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Acumen Fund Announces Two Investments Providing Advanced Eye Care Services in India and Kenya
Date:11/5/2009

d services to millions of rural and urban poor. Investments made by Acumen Fund India in local enterprises include high-quality maternal and pediatric healthcare services; safe water for consumption and livelihood; and clean energy. Investments made by Acumen Fund East Africa in local enterprises include a manufacturer of insecticide-treated bednets that are providing protection against malaria to millions of Africans; public sanitation facilities in Kenya’s underserved urban centers; microfranchises for quality healthcare and drug distribution; and a microfinance institution that is creating affordable, legal housing for former slum-dwellers. For more information on Acumen Fund’s activities and investments, visit www.acumenfund.org and www.acumenfundblog.org.

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