In 1998, Grameen Foundation began working in India, and in 2010, it established Grameen Foundation India. While continuing to innovate in the field of microfinance, Grameen Foundation also developed digital technologies to help rural and low-income communities access financial services, improve their livelihoods, and safeguard their health. The organization is constantly making breakthroughs, developing tailored poverty-alleviation solutions that leverage digital technology and trusted intermediaries to reach those in the “last mile.”
In 2012, Grameen Foundation for Social Impact (GFSI) was established, becoming a leading non-profit organization in India. Its mission is to enable the poor, especially women, to create a world without poverty and hunger.
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Grameen’s overarching theory of change is a standard framework, applied to its various programming areas, across the sectors of livelihoods, enterprise development, financial services, and health and nutrition. This overriding theory of change is based on three key pillars – Access to information, access to markets, products and services, and enhanced skills, capabilities and attitudes, which is applied to three core segments that Grameen targets. These are low-income people, particularly women, facing various disadvantages, smallholder farmers, and micro and small businesses.
