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The purpose of the fund is to support, benefit, and carry out the purposes of its public charity beneficiaries, including the Trustees of Tufts College, by making investments that have an impact on a range of societal challenges by empowering people to accelerate positive change. During the year ended June 30, 2023, the Omidyar-Tufts Active Citizenship Trust disbursed $6.1 million in investments. At June 30, 2023 the fund had made 40 investments and $209 million in investment commitments since inception. To date, the fund has provided investment capital in North America, Latin America, Africa, Europe and Central Asia. The fund currently has investments in 45 countries. The sectors in which the Trust invests are currently as follows: (a) Economic Inclusion: including, but not limited to, financial inclusion (microfinance, microinsurance, payments & remittances, etc.), enabling small- and medium-sized enterprises, community development, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and economic resilience; (b) Health & Wellness: including, but not limited to, healthcare services & delivery, drug development and biotechnology, wellness & healthy lifestyles, and addressing environmental & social determinants of health; (c) Real Estate: including, but not limited to, affordable housing, workforce housing, and community institutions (e.g., schools; medical facilities); (d) Education: including, but not limited to, early childhood & k-12 education, workforce training, education technology, educator training, student finance, and personalized & adaptive learning; (e) Access to Energy & Natural Resources: including, but not limited to, clean water & water rights, distributed power generation and grid and off-grid energy access. (f) Social Institutions: including, but not limited to, internet privacy & digital rights, technology that increases accountability and transparency, and tools that enable and empower civic engagement.
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