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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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Atoot: Sports for Development (S4D) Programmes for Holistic Development of Girls in Nepal
Education, Gender, Health
ReCircle: A Clean-tech Innovator on a mission to Create a Circular Economy
Water and Sanitation and Hygiene
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+
Education
HOT-Open Mapping Hub (Asia- Pacific): Transforming Disaster Response, Humanitarian Action and Community Development through Open Source Technologies and Maps
Climate Action and Environment, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Events
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
Upcoming Events
Nominations for the 2024 Yidan Prize
31 March 2024
AVPN Monthly Member Meet-ups in Bangkok
29 February 2024
Regular Event
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Access to education is a huge, pressing problem in the ASEAN region.
In the Philippines alone, our of 1.4 million annual high school graduates, 35% never go to college because it is unaffordable. Of the 900,000 who enter college, 33% drop out because they picked a wrong course or could not afford to continue. Of the 600,000 who do graduate, 40% are considered unemployable.
This all amounts to over 1 million high school graduates every year who are left behind and unemployed, contributing to 30% youth unemployment. Despite this, there are 1 million unfilled entry-level vacancies – revealing a massive mismatch in the education to employment pathway.
This education to employment funnel has numerous roadblocks, rooted in:
- High tuition costs
- Broken discovery process for different educational options (schools, courses, student financing)
- Lack of career awareness and guidance for students; and
- Severely inconvenient and scattered application processes of schools.
This results in a large, fragmented and broken education sector in the country. At Edukasyon, we are delivering systemic change to the Education Ecosystem.
At Edukasyon, our solutions address these root problems by connecting students to schools through our online platform. Students are able to:
- Search through a comprehensive database of 10,000+ schools, 20,000+ courses, and 4,000+ scholarships,
- Learn about their target careers and relevant courses and
- Apply online to their chosen schools.
We work closely with school clients to provide students with relevant college and course information. They are charged $240-$480 for a subscription to our platform, allowing them to:
- Reach more students, which includes receiving their inquiries and applications;
- Target students better through our data analytics insights; and
- Reduce marketing costs by switching to digital marketing.
With the goal of increasing employability, Edukasyon works with corporations in creating industry-relevant, accurate and insightful career advice content. As such, we are engaging with partners all across the sector to develop our learning modules, educational campaigns and customised edtech products for our growing Gen Z community.
In 2022, we are also expanding our services to online tutor services for K-12. We will provide quality, affordable edtech products for K-12 learners in the growing Filipino middle class.