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News Round-up: MAGNUM in Motion, LifeSpring, D.Light, design thinking

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

MAGNUM in Motion: Our friend and advisor, the MAGNUM photographer Susan Meiselas, just completed a powerful photo essay with Human Rights Watch on maternal mortality in India. “In Silence” makes the case for Acumen Fund’s investment in LifeSpring hospitals and 1298 ambulance service.

Interview with LifeSpring’s CEO: You can hear Anant Kumar, the visionary head of LifeSpring, in a podcast in the Social Innovations Conversations series.

Congrats to D.light: D.light Design was awarded the Social Venture Network 2009 Innovation Award, which recognizes and supports the leaders of emerging enterprises.

Kashf on Oprah: Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s new book, Half the Sky, includes the story of a Kashf Foundation client, which they recently shared on the Oprah Winfrey show.

Design thinking in BusinessWeek: A BusinessWeek blog post talks about Acumen Fund’s work with Ripple Effect, featuring a video clip of our own Yasmina Zaidman.

Tags: 1298, Anant Kumar, awards, D.light, Kashf, LifeSpring, Ripple Effect, Susan Meiselas
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