Grameen Foundation For Social Impact

Grameen Foundation for Social Impact (GFSI) is a not-for-profit organization, registered under section 25 of Companies Act, 1956 (now known as section 8 of the Indian Companies Act 2013). GFSI was acquired by Grameen Foundation India in 2017 to undertake activities and services that impact the lives of the poor, especially women.

At Grameen, we believe that enabling women with economic opportunities creates a ripple effect that benefits not only their families but also their entire communities. Our organization is renowned for pioneering innovative and scalable models that have positively impacted millions of low-income people.

Our Story

Grameen Foundation has been working in India since 2009 to strengthen the lives and livelihoods of low-income communities, especially women, through financial inclusion, digital innovation, and livelihood support.

Grameen Foundation USA, a US based global non-profit organization has supported the creation of two mission-driven Indian entities: Grameen Foundation India Private Limited (GFI) and Grameen Foundation for Social Impact (GFSI).

GFI and GFSI are proudly incorporated in India, and guided by India’s constitutional values of equality, dignity, and social justice. Over the years, both organizations have worked shoulder to shoulder with Indian partners, government bodies, and communities to advance inclusive growth and unlock opportunity across the country and supported the financial inclusion goal of the Indian government.

While the generic name “Grameen” reflects a global aspiration to end poverty, we wish to clarify unequivocally that Grameen Foundation India (GFI) and Grameen Foundation for Social Impact (GFSI) have no legal, financial, operational, or organizational connection or affiliation whatsoever with the Grameen Bank or Professor Muhammad Yunus. GFI and GFSI are entirely separate and independent Indian entities, conceived and built for India, by the Indian team, and in service of India’s development goals.

We remain unwavering in our commitment to the people of India. As a democracy built on diversity, strength, and self-determination, India inspires our work every day and it is here, in service of its people, that our mission continues.

Our Core Values

Our core values resonate the way we think, behave, execute, and make decisions to achieve our mission. These values include:
Respect

Respect

To Respect individual human rights and privacy, eliminating all kinds of discrimination.
Integrity

Integrity

To Demonstrate ethical principles, create a trustworthy and honest work environment.
Empathy

Empathy

Promote the ability to understand others' perspectives and/or circumstances.
Excellence

Excellence

To Pursue knowledge and evidence-based program design, implementation, and evaluation.
Effectiveness

Effectiveness

To Ensure that we maximize our output for each unit of input invested.
Sustainability

Sustainability

To Ensure our actions and results can withstand the test of time and be sustainable.
Inclusive

Inclusive

To Ensure we focus on marginalized and vulnerable groups and establish mechanisms for inclusion in programs and ways of working.
Participation

Participation

To Ensure participation of our beneficiaries and stakeholders in decision-making processes.

Grameen's Overarching Theory of Change

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.

Our Expertise

Creating breakthrough solutions that enable people living in poverty to generate income, build assets, improve their health, strengthen their resilience, and manage risk.
We INNOVATE to deliver customized, client-centric poverty alleviation solutions that leverage digital technology and trusted intermediaries to reach the ‘last mile’
We drive and leverage PARTNERSHIPS to create scalable solutions
We offer TECHNICAL assistance to organizations serving low-income segments

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