It's The We That Counts
Half-a-billion lives reached and counting
Impacting half-a-billion lives is a milestone worthy of acknowledgement and celebration. Above all, it is a reminder of the importance of building a community unified by an unwavering drive to solve problems of poverty.
The "Who" Behind The "We"
![Graphic of Nedjip Tozun, founder and director of d.light](https://thework.acumen.org/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/HBL/HBL-IG-25-(2).jpg)
d.light
Nedjip Tozun is founder and director of d.light, a solar energy solutions company that has provided more than 150 million people with affordable, quality-verified, solar lighting, and entertainment solutions.
Learn More![Graphic of Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan, chairperson of LabourNet](https://thework.acumen.org/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/HBL/HBL-IG-01%20(1).png)
LabourNet
Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan is chairperson of LabourNet, a workforce development company that has provided vocational education and training to 10 million workers in India’s informal sector.
Learn More![Graphic of Nidhi Pant, co-founder of S4S Technologies](https://thework.acumen.org/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/HBL/HBL-IG-07.jpg)
S4S Technologies
Nidhi Pant is the co-founder of S4S, a food preservation company that has increased the incomes of 99,000 women entrepreneurs and farmers in India.
Learn More![Graphic of Sweta Mangal, co-founder of Ziqitza Health Limited](https://thework.acumen.org/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/HBL/HBL-IG-19.png)
Ziqitza Healthcare Limited
Sweta Mangal is the co-founder of Ziqitza Healthcare Limited, an emergency services company that has provided ambulance care to more than 42 million people in India.
Learn More![Graphic of Ayoola Dominic, president and co-founder of Koolboks](https://thework.acumen.org/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/HBL/HBL-IG-16%20(1).png)
Koolboks
Ayoola Dominic is president and co-founder of Koolboks, a sustainable cooling company that has provided cold-storage solutions to 16,000 people across Africa, 51% of whom live below $3.20 a day.
Learn More![Graphic of Tyler Youngblood, co-founder of Azahar Coffee](https://thework.acumen.org/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/HBL/HBL-IG-10.png)
Azahar Coffee
Tyler Youngblood is the co-founder of Azahar Coffee, a coffee production company that has impacted more than 20,000 lives in Colombia.
Learn MoreOur Impact:
501M
cumulative lives impacted
$154M
philanthropic capital invested
167
social enterprises
91%
return on investment
50.6M
lives impacted in 2022
6.5M
tons of carbon emissions avoided in 2022
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Learn more about this milestone.
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Dive deeper into the way we measure lives impacted.
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