A world we dare to imagine

Rebuilding Futures is an organization dedicated to providing natural disaster relief efforts to low- and middle-income countries. We aim to accomplish this by partnering up with The Red Cross and The United Nations to develop a preparedness plan for disaster relief. With this, we plan to educate and train the people so that they will be prepared and have the knowledge to adequately respond to natural disasters they are prone to. Our goal is to target low- and middle-income countries because 90% of natural disaster deaths occur in these areas. Most deaths occur in these countries since they do not have sufficient funds to support affected populations effectively.

Natural disasters not only cause physical damages, but they can also cause health issues in the affected population. Damages to infrastructures can leave civilians without access to clean water and shelter. Food sources may become unavailable and cause survivors to be malnourished. Affected populations are forced to move to crowded camps, which are prone to the spread of communicable diseases like influenza, malaria, and tuberculosis.

Our goal for Rebuilding Futures will focus heavily on educating the government and locals about the importance of being prepared. We plan to educate the workers that will be participating in the relief so that they will have full knowledge of how to tackle the situation and save the most lives, prevent illness, and prevent disability.

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In 2001, Jacqueline and her team modeled a business plan to create a company called Acumen Fund, which has a similar concept to a venture capitalist. Acumen Fund is different because they enforce the idea of making a difference in the world. They inform investors that they are investing in products that will make a positive impact on those whose who do not have much. Her institution invests in visionary entrepreneurs that are trying to create a solution to help those in poverty. She would assist these entrepreneurs by helping them to create a business plan, hire the correct employees, and link them to the target markets. The overview is to help these entrepreneurs so that they can make a positive impact in the world.

There are many problems that people in poverty face, but with Acumen Fund, Jacqueline is trying to implement change by offering solutions to their pains. This positive impact gives the less fortunate the ability to improve their lives and it also shows that there are people who are willing to help them. I think that this will inspire others to join her group and help grow her company.

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As Jacqueline's prepares for her philanthropy workshops, she makes a trip to Cambodia to meet a Buddhist monk name Maha Ghosananda. Jacqueline values the work that he has done and wants to learn more about it so that she can share it with the world. Through their conversation, Jacqueline is trying to understand the answers that Maha is giving her, but she is slightly confused. Near the end of their conversation Maha tells her, "If you move through the world only with your intellect then you walk on only one leg. If you move through the world only with your compassion then you walk on only one leg. But if you move through the world with both intellect and compassion, then you have wisdom." If found this quote to be quite interesting because it shares the idea that a person cannot only be intellectual to have wisdom, but we also have to show others compassion. Both ideas go hand in hand and generally reveals to us that having wisdom is not based on how smart you are. I think that this quote is very meaningful and illustrates an approach that people should take on. Moreover, with this new point of view, Jacqueline is able to get a better understanding of how to run her philanthropy workshops.