Partnership with the Acumen Fund

Established in 2001 in New York, Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to the problem of global poverty. Identifying with the goals of Acumen Fund, the Tokyo Foundation has initiated partnership with the Fund. Specifically, the Foundation promotes the Acumen Fund Fellows Program (AFFP) and solicits applications in Japan.

The Tokyo Foundation Fellowship for the Selected AFFP Fellow

The Tokyo Foundation provides a fellowship for the selected fellow which is equivalent to that for the other AFFP fellows covering monthly cost of living, air tickets and related expenses for the duration of the year-long program.

ARTICLES:

The Tokyo Foundation Initiates Partnership with Acumen Fund
Charity Alone Is Not the Answer to Poverty: The New Paradigm of the Acumen Fund 
Where the Market and Morality Intersect: A New Approach to World Poverty

Program officer(s):

• Sugai, Keita PROGRAM OFFICER