. We need to think of how we can better use our limited resources to catalyze innovation and scale impact. With our convening power, AVPA intends to bring together diverse partners to harness the power of collective resource mobilization in support of scalable and effective social innovation while […]
Deal Share Live: Youth Empowerment
Youth account for 60% of Africa’s unemployed population, according to the World Bank. Youth unemployment is arguably one of our most significant challenges and risks on the continent. To meet the growing employment demand, we need to create 12 million jobs annually but as it stands, we are only creating three million jobs per […]