Why should the poor be patient?
SEVEN is a leader in the field of Enterprise Solutions to Poverty. We ask the question, “How do we support those who are self-determined, action-oriented, and effective?” We find and invest in the innovations of pioneering thought leaders and entrepreneurs inside the world’s poorest nations; we support contrarian research, films, books and competitions that spotlight new role models and diffuse their best ideas.
Competition Judges
Past Competitions & Projects
2011 “I Am an Entrepreneur” Photography Competition
Faith and Development Essay Competition
SEVEN Fund 2010-11 Teaching Fellowships
2010 I Am an Entrepreneur Photography Competition
Third Annual Open RFP (2010 Enterprise Based Solutions to Poverty RFP)
2009 Enterprise Based Solutions to Poverty RFP Competition
SEVEN Fund Morality of Profit Project
2009 - 10 "New Models of Development" Essay Competition
2008-09 Pioneers of Prosperity Caribbean and Central America Competition
The SEVEN Fund Announces Second Annual Open Request for Proposals
The SEVEN Fund announces The $50k VINE project
In the River They Swim: Essays from Around the World on Enterprise Solutions to Poverty
The SEVEN Fund announces The WHY Prize
2008 - 2009 Student Essay Competition
Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Awards
The $1,000,000 Legatum FORTUNE Technology Prize
The SEVEN Fund announces Cinéma Prospérité
2007-2008 Student Essay Competition
2007 Enterprise Based Solutions to Poverty RFP Competition
Pioneers of Prosperity Program
Entrepreneurs create products, services and jobs. They expand economies, improve people's lives, provide employment (high and rising wages) and bring about competition. A competitive environment, in turn, gives rise to efficiency, meritocracy and further innovations and entrepreneurial drive.
The potent combination of entrepreneurship and technological innovation can forge an environment that is conducive to further enterprise, involving even government policy in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation.
