Our next cohort of Acumen Fellows will be the largest and most regionally diverse Fellows to date. That’s because, this year, we’re adding two new Fellowship regions. In addition to East Africa, India, and Pakistan, we’re accepting applications for our new leadership programs in Colombia and West Africa! One hundred fellows, 20 individuals from each … Continued
La sociedad avanza cuando quienes están interesados en realizar cambios en la sociedad adoptan nuevos modos de pensar, y se centran en las posibilidades en lugar de los miedos. Estos son 5 modos de pensar esenciales para el creador de cambio contemporáneo. “El siglo 21 requiere líderes que puedan navegar lo desconocido, un mundo en … Continued
Conoce 7 historias inspiradoras donde los Fellows de Acumen enfrentaron situaciones complejas y lograron salir adelante. Lanzamos aplicaciones para la cohorte de Fellows Acumen 2019. Pero antes de decirte que apliques, déjanos contarte un poco más acerca de quiénes son los Fellows. [Mira qué es una cohorte] Los Fellows de Acumen son una comunidad de … Continued
We’re close to launching applications for the 2019 cohort of Acumen Fellows on August 6! But before we send you to the application page, we would like to introduce you to some of the inspiring Fellows from across the globe. Our community of almost 500 trailblazers represent individuals who are committed to eliminating global poverty … Continued
In January, Acumen convened more than one hundred corporate leaders, social entrepreneurs, and impact investors in Nairobi for our fifth annual Collaboration Summit. The goal of the event, made possible with the support of EY, Dow, Dubai Expo, GE and Sainsbury’s, was to discuss and share examples of how these unique stakeholders are redefining aspects … Continued
Around the world, nearly three billion people do not have access to clean cooking facilities, relying on traditional sources of energy, like wood and charcoal, and inefficient stoves. About 85 percent of sub-Saharan urban households spend $200 to $500 each year on charcoal, which can represent up to 15 percent of a household’s income. Clean … Continued
Smallholder farmers, as defined by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), are farmers who own small-based plots of land, typically 2 hectares or less, on which they grow subsistence crops and one or two cash crops relying almost exclusively on family labor. According to the FAO, four-fifths of the developing world’s food is … Continued
Acumen anunció hoy el lanzamiento del Programa de Fellows en Colombia que marca el comienzo de un plan de expansión de su apuesta en la formación de líderes. Este programa, busca brindarle a líderes con enorme potencial las herramientas y la habilidades para transformar positivamente su comunidad y la sociedad, materializando la visión de buscar … Continued