Grameen Foundation : What we do : Innovations
Innovating for a world free from poverty
Bold thinking and new ideas are critical if we are to win the fight against global poverty. Grameen Foundation is a leader in advancing innovative solutions to make microfinance work better and help more people escape the cycle. Our Grameen Technology Center is at the forefront in developing information and communications technologies exclusively dedicated to microfinance. It is driving innovations to improve the operations of microfinance institutions throughout the industry, and provide telecommunications service and business opportunities for the rural poor.
Our Capital Management & Advisory Center is also pioneering new ways for microfinance institutions to do business. By connecting them with international and local financial markets, it is channeling new sources of vital funding to microfinance institutions to help them expand more rapidly and reach more people.
Grameen Foundation’s Social Performance program is charting new waters in helping MFIs serve their clients and reach out to others who are cut off from financial services. Through the Progress out of Poverty Index, it is allowing MFIs to better determine their clients’ needs, which programs are most effective, how quickly clients leave poverty, and what helps them to move out of poverty faster.
Grameen Foundation : What we do : Innovations
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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