Grameen Foundation : Resource Center : Print Newsletter : Fall 2006 : GF Research Advances Industry Knowledge
GF Research Advances Industry Knowledge
In addition to providing direct support to its partners, Grameen Foundation (GF) shares research and information with the microfinance industry so the movement as a whole can reach its potential. This fall, GF staff and its network of supporters have joined forces to create a groundbreaking white paper.
Factors
That Contribute to Exponential Growth: Case Studies for Massive Outreach to the
Poor and Poorest
How do
certain microfinance institutions scale up their outreach more effectively than
others? This paper looks at case studies
of successful high-growth microfinance institutions in
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- Alex Counts, President, GF
- Roshaneh Zafar, Director, Kashf Foundation
For information about
receiving a copy, contact development@grameenfoundation.org.
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Keep an eye out for two upcoming whitepapers currently in production.
Taking Stock
of the Microcredit
This piece explores the success and
challenges of the Microcredit Summit Campaign to date, and what is needed
across the industry to scale up microfinance in the coming years.
- Susan Davis, Chair, GF
- Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist
Microfinance:
A Platform Approach to Poverty Reduction (working title at time of
publication)
Marge Magner will apply her
experience as a financial services industry leader to the challenges and
opportunities faced by microfinance institutions.
- Marge Magner, (Former CEO of Citigroup's Consumer Bank and Former Chair of the Citigroup Foundation)
Grameen Foundation : Resource Center : Print Newsletter : Fall 2006 : GF Research Advances Industry Knowledge
Grameen Foundation uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to the world's poorest people. With tiny loans and financial services, we help the poor, mostly women, start businesses and escape poverty. Our global network of 55 microfinance institution (MFI) partners including our Growth Guarantee partners has touched more than 34 million people in 24 countries. In addition, we introduced and now sustain technology initiatives (Mifos and Village Phone) in Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, bringing our total country outreach to 28.
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