June 2010
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Making an Impact: Acumen
Acumen Fund is a non-profit organization that invests patient capital in enterprises that sustainably serve poor consumers. Acumen Fund seeks to prove that its investments (debt and equity, not grants), combined with business acumen and management support, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Acumen’s investments focus on delivering affordable, critical...
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GWC Premiers Indian Music Video About Water
Today, Global Water Challenge (GWC), in partnership with the Gibson Foundation and Deloitte, premiered the music video for Pyaasi, a song by Bangalore-based rock band, Swarathma. The music video highlights the global water crisis and a young girl’s search for water in India. India has 15% of the world’s population, but only 4% of the world’s water. According to the World Health Organization...