How investors can drive opportunities for women in emerging markets
In this blog post, we outline three actionable insights investors can take to help enhance gender inclusion in their portfolio.
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Acumen invests in affordable clean cooking solutions in East Africa
New investee BioMassters replaces charcoal cooking with local pellet production and efficient, smokeless, gasifier stoves.
Earthshot winner Keep IT Cool solves food loss for fisherfolk and smallholder poultry farmers in East Africa
Acumen announces a new investment in a company whose innovative approach to post-harvest loss improves the lives of fisherfolk and poultry farmers.
SweeTunda is revolutionizing East Africa’s snack industry
SweeTunda, a Kenyan company, supports smallholder farmers and improves food security by reducing post-harvest losses, creating nutritious snacks, and offering a reliable market to grow farmers incomes.
Touchstones: The secret to social entrepreneurship
The “secret” ingredient to success for entrepreneurs is community. Touchstone relationships help entrepreneurs survive a challenging journey.
Three lessons for investors looking to measure impact on income
By focusing on the drivers of income, investors can better measure livelihood improvements for farmers and micro-entrepreneurs.
Awake creates opportunities in rural areas and promotes conservation of Colombian biodiversity
Through the investment in a sustainable tourism company, Acumen, with support from IDB Lab, USAID and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, promotes income generation in rural communities in Colombia
How investors can help build climate resilience for smallholder farmers
Climate resilience is key to helping smallholder farmers thrive and feed the world. Our portfolio companies are driving important innovations in how to build farmer resiliency.
