AFRICA'S ONE AND ONLY INTEGRATED GFVC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION
THE INDUSTRIALIZATION MODEL
The GFVC AFRICA industrialization model was built in 2016 on the foundation of industry 4.0 and circular economy. It is a response to the Continent's challenge demands; missing integrated industrialization development ecosystem; a non-political global voice for the Pan-African Fashion Value Chain; and industry 4.0 disruptions.
The model was designed to grow and unlock the value chain's full industrialization benefits as well as to create new value. It carries, to varying degrees, opportunities for new local activities, millions of jobs, and corporate profits as well as the associated technology diffusion and opportunities to generate public revenues. A successful integration into the GFVC AFRICA through the highly anticipated Partnership Labs and launch of the SMART GFVC AFRICA SUMMIT is an opportunity for each Pan-African state to seize a bigger share of these benefits and accelerate its industrialization with the support of this resilient global infrastructure.
THE FRAMEWORK
The GFVC AFRICA Ecosystem' high-wage and high-road single economy that does not leave behind Africa's economically distressed communities and workers, is a continental framework for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of our common aspirations.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Collaboration is at the heart of all we do. From traditional leaders, governments, civil society to international development organizations, foundations, advocates, industry experts, researchers, academic and finance institutions - we mobilize every part of society to advance organizational goals.
THE GFVC MARKET
It is the commitment of the federal GFVC AFRICA to realize the potential of a competitive Pan-African GFVC Economy that brings sustainable change to the continent's 1.9% global manufacturing output, and inclusive growth in the social, environmental, and economic dimensions.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA OPPORTUNITY
1.136 billion
POPULATION
1991-2020
(SOURCE - WORLD BANK)
200 million
YOUTH POPULATION
AGE: 15 - 24
(SOURCE-WORLD BANK)
72.6 million
UNEMPLOYMENT
1991-2020
(SOURCE - WORLD BANK)
60%
OF THE UNEMPLOYED IS YOUTH
(SOURCE-WORLD BANK)
+30 million
LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY
(2020-STATISTA)
GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY
7.9
billion
POPULATION
3,384.1
billion
LABOR FORCE
6.57%
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
USD
10.926
GDP PER CAPITA
GFVC AFRICA believes that all human beings have equal value. We believe that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence; and that culture and cultural heritage, are the fundamental determinants of what makes our lives meaningful.
VALUE OPPORTUNITY
USD
3
trillion
APPAREL
CAGR: 6.2%
(2021 - 2025)
USD
36
billion
CIRCULAR APPAREL
CAGR: 3%
(2021 - 2026)
USD
157.98
billion
FAST FASHION
CAGR: 8.5%
(2021 - 2028)
USD
594.6 billion
TEXTILE
CAGR: 6.8%
(2020 - 2025)
USD
3.6 billion
SMART TEXTILE
CAGR: 18%
(2020 - 2027)
USD
24.3 billion
TEXTILE CHEMICALS
CAGR: 4%
(2021 - 2026)
USD
46.5
billion
LINGERIE
CAGR: 8.5%
(2021 - 2031)
USD
235.5
billion
FOOTWEAR
CAGR: 3%
(2021 - 2026)
USD
45
billion
LUGGAGE
CAGR: 7%
(2021 - 2026)
USD
158
billion
EYEWEAR
CAGR: 8.5%
(2021 - 2028)
USD
8.8
billion
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
CAGR: 6.9%
(2020 - 2025)
USD
361.7
billion
SPORTS & FITNESS CLOTHING
CAGR: 7.04%
(2020 - 2026)
USD
40.6
billion
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
CAGR: 13.8%
(2021 - 2028)
USD
34.2
billion
LUXURY JEWELLERY
CAGR: 8.9%
(2021 - 2025)
USD
110.6
billion
LUXURY FASHION
CAGR: 5.6%
(2020 - 2026)
USD
759.5
billion
ONLINE FASHION RETAIL
CAGR: 7.18%
(2021 - 2025)
USD
68.8
billion
SMART RETAIL TECH
CAGR: 24.9%
(2021 - 2026)
USD
5.9
million
TEXTILE MACHINERY
CAGR: 9.1%
(2021 - 2026)
USD
2.0
billion
DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING
CAGR: 14.8%
(2020 - 2030)
USD
13.8
billion
3D PRINTING
CAGR: 21%
(2020 - 2028)
DATA SOURCES: WORLD BANK; RESEARCH AND MARKETS; STATISTA; THREDUP; H&M FOUNDATION; CISION PR NEWSWIRE; MACROTRENDS
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The fundamental need for industrialization on the African continent has been explicitly and repeatedly addressed by the UN General Assembly. Examples include the third industrial development decade for Africa that was adopted in the UN general Assembly1 (A/RES/70/293) on 25 July 2016 - reaffirming the importance of supporting Africa’s industrialization efforts on its path towards inclusive and sustainable economic growth and accelerated development. Other examples include the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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