Acumen CEO and impact investing pioneer Jacqueline Novogratz spoke with Moira Forbes in October 2020. Their discussion focused on the essential mindset required for change-making.

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Over 1.5 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity, often relying on expensive, hazardous, and polluting kerosene lanterns or candles. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals highlight electrification as crucial for poverty eradication, aiming to electrify 500 million more people by 2015.

Advances in LED technology offer a vital solution. For instance, homemaker Suranjini Kumar transitioned from oil lamps to bright, clean light in her home using D.Light. This demonstrates how modern lighting solutions can improve lives and contribute to global development goals.

This video shares Acumen Fund's origin story, told through the diverse voices within its community.

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Learn more about the Acumen Fund Fellows Program. For detailed information, visit www.acumenfund.org/fellows.html.

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Jacqueline Novogratz, social entrepreneur and founder of the Acumen Fund, presented her vision at TEDxEuston, challenging the "Status Quo" and "Business as Usual." Her talk, "Power In Our Interconnectedness," urged a new approach to address failures where markets and governments have fallen short, advocating for "investing as a means, not just an end."

The event featured intro and outro music by Kadialy Kouyate, performed at TEDxEuston 2011. You can view the full performance here.

Jacqueline Novogratz's *The Blue Sweater* shares insightful stories and unforgettable characters. These range from women dancing in a Nairobi slum and unwed mothers starting a bakery, to courageous Rwandan genocide survivors and entrepreneurs serving the poor against immense odds.

The book is an inspiring account of Novogratz's lifelong quest to understand global poverty and discover innovative solutions.