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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Landscape Study for Social Investments in Southern Africa

See the AVPA launch of the Landscape Study for Social Investments in Southern Africa, with highlights from the study discussed…

Mapping Social Investors’ response to Covid-19 in South Africa

This map was proudly designed by Ascent Technology This pilot map is the first phase of pioneering research, initiated by…

Switching On Financing for Off-Grid Energy

The Energy Report looks at how off-grid energy projects and entrepreneurs are currently being funded in East and Southern Africa…