INVESTMENT STORY
Health is Wealth
by Wangari Muchoki, Acumen Fund Fellow
In a country with 34 percent of people at or below the poverty line, healthcare is increasingly difficult for Pakistani families to afford. Hospital expenses are steep, and patients are often forced to pay for services out-of-pocket. These costs can leave families without sufficient resources to live on, and they frequently find themselves in significant debt. One of the ways to protect the poor from this poverty trap is to plan for unforeseen risks by offering products like microinsurance.
HOUSING PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
Acumen Fund’s Housing portfolio invests in sustainable, scalable enterprises that focus on both supply and financing for housing, and on broader financial innovations that provide economic access to the poor.
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Jamii Bora
- Pioneering Urban Planning
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Kashf Holdings Private Limited
- Financial Services for Low-income Markets
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Kashf Foundation
- Micro-lending for Women
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Saiban
- Housing for Low-Income Urban Squatters
