Africa Social Impact Network
Africa's development challenges are interconnected. Addressing them requires governments, businesses, development institutions, investors, philanthropies, civil society and academia to work together more effectively.
FROM SUMMIT TO SUSTAINED ACTION
The Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) has built a growing ecosystem of leaders and institutions committed to advancing sustainable development across Africa.
But transformation cannot happen through annual convenings alone. The relationships built, ideas generated, commitments made and opportunities identified must continue beyond the Summit.
ASIN provides a year-round platform to sustain these connections, facilitate partnerships, mobilise resources, exchange knowledge and support collaborative action.
ASIS convenes. ASIN connects, sustains and activates.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ASINWHY ASIN
Across Africa, governments are developing policies. Businesses are investing. Development institutions are financing programmes. Civil society organisations are delivering solutions. Philanthropies are supporting innovation. Researchers are generating knowledge.
Yet many of these efforts remain disconnected.
Organisations working on similar challenges may have limited visibility into one another's work. Promising solutions struggle to find partners or capital. Valuable knowledge remains fragmented. Commitments made at major convenings can lose momentum.
ASIN exists to help close these gaps. We create opportunities for institutions to find one another, build partnerships, exchange knowledge, mobilise resources and act together.
WHAT WE DO
We bring together institutions and leaders across sectors, industries and countries around shared development priorities.
We create opportunities for organisations with complementary capabilities to develop solutions and initiatives together.
We can connect credible development priorities and solutions with finance, investment, philanthropy, expertise and other resources.
We facilitate the exchange of knowledge, evidence, opportunities and practical insights across the ecosystem.
We support collaborative initiatives designed to translate relationships and commitments into measurable outcomes.
OUR ECOSYSTEM
ASIN connects key stakeholders across sectors. Together, these capabilities can deliver significantly greater impact.
Policy, public leadership and scale.
Capital, innovation, technology, talent and execution capability.
Technical expertise, development finance and implementation support.
Capital and innovative financing solutions.
Catalytic and flexible resources for innovation and scale.
Community knowledge, implementation, advocacy and accountability.
Research, evidence, data and thought leadership.
OUR AMBITION
Our ambition is not simply to build a large network. It is to build an effective and useful network — one that helps institutions achieve more together than they could independently.
If you are focused on driving sustainable development, ASIS will make it easier for you to:
LEADERSHIP
ASIN is guided by an International Advisory Board comprising distinguished leaders with experience spanning economic development, investment, development finance, business, innovation, policy and social impact.
WHO SHOULD JOIN
ASIN welcomes expressions of interest from credible institutions committed to Africa's transformation, including:
