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Accelerating Impact: Catalytic Capital in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa and Europe
There is a persistent financing gap estimated at USD 4.2 trillion that needs to be filled for the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2030.
APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0
By leveraging the success of the first round of the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund, AVPN continues to mobilise continuum of capital into supporting climate solutions in the region.
Trust-Based Philanthropy
In the face of increasingly complex and, sometimes rapidly, changing needs on the ground, it is crucial to take a step back and reconsider the status quo.
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We are a leading ecosystem builder that is increasing the flow of financial, human, and intellectual capital from Asia and around the world into the social sector in Asia. We provide a network of peers, rigorous learning programmes, and innovative capital mobilization opportunities that make sure resources are more effectively deployed.
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Solve Education: Education through Innovative Learning Platform
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IT Training Against Poverty in Cebu
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IT Vocational Training Against Poverty
Education, Employability, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Gigatonne: Addressing Problems within the Carbon Credits Market
Climate Action and Environment, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Comprehensive Disability Inclusion Programme
Education, Employability, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Events
AVPN Global Conference 2024
23 April 2024
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25 April 2024
Signature Event
Upcoming Events
Forward Faster Forum: Turning Pledges Into Action
04 April 2024
MedTech Actuator Accelerator 2024
29 March 2024
James Chen (www.jameschen.vision) is a Hong Kong based philanthropist. He is a key proponent of the concept of ?Moonshot philanthropy?, the uncompromising belief that philanthropic ventures must carry risk. In order to create real world-shifting change, philanthropists must embrace a risk-taking mindset, build a domain expertise and persevere through inevitable setbacks. James has used this form of philanthropy to focus on two key areas, early childhood literacy and the world?s largest unmet disability: poor vision. He is the Founder of Clearly (www.clearly.world), a global campaign aiming to bring universal affordable eye-care to the 2.5 billion people globally with uncorrected poor vision. Following five years of campaigning success, Clearly transitioned to the International Agency Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in January 2021. James took up a role as IAPB Global Ambassador following the success of Clearly. He also authored Clearly: How a 700 Year Old Invention Can Change the World Forever (Biteback Publishing, 2017), in which he explains his mission and identifies the barriers to delivering universal access to glasses. As an innovative blended value investor, James co-founded the variable power lens technology company Adlens (www.adlens.com) and is founder and trustee of Vision for a Nation (www.visionforanation.net), an award-winning charity, working to make eye care accessible globally. In just five years, Vision for a Nation established a transformative, sustainable eye-care service in Rwanda that is now accessible to its entire population of 12 million people. It has now moved into Ghana to roll out its programme. James was an early adopter of venture philanthropy with the Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation (www.cysff.org). Alongside his wife, Su Lee, the Foundation founded Bring Me a Book Hong Kong (www.bringmeabook.org.hk), an NGO promoting family literacy, and the Feng ZiKai Chinese Children?s Picture Book Award (www.fengzikaibookaward.org). He is the Chairman of his family?s enterprise Wahum Group Holdings, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath to recognise his philanthropic work.