Para trabajar en impacto social, es necesario comprender y abrazar la belleza de la lucha para encontrar la motivación necesaria y seguir el camino que lleva a cambios sostenibles. Al fin y al cabo, el cambio social requiere tiempo, paciencia y aferrarse a una esperanza de hierro para superar fracasos o adversidades que se puedan … Continued
Acumen, in partnership with Loughborough University under the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) program, which is funded by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), announced the release of a new report—Recipe for Success: Lessons from Acumen’s Cookstoves Investments. The last decade has seen the beginnings of a revolution in cooking for people … Continued
Al cierre de 2021, la fintech colombiana IncluirTec, procesó más de 33 mil solicitudes de crédito, de los cuales, 78% corresponde a productores con menos de cinco hectáreas de cultivo. Acumen, el fondo de inversión de impacto, anunció la inversión de US$420.000 en IncluirTec, una empresa de tecnología financiera que hace posible la entrega de … Continued
Acumen has invested in SokoFresh, which provides smallholder farmers in East Africa with cold-storage solutions and market access to reduce post-harvest losses and guarantee demand for produce. This is Acumen’s first new investment with its latest energy initiative, PEII+, that is designed to invest early-stage capital in energy businesses that are improving the livelihoods of … Continued
Acumen has invested $500,000 in Kiip — a simple and secure vital document management & storage platform to reduce the administrative burdens faced by vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the U.S. The Challenge: Administrative Burdens Create Tremendous Barriers for Low-Income Communities Accessing, retaining, renewing, and sharing vital documents creates tremendous barriers for individuals in their efforts … Continued
Back in 2018, Acumen’s founder and CEO, Jacqueline Novogratz, made a 14-day trip across India to see Acumen’s work with then-newly-appointed County Director, Mahesh Yagnaraman. It was both a significant and special journey because it provided a compressed view of how the first 10 years of Acumen’s investments in the region fared, and it was … Continued
“Quiero contarle un poco sobre mi vida” comienza diciendo Ferney Vaquero, uno de los productores que hacen parte de la cadena de suministro de Selva Nevada, una de las inversiones de Acumen en Colombia. Ferney nació hace 37 años en Belén de los Andaquíes, un municipio de un poco más de 10,000 habitantes en el … Continued
When Acumen was in Kigali, we shared what we have learned from 15 years of investing to end energy poverty and built on the partnerships and connections needed for us to further our reach and impact. Conference sessions and connections made during the GOGLA Forum left us with many insightful takeaways that we will be … Continued