La historia de un pequeño productor que cultiva una mejor vida en Colombia. Rayas de barro cubren la cara y las manos de Don Félix. El ala de su sombrero espolvoreado con tierra está doblada por el desgaste. Su camisa lleva las manchas de los frutos de su trabajo. Don Félix es un pequeño agricultor … Continued
“Cuando era joven, mi mamá siempre me decía ‘tienes un deber’”, dice Marta Del Rio, Fundadora y Directora de Wasi Organics, una de las inversiones de Acumen en Latinoamérica. Marta nació en una familia privilegiada en Lima, Perú, y su madre, también llamada Marta, siempre estuvo ahí para recordarle que otros no tenían su misma … Continued
Investing in companies in the energy access sector is both an art and a science. At Acumen, we leverage insights from both our portfolio and pipeline to sharpen our investment skills to ensure our capital is backing the most catalytic companies. Of course, it’s not always easy picking winners with more than 200 promising startups … Continued
Esta es la pregunta que más nos hacen, es una gran pregunta y definitivamente es la que deberías estar haciéndote en este momento. Aprovechamos la cercanía con los Fellows de Acumen para hacerles esta misma pregunta y esto fue lo que respondieron: 1. Hacer parte de una comunidad con el poder de transformar el mundo: … Continued
This is the question we’re asked most frequently. It’s a great question, and it’s the right one to be asking before submitting your application. We asked Acumen Fellows about their most important takeaways from the Fellowship, and here is what they had to say: 1. To become part of a global community of leaders “I … Continued
There is a growing amount of data to suggest that children living in homes with solar lights are consistently studying for longer— up to an hour more each day. What has remained more puzzling is whether this extra study time was actually leading to improved educational outcomes.
Acumen Fellow Kibret Abebe is the Founder and CEO of Tebita, Ethiopia’s first private ambulance company. But 10 years ago, Kibret was a trained anesthetist working at the city’s largest public hospital. Nearly every day, car accident victims were rushed in.
Imagine that you’ve spent half your life training to be a doctor. You pushed yourself throughout medical school, you passed the brutal exams, you started treating patients and changing lives — and then, in the blink of an eye, it’s over. Why? All because you’re a woman who wants a rewarding career and a family. In Pakistan, … Continued