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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+
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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
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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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Small farmers in India suffer from poor socioeconomic conditions due to a multitude of challenge such as lack of market power, weather risk, and supply/demand fluctuations. While many of these can be addressed on a micro level, achieving scale impact for nearly 200M small farmers is difficult because of two major reasons. Firstly, small farmers, as small commodity producers with inefficient cost structures and limited market linkages, have inherently poor economics that prohibit them from long-term success. Secondly, there is insufficient economic value available to be divided amongst such a large population. Over 70% of India’s population depends on agriculture for livelihood yet the sector accounts for less than 20% of GDP.
Krishi Star is a Food Brand that develops and supplies quality natural, food ingredients sourced from farmer-owned food processing units. India's food processing industry is projected to grow at 20% over 5 years to USD 4300B. If even 1% of this growth is captured by small farmers, it could lift 1M out of poverty. In addition, food processing is a natural hedge to agricultural risk factors such as unstable prices. However, existing farmer-owned food processing capacity is often underutilized due to challenges in market linkages and product quality. To fill this gap, Krishi Star’s focus is (1) marketing and selling products through our brand and (2) building farmer-owned capacity such as through food processing technology transfer and quality controls through our integrated supply chain. We currently have 80+ institutional customers across Mumbai, Goa, Pune, and Delhi and operations across Maharashtra and Gujarat with USD 30k to-date in revenue to our farmer-owned supply chain.