Impact Investing Archives - Thousand Currents

When it came to money, grandmother knew best

By Gaithiri Siva, former Director of Buen Vivir Fund, an investment fund that thrived from 2018-2023 We’re living in the […]

Building to grow: What if investors did away with interest?

The concept of aportes – payments made into the Buen Vivir Fund (an investment fund that thrived from 2018-2023) between […]

5 ways the Buen Vivir Fund is removing the fear from “business as usual”

By Joanna Levitt Cea, former Director of Buen Vivir Fund (an investment fund that thrived from 2018-2023) The inspiration behind […]

A Masterclass on “Buen Vivir”

By Jennifer Lentfer, former Director of Communications Desarrollo Económico Social de los Mexicanos Indígenas (Social and Economic Development of Indigenous […]

Peru’s Potato Park: “Buen vivir” in practice

The highest authority in the Andean communities overseeing the Potato Park near Cusco, Peru, is not the government, a local […]

What it means to trust the process (and why we do it)

A guest post by Ari Sahagún (En español aquí) First, let me introduce myself. I’m part of the founding circle of the Buen […]

Buen Vivir: An old, but fresh perspective on global development

A guest post by Savannah Hicks As I sat in my cap and gown, I reflected on the broad range […]

“Buen Vivir”: Learnings from Indigenous Worldviews on Biocultural Diversity

By Katherine Zavala, former Director of Programs This article originally appeared in the summer edition of Langscape Vol. 4, Issue […]