This Women’s Day arrives in the midst of incredible momentum in the fight for gender equality across the globe. Women are joining forces, making their voices heard and changing conversations to create a more just future. This year, we’re putting the spotlight on India, where over the last several months, women have organized massive demonstrations … Continued
Acumen es una organización que busca cambiar la forma en que el mundo aborda los retos de la pobreza. Como alternativa a la filantropía tradicional, impulsamos la inversión en empresas sociales rentables que benefician a poblaciones de bajos ingresos. Desde nuestra fundación hace 17 años, hemos invertido más de 115 millones de dólares en 113 empresas … Continued
In November of last year, Acumen Fellows Ashweetha Shetty and Shad Begum were invited to take the stage at TEDWomen and share their personal stories of becoming changemakers in their communities. TEDWomen is an annual conference that spotlights amazing women who are showing up, speaking out and pushing boundaries to catalyze social change. Ashweetha Shetty … Continued
La travesía de una mujer en la búsqueda de una mejor vida para Pakistán Shamim Akhtar se ve pequeña pero tiene una presencia muy poderosa. Con su metro y cincuenta y dos centímetros de altura, vistiendo un llamativo hiyab teñido de rojo y con un lápiz labial que le hace juego, muestra templanza y fortaleza. … Continued
The Economist recently published an article questioning the cost of investing in energy access versus the benefits for energy access customers. Our partners at CrossBoundary, an investment advisory firm based in Nairobi, published a response to the article that fact checks The Economist article’s claims and dispels some of the misinterpretations made by The Economist … Continued
Ama Fosuah and Kofi Saara are a Ghanaian couple who work together to tend their cocoa farm on the border of the Kikum National Park. They’ve weathered many storms together, expanding their farm over the years to increase their family’s income, staving off forest elephants who live in the nearby national park and finding ways … Continued
Para crear un cambio significativo y verdadero, los líderes de hoy deben incorporar en su vida una mentalidad emprendedora y la voluntad de reunir bajo un mismo techo diversas comunidades para ser capaces de cambiar sistemas. Después de más de una década invirtiendo en líderes, tenemos una comunidad de 546 Fellows alrededor del mundo, y … Continued
To create meaningful change, today’s leaders must embody an entrepreneurial mindset and the willingness to bring diverse communities together to shift systems. After more than a decade investing in leaders, we have a community of 546 Fellows and have reached more than 400,000 learners with our +Acumen courses. In our new 2019 Leadership Report, we … Continued