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South Asia
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Building the ecosystem
AVPN is building the ecosystem for social investors with an active presence in South Asia - from foundations and impact funds to corporations, intermediaries and beyond.
A region driven by religious values, South Asia is fast becoming a hub for responsible investment. Its drive for innovation continues to underpin its emerging social investment market.
DEAL SHARE PLATFORM
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Support and scale high-impact solutions that have been endorsed by AVPN members throughout South Asia.
Education
Forum for the Future: Responsible Energy Initiative to support Renewable Energy in Asia
By Forum for the Future
Climate Action and Environment, Energy, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Street Business School: Southeast Asia Immersion Workshop for Entrepreneurship Training
By Street Business School
Education, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Hagar International: Nurturing Vulnerable Children in Afghanistan
By Hagar International
Education
Circular Cities Asia: Empowering Young Sustainability Innovators in Asia
By Circular Cities Asia
Climate Action and Environment, Education, Employability
Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Ocean Material Group: Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution through Circular Economy
By Ocean Material Group
Climate Action and Environment, Education, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Red Dot: Safecity Platform to combat Gender-based Violence in India
By Red Dot Foundation
Gender
Resources
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Case Studies
Check out the latest portfolio management and achievements from different origanisations.
Lok Capital’s active portfolio management approach
Axis Bank Foundation – Third party Midterm impact assessment
Agriculture, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Caspian Impact Investment Adviser – IA in Financial Services, Agribusiness & Food and Affordable Housing in India
Agriculture, Education, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation, Water and Sanitation and Hygiene
Swades Foundation: Executing irreversible change at scale
Lok’s customized approach using external parties and internal observations
Deshpande Foundation seeding local social innovation from entrepreneur to entrepreneur
Blogs
Refreshing content for your daily reading covering multiple topics.
Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Energy, Health
Leveraging Corporate Talent to Scale Social Innovation
Health
Preparing for the Next Health Crisis
Don’t Forget “Impact” in Impact Investing – The Case of India
Health
Role of Private Sector in Supporting Access to Primary Healthcare: Case Study of Meghalaya
Education, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation, Nutrition
To Build a Better World, Invest in Children
Bharat EdTech Initiative to Improve Learning Outcomes Through Home-Based Learning
Press
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage from sources all around the world.
Lenovo, Micron Foundation, AVPN and more partner to advance gender inclusion through a US$1 million STEM fund
Meet the ‘solutionists’: Asia’s new generation of social problem-solvers
Social Investors in Asia embark on a new era to revive global and national economies through collaboration
Social Investors in Asia embark on a new era to revive global and national economies through collaboration
First-of-its-kind impact platform dedicated to address urgent youth issues in Asia
Social Investors in Asia embark on a new era to revive global and national economies through collaboration
MEMBERS IN community
Building strategic social investment
The impact eco-system in South Asia is rapidly evolving with diverse collaborations and instruments like pooled funds, blended finance models,and unrestricted funding becoming the new normal.
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Connect with members
Shachi Kaul
RBL Bank
Amit Chandra
ATE Chandra Foundation
Sudhir Sethi
Chiratae
Pratima Harite
Lenovo Foundation
Moutushi Sengupta
MacArthur Foundation
Manjula Singh
CIFF
Market focus
Building strategic social investment
South Asia’s social economy is transitioning to the growth stage, driven by collaborative philanthropy and creative approaches to social funding such as pooled CSR funds.
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Lavanya Jayaram
Executive Director - South Asia at AVPN
