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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
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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
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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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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
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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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The project aims to reduce food waste, which is the 12th UN sustainable development goals, specifically at the pre-consumption stages. This means food wastage generated along the entire supply chain, from farms, packing house, importers, wholesalers to ultimately retailers. Many do not know that food wastage is a huge problem, wasting not just food alone but the precious resources use to produce them. The amount of land wasted to generate these food that are thrown away is 1.5x the size of China and as much as 24% of water used to produce food is wasted. In Singapore alone, 809,000 tons of food is wasted in 2017 alone, and there is a 40% increment since a decade ago. However, most surprisingly is that, of all the food waste generated, 90% of them are wasted at the pre-consumption stages, which is the main problem that TreeDots is trying to resolve.
The main reason behind such huge amount of food wastage along the supply chain boils down to a huge factor - fragmented information and industry. F&B industry is a highly fragmented industry where most industry participants do not speak to one another. Hence many times, food products are thrown away because the suppliers are not able to find demand for it, and buyers who want to buy such products do not know where to look for them. Hence, at TreeDots, what we do primarily is to bridge the 2 parties by sharing the information regarding such products to our vast network of F&B participants, creating a demand for such products which was not there previously. On top of that, we allow suppliers to sell through us anonymously such that it will not affect their branding or daily businesses by selling these products cheap. We also offer logistical and payment support and hence incentivising suppliers to sell off such products as it is no longer a hassle and a losing business to do so.