Building on insights from the 2025 African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS25) and the launch of the African Diaspora Innovation Fund (AfDIF), this session will spotlight how diaspora communities can move beyond charity to co-create investment pipelines that drive entrepreneurship, employment, and inclusive development across Africa.
– Explore cooperative giving models that allow diaspora members of all income levels to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s sustainable development.
– Learn how diaspora philanthropy builds human capital through investments in education, health, climate resilience, and youth empowerment.
– See the bigger picture – how philanthropy, business, and investment tools can create a virtuous cycle to build social infrastructure and scale opportunities across Africa’s youthful continent.
– Discover AfDIF in action as a replicable model for channeling diaspora capital into Africa’s innovation ecosystems.
– Catalyze new partnerships with diaspora leaders, African entrepreneurs, and global funders, joining forces for sustainable, collective impact.