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 '''WEST AFRICA: GHANA'''
-A&C Square<br/>No. 14 Jungle Road, East-Legon&nbsp;<br/>P.O. Box CT8740
+A&C Square<br/>No. 14 Jungle Road, East-Legon&nbsp;<br/>P.O. Box CT8740<br/>Accra, Ghana
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 Universities and Colleges can take the opportunity provided by Acumen and apply directly to investment funding. Projects that are eligible for investments must be in mid-startup stage with a focus on poverty eradication. &nbsp;Acumen provides brochures, online courses and materials that train individuals to use financial tools to create social impact projects.
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+= <span class="mw-headline" id=".5Bedit.5DContact_Information" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact_Information" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">Contact Information (Updated 1/10/2018)</span></span> =
 HEAD OFFICE
-NEW YORK
+'''USA: NEW YORK CITY'''
-Ninth Avenue, Suite 315<br/>New York, NY 10011, USA
+Worth Street, Suite 303<br/>New York, NY 10013, USA
 T:&nbsp;+1 (212) 566-8821<br/>F:&nbsp;+1 (212) 566-8817
-NDIA
+'''INDIA: MUMBAI'''
-MUMBAI
+Dheeraj Plaza&nbsp;<br/>Hill Road, Bandra West&nbsp;<br/>Mumbai, 400050, India
-Dheeraj Plaza&nbsp;<br/>Hill Road, Bandra West&nbsp;<br/>Mumbai, 400050<br/>INDIA
+T: +91 (22) 6740-1500<br/>F: +91 (22) 6740-1550
-T: +91 (22) 6740-1500<br/>F: +91 (22) 6740-1550
+'''EAST AFRICA: NAIROBI'''
-EAST AFRICA
+st Floor, Cape Office Park<br/>Opposite Yaya Centre<br/>Ring Road, Kilimani<br/>P.O. Box 101883-00101 Jamia<br/>Nairobi, Kenya
-NAIROBI, KENYA
+Airtel: +254 736 073036<br/>Safaricom: +254 716 252802
-st Floor, Cape Office Park<br/>Opposite Yaya Centre<br/>Ring Road, Kilimani<br/>P.O. Box 101883-00101 Jamia<br/>Nairobi, KENYA
+'''LATIN AMERICA: COLOMBIA'''
-T: + 254-20-386-1559/60/61<br/>Airtel: +254 736 073036<br/>Safaricom: +254 716 252802
+Carerra 12 N<sup>o</sup>&nbsp;<br/>Oficina 702<br/>Bogota, Colombia
-PAKISTAN
+T +57-1-7552543<br/>T +57-1-7552544
-KARACHI
+'''PAKISTAN: KARACHI'''
--C, 4th Floor<br/>1st Commercial Lane&nbsp;<br/>Shahbaz Commercial Area&nbsp;<br/>Phase VI, DHA Karachi&nbsp;<br/>PAKISTAN
+st Commercial Lane&nbsp;<br/>Shahbaz Commercial Area&nbsp;<br/>Phase VI, DHA Karachi , Pakistan
 T: +92 (21) 3584 6430-2<br/>F: +92 (21) 3584 6490
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-Universities and Colleges can take the opportunity provided by Accumen and apply directly to investments funding. Projects that are eligible for investments have to be in mid-startup stage with a focus on poverty eradication. &nbsp;Acumen provides brochures, online courses and materials that teach individuals how to use financial tools to create social impact projects.
+Universities and Colleges can take the opportunity provided by Acumen and apply directly to investment funding. Projects that are eligible for investments must be in mid-startup stage with a focus on poverty eradication. &nbsp;Acumen provides brochures, online courses and materials that train individuals to use financial tools to create social impact projects.
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 = <span class="mw-headline" id="Fellowship_Program" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 39.20000076293945px;">Fellowship Program</span></span> =
-'''LEADERSHIP PROGAMS:'''
+<span style="font-size:medium;">'''LEADERSHIP PROGAMS:'''</span>
-Acumen currently has three leadership programs: Global Fellows, Regional Fellows and +acumen. Participants in all three programs demonstrate a combination of financial expertise, operational expertise and moral imagination for succeed.
+Acumen currently has three leadership programs: Global Fellows, Regional Fellows and +acumen. Participants in all three programs demonstrate a combination of financial expertise, operational expertise and moral imagination for success.
-'''GLOBAL PROGRAMS:'''
+<span style="font-size:medium;">'''GLOBAL PROGRAMS:'''</span>
-Accumen Global Fellow program is a full-time one-year fellowship for 10-12 individuals from all over the world who spend two months in New York and undergoes intensive leadership training, followed by nine months working with one of Acumen’s portfolio companies (site&nbsp;[http://acumen.org/leaders/global-fellows/). http://acumen.org/leaders/global-fellows/).]&nbsp;Since its foundation, the global fellowship program have trained 63 fellows from 21 countries and placed them in numerous social impact ventures.&nbsp; Fellows take up leadership positions in these ventures such as CEO, Marketing, and operations.
+The Acumen Global Fellow program is a full-time one-year fellowship for 10-12 individuals from all over the world who spend two months in New York and undergo intensive leadership training, followed by nine months of working with one of Acumen’s portfolio companies. Since its foundation, the global fellowship program has trained over 100 fellows, placing them in numerous social impact ventures.&nbsp; Fellows take leadership positions in divisions such as Marketing and Operations. To learn more about individual fellows, check [https://acumen.org/fellowships/meet-the-fellows/?region=global here].
-The training portion of the fellow starts from September to Mid-November.&nbsp; Field placement starts from&nbsp; November to August.
+The training portion of the fellow starts in September and continues until the middle of November.&nbsp; Field placement lasts from November to August.
-To be qualify for Accumen fellowship, a candidate must demonstrate:
+To be qualify for Accumen fellowship, a candidate must demonstrate the following:
 .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Strong business experience: finance, operations, sales, marketing, and/or consulting
-.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Demonstrated passion and commitment to creating positive social change
+.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Passion and commitment to creating positive social change
 .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Proven track record of leadership and management responsibilities
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 .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Grit, courage, and perseverance
-.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A minimum of 3 years work experience
+.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A minimum of 3 years of work experience
-'''Regional Fellowship:'''
+<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Regional Fellowship:'''</span>
-The regional fellowship is a year- round program that brings entrepreneurs and leaders within organizations to work on social change project that has been operating for the last 2-3 years. Fellows learn about Accumen business model, &nbsp;meet every 6-8 weeks throughout the year for 4 seminars and 2 collaborative projects. &nbsp;[http://acumen.org/leaders/regional-fellows/ http://acumen.org/leaders/regional-fellows/]
+The regional fellowship is a year-round program that brings entrepreneurs and leaders within organizations to work on social change projects that have been operating for the last 2-3 years. Fellows learn about the Accumen business model, meet every 6-8 weeks throughout the year for 4 seminars and 2 collaborative projects.&nbsp; Learn more about current fellows [http://acumen.org/leaders/regional-fellows/ here].
-Fellows have&nbsp; the opportunity to learn about financial tools for social impact projects, leadership, networking and emerging markets.
+Fellows have the opportunity to learn about financial tools for social impact projects, leadership, networking and emerging markets.:
-The application process &nbsp;timeline for the regional fellowship this year are:
+Though the application process is noted [https://acumen.org/fellowships/apply/ here], the application process is traditionally as follows:
-The applications for the Regional Fellows Program go online in July/August 2014.
+Applications open: July-September.
-Telephone Interviews: October 2014
+Telephone Interviews: September/October&nbsp;
-In-Person Interviews: November 2014
+In-Person Selection Conference: November
-Final Selection: December 2014
+Final Selection: December
-'''+Acumen'''
+<span style="font-size:medium;">'''+Acumen'''</span>
-+Acumen&nbsp; is the online leadership course created by Accumen that are organised&nbsp; into chapters, and volunteer-run groups that actively support Acumen’s mission to change the way the world tackles poverty.&nbsp;&nbsp; +Accumen chapters and volunteer groups work together to raise money to engage in meaningful projects within their communities. Currently,&nbsp; 20 chapters worldwide, 90+ events organised and $360000+ funds raised in support of social impact projects created +Accumen chapters.
++Acumen is the online leadership course created by Acumen that is organized into chapters and volunteer-run groups that actively support Acumen’s mission to change the way the world perceives and tackles poverty. +Acumen chapters and volunteer groups work together to raise money to engage in meaningful projects within their communities. Currently, there exist more than 300,000 students in 190 countries worldwide. Read more about +Acumen [https://www.plusacumen.org/ here].
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-By sourcing donations from charitable organizations, Acumen invests the donations in ideas that would not only provide a return, but also a tactical way to tackle poverty.
+By sourcing donations from charitable organizations and trustees, Acumen invests in ideas. These ideas provide not only a return, but also a tactical way to tackle poverty through education rather than giving.
-Unlike other venture capital firms, Accumen only invests in ideas that have a social impact especially in the areas of agriculture, health, water, housing and energy.
+Unlike other venture capital firms, Accumen only invests in companies with ideas that have a social impact, especially in the areas of agriculture, health, water, housing and energy.
-<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.15999984741211px;">Supported by organizations such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, and the Skoll Foundation, Acumen’s investments create long lasting social impacts and help to eradicate poverty.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">&nbsp;</span>
+<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.15999984741211px;">Supported by organizations such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, and the Skoll Foundation, Acumen’s investments create long lasting social impacts and help to eradicate poverty through empowerment rather than charity.</span>
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 = <span class="mw-headline" id="Overview" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: x-large;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Overview</span></span></span> =
-<div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; direction: ltr; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[https://acumen.org/ Acumen] is a non-profit venture capital organization that raises funds from charitable organizations and invests in poverty-eradication entrepreneurial ventures across the globe.&nbsp; Unlike any venture capital, Acumen capital invests in long-term debt and equity investments in early-stage companies providing reliable and affordable access to agricultural inputs, quality education, clean energy, healthcare services, formal housing, and safe drinking water to low-income customers.&nbsp;As stated by their website [https://acumen.org/regions/ here], "Latin America has made incredible progress in reducing extreme poverty, but more than 80 million people still live on $4 a day and another 200 million face the risk of being pulled back into poverty". Many other countries have large gaps within their economic status which Acumen aims to address and mitigate. This organization aims to assist and equip these regions with the tools to escape and assist others in escaping extreme poverty.</div><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; direction: ltr; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">https://acumen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/25174465382_01c4cf75ef_o.jpg</div>
+<div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; direction: ltr; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[https://acumen.org/ Acumen] is a non-profit venture capital organization that raises funds from charitable organizations and invests in poverty-eradication entrepreneurial ventures across the globe.&nbsp; Unlike any venture capital, Acumen capital invests in long-term debt and equity investments in early-stage companies providing reliable and affordable access to agricultural inputs, quality education, clean energy, healthcare services, formal housing, and safe drinking water to low-income customers.&nbsp;As stated by their website [https://acumen.org/regions/ here], "Latin America has made incredible progress in reducing extreme poverty, but more than 80 million people still live on $4 a day and another 200 million face the risk of being pulled back into poverty". Many other countries have large gaps within their economic status which Acumen aims to address and mitigate. This organization aims to assist and equip these regions with the tools to escape and assist others in escaping extreme poverty.</div>
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