Young Africans in Impact Investing Network

Young Africans in Impact Investing Network

Non-profit Organizations

Shaping Tomorrow's Impact Leaders Today

About us

YAII is a digital networking community for young Africans aged 21-35 who are passionate about Africa's dynamic and evolving impact investment ecosystem. Operated as a non-profit community by Smart Impact Consult, we aim to facilitate successful opportunity exchange such as jobs, internships, trainings, impact funding, events, resources, and more; between 2,500 young professionals or social entrepreneurs and key impact investing stakeholders by July 2025. In three years, we aim to have impacted 10,000+ young Africans in impact investing.

Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Nairobi
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
2024

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Employees at Young Africans in Impact Investing Network

Updates

  • ⏳ We've got 𝟔 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨!! 🔗 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/d_Z7XKVW ! Join us for #AfricaImpactInvestment Tuesdays! Clarence Muhoro will share practical investment strategies for young people, empowering you to start building long-term wealth today. This equally creates opportunities to give back and drive impactful change through Jermaine Craig's mission at Kwanda. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your financial future! Tune in at 8:00 PM EAT / 6:00 PM BST. See you there!

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  • 𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟔𝟑, Africa's youth population is expected to exceed 1 billion, up from 453 million in 2018, according to African Union's State of African Youth Report. The fascinating thing is 👇🏾 😃 We are actually well on our way, as Africa is already home to the most youthful population globally, with more than 60% being under the age of 25. This sounds all promising - however, the truth is, the growing youth population in Africa presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the continent's economic development. Young professionals have the potential to become powerful agents of change by building personal wealth and re-investing to their local communities. 🤔But where and how do we gain access to the resources as Africans to make the transformational developments in our continent right from today? Join us today 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐭 𝟖 𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐀𝐓 | 𝟔 𝐩𝐦 𝐖𝐀𝐓 | 𝟓 𝐩𝐦 𝐆𝐌𝐓 as I host two remarkable visionaries, Jermaine Craig and Clarence Muhoro, who are pioneering the future of dynamic investments and philanthropy in Africa. 🔍In this session, we'll cover the importance of financial literacy in empowering young Africans and explore innovative investment strategies for young professionals. 📝We'll also highlight the role of the diaspora in driving local impact and discuss creating financial and social capital through impact investing. 🔗 Save your seat now via this event: https://lnkd.in/d_Z7XKVW 𝐈𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝!

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  • Join us for Africa Impact Investment Tuesdays in 12 Hours! 🔗 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/d_Z7XKVW We'll get into the future of #Investments x #Philanthropy but also explore the rich traditions of collective giving, from the terms #Ilimo/#Ilima in South Africa - to #Ovwirano in Malawi, and #Aaro in Nigeria. According to #TrustAfrica, these practices embody our deep-rooted values of solidarity and mutual support.

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    🎙 Up next, Ms. Lydia Bernard-Jones from Sierra Leone. RSVP via this link: https://lnkd.in/dW9u6WUU to hear Lydia speak. 📰Fact checker! Biotech activity in Africa is nascent, but international pharma is tapping into the continent's genetic diversity for clinical trials and therapy development. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝟖 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐀𝐓 | 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 𝐖𝐀𝐓 | 𝟓 𝐏𝐌 𝐆𝐌𝐓

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  • 🎙 Up next, Ms. Lydia Bernard-Jones from Sierra Leone. RSVP via this link: https://lnkd.in/dW9u6WUU to hear Lydia speak. 📰Fact checker! Biotech activity in Africa is nascent, but international pharma is tapping into the continent's genetic diversity for clinical trials and therapy development. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝟖 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐀𝐓 | 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 𝐖𝐀𝐓 | 𝟓 𝐏𝐌 𝐆𝐌𝐓

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  • 💡 Read more to RSVP for next week's LinkedIn Audio Live Event! Link: https://lnkd.in/dW9u6WUU 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐚. 📰Fact checker! Since 2016, nearly $4.2B has been invested in African healthcare, with pharmaceuticals leading in capital and health tech booming in deal count. 🎉 Join us on 16th July 2024 at 8 PM EAT | 6 PM WAT | 5 PM GMT to explore how impact investors can bridge Africa's public health funding gap.

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  • Africa houses 17.89% of the global population and shoulders nearly 20% of the world’s disease burden. Despite this, Sub-Saharan Africa receives less than 2% of global health-related investments. We are glad you are here! 👋🏾 Last week's session was fantastic, we explored how impact investing is driving positive change across various sectors like conservation, climate change, renewable energy, water sanitation, and healthcare. 🌍✨ This week, we shift our focus to the critical state of public health in Africa and the transformative potential of impact investing. Click the link below 👇🏾 to RSVP (highly recommended) and join us for an insightful discussion! 🚀🌍 https://lnkd.in/dW9u6WUU

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