Thirty million people benefit from the difference the Acumen Fund has made. The organization's mission is to move the world beyond poverty by investing in entrepreneurship, tomorrow's leaders, and revolutionary thinking. They are changing the way the world fights poverty.
From their website:
"Tremendous wealth is being created in the world today thanks to globalization and the power of technology and markets. Yet there is a growing gap between rich and poor. Something must be done to extend the benefits of the global economy to the majority of the world’s population that lives on less than four dollars a day."
Choices in the form of affordable health care, water, housing, energy, agricultural and services are provided as people in poverty-plagued regions build their own businesses with funding from Acumen which gives a hand up, not handout.
A new dignity is born with the freedom to forge a livelihood. Traditional charity efforts often meet immediate needs but are not geared for the long-term. Acumen's market-based approach gives people the opportunity and choice to raise their standards of living and sustain a life for themselves and enrich their communities.
Acumen's founder, Jacqueline Novogratz, reflects how her vision for Acumen came about:
You can help support Acumen Fund's effort here.
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