Poorbes

Poorbes honors the life and legacy of Pope Francis — a spiritual leader who chose humility over power, and whose deep commitment to the poor, the marginalized, and the forgotten challenged the world to rethink true wealth.

From grassroots innovators to global social entrepreneurs, each honoree is building a venture that addresses poverty in bold and practical ways—tackling challenges in education, healthcare, housing, food security, and climate resilience.

​For those living paycheck to paycheck, grieving silently, or just trying to stay afloat, this film hits uncomfortably close.And in a world where the poor are expected to be strong without ever being supported, Straw dares to ask the harder question: not why she broke, but why she was left to carry it all alone.

He quietly donated over $8 billion to causes around the globe, from education to health to human rights. His legacy is not just in dollars given, but in the radical idea that wealth is a tool for justice — not status. This edition honors the man who redefined what it means to truly give.

From its iconic reusable blue bottle to its rapidly expanding network across eight countries, Jibu has become more than a business—it is a movement. This feature explores Jibu’s origins, its impact on livelihoods, and how it continues to prove that profitability and purpose can thrive side by side.

For decades, traditional aid has played an essential role. However, its limitations become clear.  We explore how social enterprises move beyond short-term relief by addressing root causes, aligning incentives, and empowering communities to become active participants in their own development rather than passive recipients of help.

In this section, we shift the lens—from seeing Kakuma as a humanitarian endpoint to recognizing it as a starting point for change. Through this perspective, we reveal why social enterprises can succeed where aid alone cannot.

What About Poverty? is a reminder that behind every statistic is a human heartbeat. As progress stalls and, in some regions, reverses, poverty remains one of the most persistent and urgent crises facing humanity. This campaign exists to shift the response—from awareness alone to social entrepreneurship and strategic investment that create lasting change.

Rethinking poverty requires a new kind of leadership—one that treats compassion as a radical force for change. From Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty to Muhammad Ali’s unapologetic moral courage, history reminds us that education, enterprise, and equal access are the foundations of justice. This is a call to reignite that urgency and usher in a new war on poverty for our time.

Around the world, communities are not waiting for change—they are creating it. From grassroots baby banks supporting families in crisis, to community-led energy cooperatives and social ventures tackling inequality at its root, we are witnessing a powerful shift in how poverty and exclusion are addressed.

This edition highlights stories and ideas that show a simple truth: when people come together to design, own, and scale solutions, lasting impact becomes possible.

Every healthy movement benefits from honest self-examination. Inspired by Daniel Rubinstein's The Impact Mafia, this thought piece considers how the impact sector can embrace criticism as a catalyst for stronger, more meaningful action and explores that conversation, acknowledging both the uncomfortable truths it uncovers and the opportunity it presents for meaningful progress.

The United States has become extraordinarily wealthy, but poverty has never disappeared. Across 250 years, its causes and consequences have changed: slavery gave way to sharecropping, industrialization created a new working poor, the Great Depression reshaped the role of government, the postwar economy created a powerful middle class, and today's economy has placed wealth and asset ownership at the center of the inequality debate.