• 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

AVPA Newsletter 2020

As a Pan-African network focused on building a vibrant social investment ecosystem, we see a critical need for social investors to leverage their strengths to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

AVPA Newsletter 2019

The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) recently launched its first convening in a series of quarterly events dubbed: The Power of Partnerships: Investing for Social Impact. Read More

AVPA March Newsletter

AVPA launched a landmark African social investment landscape mapping study in November. We conducted the study in partnership with Intellecap Advisory Services in 18 countries, six each from East, West, and Southern Africa. Click on the the links below to download the reports that include a comparative analysis of sub-Saharan Africa, and to replay the […]

AVPA April Newsletter 2021

At AVPA, 2021 has started on a very high note. In February, we were really excited to welcome five new board members, highly competent individuals who we believe will not only add value to AVPA but also to the African social investment ecosystem at large. It is therefore with great pride and pleasure that we […]

AVPA July Newsletter 2021

We deliberately delayed this newsletter because we wanted to include some great news about the launch of our Impact Investing Fellowship program in collaboration with AVPN, our Asia sister network. This is all part of our work in improving investor competence in Innovative Finance so that African social investors can better mobilize and deploy capital for impact. […]

AVPA August Newsletter 2021

We are extremely glad to see the overwhelming response to the Africa-Asia Impact Investing Fellowship program; it shows the growing need for social investors to learn more about investing for greater impact. Applications have so far come from across the continent, representing a diverse range of investors. We are especially pleased to have so far […]

AVPA September Newsletter 2021

As we continue to grapple with the effects of the pandemic, we are glad to see that COVID-19 vaccinations are picking up across the continent. Hopefully, this means that our economies could slowly start opening up and adjusting to the new normal. Read More

AVPA November Newsletter 2021

The year is speeding away at a pace that’s hard to keep up with, especially as more and more economies open up in an effort to recover from the pandemic. At AVPA, we will be using the remainder of the year to prepare to serve you better in 2022 and are keen to hear from […]