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OUR STRATEGIC VISION
CONSTRUCTING
A HIGH-ROAD, FOUNDATIONAL INDUSTRIAL GFVC AFRICA FUTURE ECONOMY:
THAT UNITES, TRANSFORMS, RESPECTS ITS ECOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES AND IMPROVES THE WELLBEING AND WELFARE OF ALL AFRICANS.
AN INTEGRATED FASHION VALUE CHAIN ECOSYTEM ECONOMY - ONE GFVC VOICE, MARKET, AND ECONOMY OF AFRICA.
GFVC Africa is a Pan-African and globally connected fashion value chain ecosystem built on a high-road, foundational strategy that promotes sustainable development, inclusive growth, and localized impact—independent of political influence. Through a dynamic multi-stakeholder governance model, the GFVC Assembly advances economic momentum while the Commission offers strategic and technical oversight. This collaborative structure ensures a resilient, people-centered ecosystem that empowers communities, uplifts stakeholders, and repositions Africa as a key player in the global fashion value chain economy.
8 RECs
eight regional economic clusters in the GFVC Africa, each represented by a college of commissioners.
54 NECs
54 National GFVC Ecosystems represented by their national officers and councils for expert representation.
STATES' MECs
Municipal economic clusters from the states, each represented by their officers and councils of GFVC AFRICA.
SMART GFVC AFRICA
ECOSYSTEM DIRECTOR
Prof. X Qin
GFVC AFRICA COMMISSION,
PRESIDENT
Mr. Mike Gcabo
GFVC AFRICA
SECRETARY-GENERAL
Ms. Ntombikayise Nkosi
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the 1st comprehensive future industrialization infrastructure in africa
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
The federal GFVC AFRICA is committed to unlocking the potential of a competitive Pan-African GFVC Economy, driving sustainable change and inclusive growth in the social, environmental, and economic dimensions. Our goal is to increase the continent's global manufacturing output beyond 1.9% and ensure that the benefits of economic growth are shared equitably among all stakeholders.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA OPPORTUNITY
1.55 billion
POPULATION
1991-2020
(SOURCE - WORLD BANK)
900 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)
910 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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