Green Worms brings the Circular Economy to rural India
Acumen announces a new investment in a company that’s pioneering a scalable model for rural resource recovery by empowering women waste entrepreneurs
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The Need for Foreign Exchange Solutions in Africa
Foreign exchange swings are an ever-present threat to many companies’ survival in Africa. It’s time to explore solutions to foreign exchange risk.
Amazonía Emprende will restore 150,000 hectares in the Colombian Amazon by 2031 with a Native Seed Center
Acumen invests in Amazonía Emprende, an organization that seeks to contribute to the recovery of degraded or deforested ecosystems and provide sustainable solutions for local communities.
Mathangi Swaminathan’s Groundbreaking Initiative to Address Gender-Based Violence in Rural India
How one Acumen Fellow is bringing attention and support to survivor-led grassroots organizations.
Resham Sutra revolutionizes sustainable silk production in India
Acumen announces a new investment in the company empowering rural silk workers through solar-powered reeling machines.
TED Q&A with Haya Zahid and Soumya Dabriwal
The Brave and the Brilliant was the theme this year at TED 2024, which is also how we would describe the 16 Acumen Fellows who traveled to Vancouver to take part. We interviewed two of them about their experience.
Oorja is scaling a decades-old technology for the first time in India
Oorja, a new Acumen investee that is modernizing the agricultural landscape in India through its farming-as-a-service model.
La construcción de confianza empieza por escuchar
Para Laddie Vernaza el coco es su vida. Es el sustento de su familia, es el cultivo que le dio de comer a ella y sus hermanos, incluso era lo que servía de balón con el que jugaba “yermis” cuando pequeña. Laddie nació en Caleta Viento Libre, una vereda ubicada en ACAPA un Consejo Comunitario … Continued
