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.
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
Co-Investing for Impact in Africa
This webinar focuses on how 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 costs, share expertise, deepen networks, fill out funding rounds and […]
Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods for Women and Girls
AVPA’s Gender Platform activities kicked off in the month of February 2021 with a series of webinar conversations on topics relevant to the three communities of practice the first one being “Empowering Women to Spearhead Socio-Economic Recovery“. AVPA and partners brought the attendees insights on how social investors are collaborating to empower women as drivers […]
Kenya enforces new measures to stem the third wave. state curfew (no.2) public order counties
In state curfew (no.2) public order counties. What do the new measures mean?No road, rail or air transport will be permitted in Nairobi, Kajiado, Kiambu, Machakos and Nakuru. In person, meetings will also be banned. As for curfew, hours now start at 20:00 until 04:00 am (instead of 22:00 until 04:00 am`) in the five […]
The power of blended finance to build back stronger.
Dr. Manu Chandaria“Demonstrable accountability measures by Government especially in response to COVID19 Emergency response is key in giving confidence to private capital and donations.”Dr. Richard Munang – United Nations Environment Programme“There lies opportunities in the youth, the informal sector and mobile money platforms in contributing to financing social investments towards the achievement of the SDGs” […]
DFI Working Group launches report on blended concessional finance for private sector projects
The report measures private investment in development projects in which MDBs and DFIs also make investments or have otherwise provided deal structuring or other support. These investments support global sustainable development goals by promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, tackling poverty and inequality, and mitigating climate change, among other impacts. Click here to read the full report.
Opportunity for startups founded and operated within Sub Saharan Africa.
Unknown Group and we are working together with Bayer Foundation to search for early stage impact startups who would like to validate their solutions. Every year, Bayer Foundation, together with the Ingolstadt School of Management join forces in the Social Impact Startup Academy (SISTAC) to help entrepreneurs from Sub-Saharan Africa validate and prove their solutions, […]
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 […]