Where Impact Meets Innovation
Strategic Thematic Focus Areas: Catalysing Impact Across Key Sectors
AVPA is a sector-agnostic network, however, we have carefully selected a set of thematic focus areas that have a higher need for impact interventions and serve as pillars of our social investment strategy. These areas are not just sectors of interest; they are critical domains where timely intervention can drive significant, scalable change across the African continent.
Our Strategic Focus Areas
- AGRICULTURE
Accelerating Sustainable Agricultural Finance in Africa
Mobilizing Finance for Sustainable Agricultural Growth and Resilient Food Systems in Africa:
With over 256 million people facing hunger in Africa, the urgency to transform agricultural systems and enhance food security has never been greater. Climate change and economic disparities compound these challenges, placing the future of food security at risk. AVPA addresses these critical needs by mobilizing and directing impact capital toward innovative and sustainable agricultural solutions. We actively engage with capital providers to funnel investments into critical areas, aiming to reduce the annual financing gap in African agriculture estimated at $80 billion.
- Climate Change
Climate Finance for a Sustainable Future
Bridging the gap between climate solutions and the capital required to enact them.
In an era where climate change poses a dire threat, financing is the linchpin for impactful, scalable solutions. AVPA acts as a conduit for climate finance, connecting viable climate projects to the necessary capital.
- Healthcare
Investing in Africa’s Healthcare Future
Mobilizing impact capital to bridge healthcare inequities and drive innovation.
Healthcare in Africa suffers from a glaring imbalance in expenditure and resource allocation. AVPA works diligently to bridge this gap by facilitating targeted investments in healthcare ventures.
- Education
Education for All: Investing in the Future
Catalyzing investments to democratize quality education across Africa.
The education sector in Africa faces a critical shortfall in funding, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. AVPA rises to this challenge by spearheading innovative education impact investing.
- Energy
Empowering Africa’s Energy Transformation.
AVPA is at the forefront of driving transformative change across Africa.
AVPA is at the forefront of driving transformative change across Africa by enhancing the mobilization and deployment of impact investments, particularly in the critical sectors of energy access and energy transition. Recognizing the continent’s vast potential for renewable energy and the pressing need to bridge the energy gap, AVPA plays a pivotal role in facilitating partnerships, funding, and innovative financing solutions that not only aim to increase access to clean and sustainable energy but also support the transition towards green economies.