Handout-Tackling+Poverty

FYI: I, Crystal, am taking all this information and putting it together in a colorful brochure on Word. Suggestions are welcome.
 * [[image:http://www.thp.org/sac/images2/slum.jpg width="406" height="333" caption="Poverty in South Asia"]]

Their Goal: $100 million dollars in investments 50+ million lives impacted New leadership for the social sector A new development paradigm
 * For more information visit www.acumenfund.org**

Acumen Fund Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, water, housing and energy – through innovative, market-oriented approaches.

2. Traditional charity and aid alone will not solve the problems of poverty 3. The markets alone will not solve the problems of poverty**
 * Main Themes:**
 * 1. Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth