Kids put the FUN in Acumen Fund!

April 23, 2009 was the national "Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work" day. Acumen Fund staff and partners had their children (ages 8-13) spend the day in the office where they learned all about Acumen Fund. They participated in a wide-range of activities including research on the countries we work in, arts & crafts, and even a scavenger hunt. The day culminated in a presentation to staff and parents of business ideas that they worked on in the afternoon designed to serve the poor. This video = cute overload! But, hopefully you'll also learn a thing or two from this next (next) generation of social entrepreneurs that you didn't know before. We certainly did. Enjoy!

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[heidicup]

I love this!! I had tears in my eyes! I will tweet this and spread it around.. well done team! Nadege and Molly look particularly stunning and brilliant! :)

[ButterTeam]

Well done!

[ChocoGoofy439]

Aww Charloote is Saving the World

[npetten]

Question regarding the power of videos:

How else is this film used within the organization? Besides uploading it to YouTube, are there specific audiences that you show this video to?

Thanks.

[fitzgeezus]

That's the best 'take your kid to work day' event I've ever seen. Would you post the activity or facilitator guide on the blog or knowledge center?