<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:lucida console,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><font color="navy" size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Calibri;"><br></span></font><font color="navy" size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">The
Acumen Fund Fellows programme is an annual programme that seeks to
recruit and post to our investee companies 10-12 talented young
professionals. Through the Fellows Programme, Acumen Fund provides an
opportunity for young professionals to bring a range of management
skills to our investee companies in <span style="border-bottom: medium none; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1222364857_1">South Asia</span> and <span style="border-bottom: medium none; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1222364857_2">East Africa</span> , introducing them to social investment, and supporting our investment mandate globally.<br><br></span></font><font color="navy" size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Calibri;"></span></font></font>
<div><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Arial"><font color="navy" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">We are now in the process of recruiting the <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Acumen Fund Fellows Class of 2009-2010. </span></b>I am especially keen to see applicants from the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1222364857_3">African diaspora</span>
apply to this programme, as it gives our young professionals an
opportunity to make a contribution to the development sphere, while
introducing them to social investment and entrepreneurship. Please pass
around the attached materials to prospectives that you feel would add
value to our Fellows Programme. For additional information on the
Fellows Programme, visit our website: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.acumenfund.org/get-involved/fellows-program/become-a-fellow.html"><font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;">http://www.acumenfund.org/get-involved/fellows-program/become-a-fellow.html</span></font></a>. Please note that the
application deadline is <b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1222364857_4">October 20, 2008</span>.</span></b></span></font><font color="navy" face="Calibri"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Calibri;"></span></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Arial"><font color="navy" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Thanks very much for your support, and should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me. </span></font><font color="navy" face="Calibri"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Calibri;"></span></font></font></div>
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