Planting a Seed to End Poverty : Darryl Finkton. Jr, Founder @EndPoverty.Make Trillions

02/21/23 • 25 min

With the Pandemic and war in Ukraine, there has been a drastic increase in Poverty - reaching up to 95 million people globally. In the US alone, 40 million Americans face Poverty, leading to a lack of access to healthcare, proper shelter, nutritious food, and a life of peace and dignity.
Darryl Finkton. JR, founder of End Poverty Make Trillions, Rhodes Scholar @Oxford University, Researcher @Harvard University.
He believes there’s enough money in the world to help put an end to poverty. But only if it’s distributed differently than it is today. Last year, the investor left a career in asset management to launch a $1 billion venture fund aimed at eradicating poverty. It’s an ambitious goal, but Finkton Jr. has a plan. And now he’s raised $200 million as an initial close to help execute that plan.
More- https://www.endpovertymaketrillions.com/the-plan

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