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Good Investment
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a nonprofit venture capital firm, and the author of The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World, talks about socially responsible investing and new ways of spurring development.
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What interest rate is typically charged?
What is the default rate?
All this talk about "clean water" - what about sanitation and proper waste disposal for these areas??
Great question, Dara. One of Acumen Fund's investments is Ecotact, which provides quality pay-per-use toilet and shower facilities for the urban poor in Kenya and uses the toilets as a tool to increase health and public awareness of sanitation.
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