From wealth to agency: How women can fund a more just future
Michelle Yue on expanding women’s agency and using philanthropic capital to transform entrenched gender inequities.
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Who pays for dignity? Rethinking India’s waste economy
Entrepreneurs can’t fix a broken system alone. Fair pay and safe work require investors, government, and brands to share the cost.
New Acumen investee AgroEknor connects Nigerian smallholder farmers to premium global hibiscus markets
A farmer-allied export model delivers fair pricing, climate resilience, and new income pathways for women farmers in Northern Nigeria.
From fragmentation to resilience: Building roadmaps for a more sustainable cocoa supply chain
At an event co-hosted by CAF and Acumen, cocoa stakeholders came together to bridge divides and chart a shared path forward.
Acumen backs Sommalife to build fairer markets and climate-resilient livelihoods for women farmers
A tech-enabled agribusiness empowering thousands of women smallholder farmers through fair markets, traceability, and sustainable land restoration.
Acumen invests in Energy Assured to expand solar irrigation access for smallholder farmers in Nigeria
A pioneering cluster-based irrigation model helps rice farmers replace diesel pumps with affordable solar alternatives that boost incomes and climate resilience.
Catalytic philanthropy in a time of declining aid: Community perspectives
A series of fall roundtables revealed the potential of catalytic philanthropy and an urgent need to expand awareness and access for donors seeking greater impact.
Acumen invests in Bintix to transform India’s household waste into workforce opportunity and consumer intelligence
A pioneering waste-to-insights intelligence platform is redefining livelihoods for thousands of informal waste workers.