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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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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
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
Shelter Associates: Solutions to transform lives of Urban Poor in India
Affordable Housing, Gender, Governance, Health, Water and Sanitation and Hygiene
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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Through years of research across Greater China, we have seen how menstrual stigma contributes to many critical societal and environmental issues. Until we tackle this issue, we will not be able to properly tackle the most urgent issues society collectively faces. Health and Wellbeing 1 in 10 women globally suffer from endometriosis, one of the long-term health conditions now linked to pesticide residue in conventional cotton and continued exposure to volatile organic compounds found in synthetic pads & tampons - 2017, Reproductive Toxicology Study. Social 1 in 3 girls in South Asia miss school because they do not have access to period products. This issue is also prevalent in Greater China, where thousands of girls and women miss life-changing opportunities like work and school simply because they menstruate. Environmental The time it takes for the majority of big-brand tampons and pads to degrade is short-lived. The average person uses 11,000 of these in their lifetime, making this wasteful and non-environmentally conscious.
Products Our products are made using certified organic and skin-loving products, which do not compromise the environment. Currently, all our products use materials which keep the body safe from conventional cotton and non-cotton materials used in traditional brand products. We also have a 100% plastic-free range of products, through which we have already prevented almost 1 million plastic disposables reaching landfills and oceans. Education and Policy We have created a first-of-its-kind policy for schools, corporates and organizations through which we now serve thousands of staff and students across Greater China with access to period care, through both our products and education. This is distributed through a unique dispenser system. Social Impact We use a portion of profits from every sale to provide donations of products and education to vulnerable communities. For every one period cup we sell, one period cup is donated as well. By the end of 2021, we will have donated over 50,000 organic cotton pads to communities in need.