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I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence.
Money earned by men would not always reach to their wives and children.
People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference.
Sometimes very small investments can release enormous, infinite potential that exists in all of us.
Standing with the poor means walking away from unethical leaders, even when their companies are 'succeeding.'
There's a real moral imperative in being an organization that takes the time to sit and listen to the customers and the people they're... →
Wealth today has been created by a world view dominated by fast-moving networks, open information, bottom-up entrepreneurialism.
I think I still have a great sense of adventure and trust, and am surprisingly idealistic given all the horrible things I've seen since I was 25.... →
Malaria is a disease that kills one to three million people a year. 300 to 500 million cases are reported. It's estimated that Africa loses about... →
As both developed and developing nations search for alternative sources of energy in response to the growing energy crisis, we at Acumen Fund believe... →
Companies like Husk Power Systems are working to impact positively not only the environment, but to ensure that someday everyone, including the... →
There are cases where government-to-government aid actually has worked. Look at the eradication of smallpox and the near eradication of polio. But... →
This idea of universal access to basic healthcare has to be figured out as a world. No country has figured it out in part because it is driven by... →
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