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Accelerating Impact with Catalytic Capital
Asia sees a growing number of untapped opportunities to support underserved populations, early-stage innovations, and underfunded sectors.
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.
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.
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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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ReCircle: A Clean-tech Innovator on a mission to Create a Circular Economy
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Banka Bio: Sustainable solutions for WaSH needs in India
Water and Sanitation and Hygiene
Fair Employment Foundation: Transforming Recruitment System for Migrant Workers in Asia Pacific
Employability, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Cool Australia: Supporting Educators Globally through Cool+
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HOT-Open Mapping Hub (Asia- Pacific): Transforming Disaster Response, Humanitarian Action and Community Development through Open Source Technologies and Maps
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Shelter Associates: Solutions to transform lives of Urban Poor in India
Affordable Housing, Gender, Governance, Health, Water and Sanitation and Hygiene
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AVPN Global Conference 2024
As AVPN counts down to the 12th edition of the Annual Global Conference, which will take place against the backdrop of a world in great flux, it is imperative that we provide the social investment community with the most extensive opportunity yet, to learn, connect, and unite in action for Asia.
23 April 2024
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25 April 2024
Signature Event
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Nominations for the 2024 Yidan Prize
31 March 2024
AVPN Monthly Member Meet-ups in Bangkok
29 February 2024
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There are 3 main problemsthat we are trying to resolve in India's agriculture industry: 1) Lack of Irrigation - In India, only 48% of the country’s “net sown area” is irrigated, leading to very low yield. Lack of a steady and uninterrupted grid electricity supply is one of the main reasons behind this low irrigation. 2) Food Loss - 40% of food is wasted between the field and the end customer due to an infrastructural gap in the cold chain. This leads to at least US$26 billion in losses annually. 3) Low Farmer Income - Losses due to lack of cold chain infrastructure and farmer's inability to connect to farther markets lead to low farmer income.
From the 3 main problems identified above, Ecozen has developed our own patented technological innovations to tackle these issues: 1) Ecotron - Solar Water Pump The Ecotron is a solar-powered water pump system that offers efficient irrigation pumping & control with solar photovoltaic integration, connected through IoT to enable optimum water output, predictive maintenance, reduced downtime and improved water conservation. This reduces the problem of poor irrigation. 2) Ecofrost – Solar Cold Room The Ecofrost is a Solar Cold Room that offers portable solar powered on-farm cold rooms for pre-cooling & staging of perishables with IoT based cooling solutions to enable better post-harvest management. The advantages of the Ecofrost include:
Over a period of 10 years, we have installed over 35,000 solar-powered irrigation systems across India and more than 200 solar powered cold rooms.
This has lead to CO2 abatement of 590,000 Tons