This former banker left Wall Street to rethink how change happens

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The solution to poverty isn’t handing out aid, says this social entrepreneur - it lies in creating new markets that serve those most in need.

Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of non-profit impact investment platform Acumen, has spent more than two decades investing in entrepreneurs whose work helps lift people out of poverty.

Here she explains her approach - and how it can open up whole new possibilities for traditionally underserved communities.