Grameen Foundation

Grameen Foundation is a locally-rooted, global non-profit that works at the intersection of gender, financial inclusion and climate. Grameen uses technology and innovation to transform systems so that women and girls can claim their full power, thereby breaking the cycle of poverty and hunger. Formed in 1996 to globalize Professor Yunus' work with Grameen Bank, Grameen partnered across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East to extend microfinance to the world’s poorest, reaching 10.9 million people by 2009. Over the following decade, we pioneered digital solutions and community agent networks to close access gaps and integrate financial, agricultural, and health services. Our investments included social enterprises like Grameen Foundation India and TaroWorks™. In 2016, Grameen joined forces with Freedom from Hunger, capitalizing on its seven decades of supporting women’s self-help models and value-added microfinance. In 2024, our locally-led operations, subsidiaries and close affiliates in Ghana, Uganda, India, Philippines and Mexico, along with our network of 500+ local partners around the world, position us to unlock the power of women to end poverty.

Headquarter Country

United States

Geographies served

Ghana

India

Philippines

Uganda

Issue areas addressed

Financial Services

Communities served

Farmers, pastoralists and fishers, Women, Youth

SDGS FOCUS

SDG 13 - Climate Action

SDG 2 - Zero Hunger

SDG 5 - Gender Equality

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Collaborators

Amelia Kuklewicz

Grameen Foundation

 Quito

We are a system change actor and to change the system we believe in the power of community and collaboration as a means to that end. We hope to provide linkages, share our innovations, learn from other actors and contribute to improvements in practice and policy in our sectors and other sectors.

Alfred Yeboah

Grameen Foundation

 Ghana

 Accra

To appreciate the nuances of systems change approach and the role of reconfiguring power dynamics to deal with the unintended negative consequences as a result of economic strengthening programs.

Christine Violago

Grameen Foundation

 Manila