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Overview

The Africa Impact Investing Fellowship (AIIF) is a pan-African leadership accelerator operated by the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), designed to equip mid-to-senior-level professionals with the knowledge, networks, and tools needed to mobilize and deploy capital for social, environmental, and economic transformation across Africa. The fellowship runs annually from approximately August to early November. The 2026 cohort has been announced, continuing the program's trajectory of building a community of impact capital deployers across the continent. The curriculum covers innovative finance, impact measurement and management, and leadership in complexity.

Investment focus

The Africa Impact Investing Fellowship aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance and impact investing, addressing Africa's development challenges by mobilizing capital that generates both financial returns and measurable social impact. The program focuses on equipping professionals with the necessary tools and networks to deploy capital effectively in the region.

Program details

Designed for Investors, Limited Partners, Fund Managers, Founders, Operators, Corporate Innovators. The program is remote. Participation is generally part time.

Who it is for

Mid-to-senior-level professionals from foundations, development finance institutions (DFIs), private equity and venture capital funds, family offices, NGOs, aid agencies, governments, corporates, incubators, and accelerators. Candidates should either deploy or intend to deploy capital with an impact investing lens in Africa.

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Admissions and application

The fellowship is open to mid-to-senior-level professionals from foundations, development finance institutions (DFIs), private equity and venture capital funds, family offices, NGOs, aid agencies, governments, corporates, incubators, and accelerators. Candidates should either deploy or intend to deploy capital with an impact investing lens in Africa.

Benefits

Participants benefit from a structured curriculum covering innovative finance, impact measurement, and leadership in complexity, connections with leading impact investing practitioners across Africa, tools to apply an impact lens to investment strategy, cross-continental networking through the Africa-Asia variant with AVPN, and access to the AVPA alumni network.

Timeline

The fellowship runs annually from approximately August to early November, lasting around 3-4 months.

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What it pays

The fellowship is a paid program (fee-based). Benefits include structured curriculum covering innovative finance, impact measurement, and leadership in complexity, connections with leading impact investing practitioners across Africa, tools to apply an impact lens to investment strategy, cross-continental networking through the Africa-Asia variant with AVPN, and AVPA alumni network access.

Questions about this program

Who is the fellowship intended for?

It is for people deploying or intending to deploy grants, debt, or equity with an impact lens in Africa. AVPA lists backgrounds such as foundations, development finance institutions, investment funds, family offices, NGOs, public agencies, corporations, incubators, and accelerators.

What fees did AVPA announce for 2026?

AVPA listed $2,000 for nonmembers and $1,700 for members, and advertised organization group discounts. These are 2026 prices, not confirmed fees for a later cohort.

What application materials does the form request?

The shared fellowship application requests a résumé or organization profile and a profile photo. The form rendering does not confirm that applications are being accepted for a current intake.

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