Let's Create Impact Together
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) is a Pan-African Network Mobilising Capital for Impact Across Africa.
Headquartered in Kenya and with regional hubs in South Africa and Nigeria, we connect a diverse range of investors.
Our unique Continuum of Capital philosophy enables us to tackle social challenges in a holistic manner, bridging the gap between pure-charity and pure-business models. One of our key focus areas is enhancing the understanding, growth, and use of catalytic capital in Africa with the ultimate goal of attracting private capital for social investments.
Increase the flow of capital into African social investment and ensure its effective deployment for maximum impact.
An African continent where collaborative social investment accelerates the SDGs.
Unlocking new capital; bridging charity and business; leveraging grants, debt, equity, and blended finance; and a Pan-African approach.
AVPA is revolutionising the African social investment landscape by convening impact investors and fostering the deployment of financial, human, and intellectual capital to drive sustainable social change.
Through innovative finance and catalytic grant making,AVPA connects investors and founders to high-impactinvestment opportunities across the continent,accelerating the development of impactful solutions tosome of Africa's most pressing social challenges.
With regional hubs in East, West, and Southern Africa, and a growing network of partners across the continent, AVPA delivers strategies that are locally grounded and aligned.
Established AVPA offices in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa
AVPA organizes a roadshow in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria in collaboration with Inclusive Business Action Network
AVPA hosts Agribusiness Conference in Nairobi with USIU.
AVPA invited to participate in the 15th Anniversary Conference of the sister organization EVPA.
AVPA is awarded US$250K by USDAF, US$100K by Rockefeller Foundation and US$100K by the Ford Foundation.
AVPA launches three virtual platforms: Value Hub, Deal Share and Gender Platform
AVPA launches an 18-country social landscape mapping study to inform programming and act as a benchmark.
AVPA curated a number of virtual events designed to bring a cross-section of investors together to discuss how to meet the SDGs through innovative financing approaches.
AVPA establishes a Gender-Lens Advisory Board to drive Gender-Lens Investing across Africa.
AVPA launches its inaugural Impact Investing Fellowship program in collaboration with the Asian Venture Philanthropy Alliance Network (AVPN).
AVPA launches research on 'Opportunities for Innovative and Sustainable Financing in Africa' in collaboration with Alchemy by Deloitte School of Leadership
AVPA officially launches opportunity for membership divided into two tiers; African and International Social Investors deploying intellectual, human or financial capital (grants, debt or equity) across Africa.
AVPA hosts its inaugural AVPA Conference with over 380 guests from 5 continents. Launched the Africa Impact Exchange Platform (ASIEx) in partnership with the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and Prosper Africa.
AVPA has fully demonstrated its role as a leading ecosystem builder by convening more than 20 events throughout the year, including its highly successful second annual conference, which brought together over 400 participants from every continent.
Let's Create Impact Together