It’s a crucial tool, as India’s rural low income segments have an urgent need to access to financial services. India’s microfinance sector is the largest in the world, but there are still more than 200 million people across the country without access to formal financial services. Microfinance institutions play a key role in reaching the […]

Washington, D.C. and New Delhi, March 12, 2015—Grameen Foundation and MetLife Foundation are partnering to advance financial inclusion in India. This new initiative is designed to leverage the combined strengths of commercial banks and local, trusted field-based organizations to create sustainable and viable banking services for the low income segments. The program will be executed […]

Dataquest, December 6th 2016 – Grameen Foundation, a technical services provider dedicated to advancing financial inclusion, launched Grameen Learning Program (G-LEAP), a first of its kind e-learning app for microfinance institutions which enables any-time, any-where learning. Powered by Handytrain, the app will help organizations train frontline microfinance staff and agents quickly and cost-effectively, anywhere and […]

New organization to combine power of digital technology to end poverty with robust networks of women’s self-help groups in Africa, Asia and Latin America WASHINGTON October 25, 2016 — Grameen Foundation and Freedom from Hunger, two global leaders in the fight to end poverty, announced today that they are joining forces to form a single unified […]

The company’s financial inclusion project, ‘Integrating Mobile Financial Education and Services for Financial Inclusion in India’ wins the coveted award in the ‘Digital Finance Plus’ (DF+) Social Impact in emerging Asia Category Bangkok, Thailand Grameen Foundation has been awarded the 2016 Mondato Award for the Digital Finance Plus (DF+) Social Impact in Emerging Asia category […]

On August 23, 2016, the Associated Press (AP) published the article, “Many donors to Clinton Foundation met with Hillary Clinton at State Department.” It contained numerous inaccuracies about Grameen Foundation and Professor Muhammad Yunus. Below is the letter sent by Grameen Foundation to AP on August 25 in response. Dear Mr. Braun and Ms. Sullivan, We […]

Platform overcomes technology barriers; delivers life-saving health information to mothers and pregnant women on mass scale Jan 15, 2016 (WASHINGTON)—Today, the Government of India launched a nationwide mobile health program designed to train community health workers and to directly reach millions of women within three years. The program is powered by MOTECH, a robust yet simple-to-use […]

New Delhi, India, Sept. 5, 2014 – Grameen Foundation has received a grant from Citi Foundation to deliver integrated mobile financial services and mobile financial education to expand financial inclusion in India. The program will be managed by Grameen Foundation (GFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grameen Foundation. Through this project, Grameen Foundation, in partnership with Airtel Money […]

Grameen Foundation’s Bankers without Borders Initiative Provides Volunteer Opportunities in up to 30 Countries Washington, DC, August 5, 2014 – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today that it has joined forces with Grameen Foundation’s Bankers without Borders® to expand its Global Fellows program —an international volunteer program that lends employees’ professional expertise to […]

Washington, D.C., June 4, 2014 – Grameen Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a new certification program for organizations and businesses that serve or work with low income segments communities. The PPI Certification Program recognizes excellence in poverty measurement using the Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®), a simple tool for estimating poverty […]