"You will have many jobs in your life, but your vision for the world should never change. Surround yourself with people who share your vision and remind you of your path." 

These were the words of Angela Blackwell of Policylink during the Acumen Fellows graduation. Yes, my year fellowship in East Africa has concluded and we gathered in New York to share lessons learned about Acumen's portfolio of social investments. 

Having worked intensively for the year to tackle major management challenges of social enterprises in East Africa, India, China and Pakistan, the Acumen Fund Fellows spent a month in New York to compare social change organizations across industries and countries. We are working to publish these lessons through white papers, case studies and film. As soon as I get legal sign-off to distribute mine, Social Edge will be the first community I will share them with.
 
After the month in New York and a bit of time in California where I visited my family and the Skoll team, I have returned to Africa. Today I am in the Central Serengeti adventuring through herds of elephants, leopards, cheetahs, lions, zebras and so much more! 
 
My deepest apologies for the long silence on my blog. I no longer have a computer, and Internet has been extremely slow (imagine Internet in the middle of the Serengeti). I am afraid I will be quiet for the next two weeks, but I have been keeping a journal on paper, which I will transfer to continue to share my adventures. Thanks so much for your patience! 

I hope to be posting regularly again about social entrepreneurship in a few weeks after I climb Mt Kilimanjaro.