¿Qué pueden tener en común el rap y la música clásica? Más allá de que ambas son expresiones musicales, una con más trayectoria que la otra, estas se han convertido en la ventana para transformar las narrativas violentas de niños y jóvenes en un país como Colombia. Cuando Amadeus Mozart aprendió a tocar el piano … Continued
Diego Benitez, CEO de Siembraviva, una empresa del portafolio de Acumen Latinoamérica y Rocio Arango Fellow de Colombia, se encuentran trabajando de la mano para comprar los productos de cientos de agricultores en Antioquia, Colombia; con el fin de garantizar que continúen teniendo un medio de subsistencia y al mismo tiempo facilitar el acceso de … Continued
In the wake of Colombia’s 50-year armed conflict, Acumen is building a network of entrepreneurs, Fellows and Partners working together to support the country’s transition to peace. When Acumen first decided to expand to Colombia in 2013 with start-up funding from The Oak Foundation, Latin America Director Virgilio Barco’s first step was to listen: to … Continued
Having invested in India for over a decade, in 2019 Acumen concentrated its investment strategy on the areas most impacting Indians’ living wages. India’s working-age population has skyrocketed to become the country’s largest age group—a trend that will continue for at least the next 30 years. While this boom may seem like an opportunity for … Continued
We are excited to announce Acumen’s new investment in Solaris Offgrid, a social enterprise offering pay-as-you-go software to energy companies—enabling them to serve more customers, and at even lower income levels. The Challenge With pay-as-you-go purchasing services, low-income customers can buy typically unaffordable products like solar home systems or water pumps on credit, repaying through … Continued
Dear Friends, This is a report about Acumen’s activities in 2019. Yet as I write this letter, the COVID-19 pandemic has awakened the entire world with a jolt. If there is one thing the pandemic has made clear it is this: we are one world—not just interconnected, but interdependent. We will rise and fall together … Continued