Priming Private Sector Investment in Climate Adaptation Innovations in East Africa

An in-depth research report, issued by the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), with support from the Lemelson Foundation, on the…

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…

Impact-Investing-Handbook

Impact investing is a powerful force that is reshaping how philanthropy defines its operating models, as we’ve learned in the…

African Healthcare Funders Forum: Focus Group Report

This report captures findings from two Focus Group Discussions (FGD) held with key social investors on 10th March 2022 and…

ICRW GENDER OPPORTUNITIES EXPLORER

The Gender Opportunities Explorer highlights opportunities to better integrate gender in the operations and supply chain of an off-grid energy…

Financing Water Impact

This toolkit provides information that helps entrepreneurs understand the key components needed to successfully finance an enterprise that tackles socio-environmental…

12 Steps To Implement ESG Reporting At Your Company

Companies report that one of the biggest challenges to advancing sustainability is embedding it deeply within operations, strategies, and supply…

Designing Technology for Women

We believe these findings offer Arifu and other service providers an opportunity to design products, features, and content in ways…

Aavishkar Group Impact Report 2020

The Aavishkar Group Impact Report 2020 is derived from women stories across the Group organizations, each recounting their own impact…

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…

Kenya has reported an increase in Gender Based Violence

Between January and December 2020, a total of 5009 cases were recorded through the National GBV toll-free helpline 1195, showed…

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…

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…

How Blended Finance Can Accelerate MSME Growth in Africa

The Africa Report looks into how we can unlock financial capital in the continent to achieve the SDGs especially after…

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…

Back to the Frontier: Investing that Puts Impact First

Impact investing has boomed over the past decade, driven by the ethos that financial performance goes hand-in-hand with social and…

Global Philanthropy Alliance opportunity for social entrepreneurs

GPA is now accepting applications from aspiring social entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. GPA resources bold new young…

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…

BECOME THE NEXT TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEUR

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are proud to partner with the…

GLOBAL GENDER BALANCE SCORECARD

20-first believes that the best measure of corporate progress towards gender-balanced businesses is the makeup of executive top teams. Board…

THE WOMEN & GIRLS INDEX 2020

Measuring giving to women’s and girls’ causes The Women & Girls Index (WGI) is the only comprehensive index that measures…

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…

The Angel Accelerator: INVESTING WITH OR FOR IMPACT

We hope you enjoyed the last webinar we had.  If you missed it, you can watch the edited version on http://theangelaccelerator.com/lessons/investing-with-or-for-impact/ and http://theangelaccelerator.com/lessons/measuring-impact/…

Resourceful Material to aid individual and organisational development

The global disruption caused by the novel coronavirus has had severe implications for life in general and the social sector…

The Angel Accelerator, powered by AVPA (video)

Has it crossed your mind if accelerators were just for startups?! Most are, but The Angel Accelerator has taken the…

How to Begin Considering a Gender Lens Investing Strategy

Implementing a gender lens at an investment fund can be daunting. Start by assessing the gender diversity across four levels…

Measuring giving to women’s and girls’ causes

The Women & Girls Index (WGI) is the only comprehensive index that measures charitable giving to women’s and girls’ causes….

The 2020 Investing for Impact survey – infographics’ series

EVPA is committed to be the prime supporter and convener of the community of investors for impact in Europe. Investing for impact means supporting and co-developing…

Mapping Agriculture Investing in Africa – a new resource from Village Capital

AVPA is pleased to share an illuminating new piece of research by Village Capital, entitled Mapping Agriculture Investing in Africa.

Overlooked No More: Donors invest in African change makers to maximize impact

Research shows that only a small fraction of international funding for humanitarian and development initiatives in Africa goes to locally-led organizations. The…

5 Recommendations for Development Institutions Engaging with Angel Networks in Emerging Markets

Entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic development – when new businesses launch and grow, they create jobs, address customer…

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…

AVPA Launches Southern Africa Social Investment Landscape Mapping Study Report

RELEASE DATE : 13 November 2020 Insights into the current state of the social investment landscape and key trends that…

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…

Primary Healthcare Impact Fund

Investing in Primary Health Care to Strengthen Health Systems across Africa Webinar on innovative financing for developing and scaling primary…

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…

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…

The Landscape for Social Investments in East, West and Southern Africa

See the launch of AVPA’s landmark study, Landscape for Social Investments in East, West and Southern Africa (2020), with highlights…

The Landscape Study for Social Investments in East Africa

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

Investing in Female Entrepreneurs: A Social Issue or an Economic Opportunity?

A Global Review of Gender-Lens Investing in Light of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic The UN SDG No. 5…

Moving the dial on gender-smart investing: why our new guide focusses on the ‘how’

“It’s about investing in women entrepreneurs; it’s financial inclusion for women; it’s getting more women into boards; it’s about better…

Beyond the Grant: Foundations as Impact Investors

Philanthropy can bring its whole self to work with an impact investing mindset that expands horizons beyond grantmaking alone. Imagine…

Usawa Agenda 2020 Report – Kenya

Education has both instrumentalist and utilitarian value, which is why the world has committed to ensuring that every child gets…

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…

Women Included: A gender sensitive approach to agribusiness investment

One of FMO’s aims is to actively contribute to reducing inequalities by, among other things, seeking investment opportunities that positively…

The Development Dimension

Private Philanthropy for Development A series of OECD books analyzing the development aspects of policies in other domains, such as…

Research Brief: The Landscape of Large-Scale Giving by African Philanthropists

Jan Schwier, Craig Wallington, Maddie Holland, Wendy Magoronga 06/15/2020 Summary While charitable giving has a long history in Africa, the…

Impact of COVID-19 in Africa: a scenario analysis to 2030

Impact of COVID-19 in Africa: a scenario analysis to 2030 Africa’s development trajectory has suffered a severe setback, with extreme…

Worldwide Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Tracker for COVID-19 (WNTRAC)

WNTRAC A comprehensive dataset of over 6,000 non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented in response to COVID-19 by governments worldwide, covering 261 geographical…

COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs

The COVID-19 pandemic forms a crisis of unprecedented scale and impact. As we learn about useful resources for social entrepreneurs…

The Investing for Impact Toolkit

The Investing for Impact Toolkit – EVPA Download here. The Investing for Impact Toolkit is a guide that aims to assist newcomers and…

Synergistic Response COVID 19 Impact Consortium

In this episode, a consortium made up of 4 impact investors share their goals for the Covid-19 impact consortium. It…

The role of Mechanization as a key driver for economic diversification Post COVID-19

In this 6th episode, Ibrahim Mohammed, General Manager Machines at Mantrac Nigeria shares how mechanization has changed over the years,…

The Exchange: COVID – 19 & Beyond Episode 5: The Future Of E-commerce Post AfCFTA Implementation

In this episode, Juliet Anammah the Chairwoman, Nigeria & Head of Institutional Affairs, Jumia Group, a Pan African E-commerce platform…

The Exchange: COVID-19 & Beyond Episode 4: The Youth Perspective

Here our guests Terry Akagha, a Nigerian based in the Uk, Hadeeqa Guli Raza from Pakistan, Charles Aborisade and Nadia…

The Exchange: COVID-19 & Beyond Episode 3: Harnessing Investment for Healthcare.

Our guest, Fola Laoye of Health Markets Africa discusses with the Co-hosts on how to attract investors into the healthcare…

The Exchange: COVID-19 & Beyond Episode 2: COVID-19 Insights from Private Sector and Media

In this episode John Shidiak Business Development Director of Bristol Scientific,(a key partner to the Nigeria Communicable Disease Centre, assisting…

The Exchange: COVID-19 & Beyond Episode 1: Spotlight on the Corona Virus

This is the first episode where Paul Olele of Corporate Council on Africa, Toyin Adegbite-Moore of African Venture Philantropy Alliance…

Now is the time for the world to rally behind women in business

The covid-19 pandemic is ravaging the world indiscriminately, but a combination of health and economic factors means the pandemic presents…

Supporting Women Throughout the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Response and Economic Recovery

This brief highlight evidence from the Africa gender innovation lab and other promising research on mechanisms that can help protect…

The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Africa for the continent’s growth prospects

Africa has so much promise. The continent is home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies and offers an…

Assessing Gender Lens Investing in Blended Finance

Over the past few years, gender equality has become increasingly incorporated in the investment strategies of impact investors and institutional…

10 ways to redesign venture finance for a more inclusive post-COVID world

Impact investing was created to revolutionize capital markets. Instead, we are replicating them. This needs to change. The good news…

Incentives for driving impact in deal and fund structures

Incentivizing impact is the third in a series of posts by Aunnie Patton Power that examine how to redesign impact…

Funding women entrepreneurs: How to empower growth

“Funding women entrepreneurs: How to empower growth”, prepared by the joint EIB and European Commission InnovFin Advisory, provides a sound…

Key Insights from the Latest Gender Lens Investing Report

Much like the larger umbrella of impact investing, gender lens investing — investing to generate financial returns and a positive…

The Missing Middles – Segmenting Enterprises to Better Understand their Financial Needs

This report aims to help investors, intermediaries, and entrepreneurs better navigate the complex landscape of SGB investment in frontier and…

Closing the Gaps – Finance Pathways for Serving the Missing Middles 2019

The Collaborative for Frontier Finance and its founding members have produced a follow-up report to the “Missing Middles: Segmenting Enterprises…

Emerging Market Small & Growing Business Capital Provider’s Survey Results

To better understand impact of COVID-19 on small and growing businesses and the local capital providers that support them, the…

Survey to explore growth barriers faced by Female Entrepreneurs in East

Despite experiencing capital and cultural constraints women continue to pursue entrepreneurship as a path to financial freedom for themselves and…

Meet the Women that make up our Global Leadership Network

We search the world for women leaders with daring vision for change, and partner with her to make that vision…

The State of Women’s Economic Rights Worldwide

While significant progress has been made over time, women still face entrepreneurship and employment barriers. In fact, on average around…

A Toolkit to track Gender Diversity at your workplace

Know that gender diversity is good for business. Creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce makes good business sense,…

Women in African Investments

The Organisation supports women fund managers through networking, knowledge-sharing and awareness-building to catalyse gender-equitable economic growth in Africa. Members include…

Equity, Inclusion And the Evolution Of Venture Finance

Commitments to gender and racial representation in financial markets have been escalating over the past several years, from Goldman Sachs…

Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world- University of Cape Town

To address global poverty – do we really not have enough resources or do we not have the right tools…

Applying Impact Investing Strategies to the COVID-19 Crisis

The Bertha Centre and Impact Investing South Africa (IISA) hosted a webinar, titled Applying impact investing strategies to the COVID-19…

Global Responses to a Global Pandemic webinar series #3 Sharing African responses to COVID 19

As the global community for investors for impact, AVPA, AVPN, EVPA & IVPC (LatImpacto) are working together to share lessons…

Sankalp Dialogues & AVPA – Crushing The Curve 09: Supporting SMEs During COVID-19 And Beyond

This is our 9th webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Partnering To Crush The Curve: Mental Health & Wellness During COVID-19

This is our 8th webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Sankalp Dialogues & AVPA – Crushing The Curve 07: Misinformation & Communication During COVID-19

This is our 7th webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Sankalp Dialogues & AVPA – Crushing the Curve 06: Access To Healthcare For COVID-19 Patients

This is our 6th webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Sankalp Dialogues & AVPA – Crushing the Curve 05: Gender & Domestic Violence During COVID19 Pandemic

This is our 5th webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Sankalp Dialogues & AVPA – Crushing the Curve 04: Access To Education During The COVID-19 Pandemic

This is our 4th webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Sankalp Dialogues & AVPA – Crushing the Curve 03: Economic Impact of COVID-19 On The Informal Sector

This is our 3rd webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Sankalp Dialogues & AVPA – Crushing the Curve 02: Access to Food & Basic Needs

This is our 2nd webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Sankalp Dialogues & AVPA – Crushing the Curve: 01 Preparing Informal Settlements

This  was  AVPA’s  1st webinar under the partnering to crush the curve series – a collaboration between AVPA and Sankalp…

Building Back Better

The Webinar held on the 17th June 2020 Bertha College spoke about Building Back Better: What asset owners and managers…

Becoming a Changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation

This is a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) being offered by the Bertha Centre and RLabs in partnership with…

An Introduction to Impact Investing for Foundations

Impact Investing in Africa is a specialised short course, offered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at…

Social Impact Measurement and Management Online Course

Dates Starting 3rd November 2020 Description VPA and Social Value UK will use their in-depth knowledge of the practice of…

How Digital Solutions May Enhance Social Finance

The How Digital Solutions May Enhance Social Finance presents another milestone on a journey that can lead us to impactful…

Innovative Financing for Social Entrepreneurs

The “Innovative Financing for Social Entrepreneurs”, released by Siemens Stiftung, shines a spotlight on imperative solutions for social development’s biggest…

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nigerian MSMEs

FATE Foundation in partnership with BudgIt Nigeria designed and disseminated a survey to better understand the impact of the COVID-19…

Survey Results: Impacts of COVID-19 on SMEs in the Food System

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network (co-convened by GAIN and WFP), undertook a survey of food system SMEs in…

The Small and Growing Business Sector and the COVID-19 Crisis: Emerging Evidence on Key Risks and Needs

The effect of COVID-19 on economies around the world has been unprecedented. While evidence on this impact is only beginning…

Kenya: Digital Trend Report 2020

The Nendo team and 5+ industry experts define the trends you need to know in a comprehensive free 30+ page…

Kenya: The state of Mobile data 2019

The State of Mobile Data report examines the mobile landscape and key topics from accessibility, pricing, privacy, lending, sports betting,…

Impact of Covid-19 ON Consumers and Corporates in Kenya

With millions ill, hundreds of thousands of lives lost and markets reeling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

Sankalp Africa Summit Post-Event Report 2020

This is a post-summit report from the Sankalp Africa’s 7th Africa Summit held in Nairobi Kenya. 1268 delegates from nearly…

GHANA Impact Investment Landscape

Ghana’s strengthening economic environment, stable political environment and growing social enterprise sector render the country well suited to the development…

KENYA Impact Investment Landscape

This report, based on essential work delivered by the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment strategic partners (Aspen Network of…

An Assessment of Women Owned Enterprises in Developing Countries

This report is part of a wider study that aims to unpack the contribution of Gender Lens Investing in women’s…

An East Africa Guide : Angel Investing During a Time of Crisis

There has been a lot of focus on how entrepreneurs can survive the Covid-19 pandemic. Entrepreneurs will need financing to…

Mainstreaming Innovative Health Financing Models In Africa

It is becoming inevitable that for health financing interventions to be scalable, sustainable and resilient for future generations, infrastructure needs…

Innovative Health Financing Models for Universal Health Coverage in Kenya

The white paper brings out the need for innovative health financing models in Kenya and how these models can work…

Investing for Impact Barometer

The African Investing for Impact Barometer is an annual publication launched by the Bertha Centre in 2013. It provides a…

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…

Innovative Finance in Africa

This Report is a showcase of the outstanding models and practices that make up the innovative finance ecosystem in Africa….

Incentives for driving impact in deal and fund structures

Date: Aug 25, 2020 04:00 PM (SAST) Description: Many impact investing funds and deals simply replicate the financially focused incentives…