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| Founded | 1997 |
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| Founder | Alex Counts |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Poverty |
| Location | |
Area served | Asia, Africa, the Americas |
| Method | Social Enterprise, Microfinance, Technology |
Key people | Zubaida Bai – President & CEO Peter Cowhey – Chair Muhammad Yunus – Founding Board Member |
| Website | www |
Grameen Foundation, founded as Grameen Foundation USA, also known as "GFUSA", is a global 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, that uses digital technology and data to understand very poor people, in detail, and offer them—and the entire ecosystem of agencies and actors surrounding them—empowering tools that meet and elevate their everyday realities. Its CEO is Zubaida Bai. Grameen Foundation's mission is, "To enable the poor, especially women, to create a world without poverty and hunger."[1] According to the OECD, Grameen Foundation’s financing for 2019 development increased by 33% to US$45.5 million.[2]
It is separate from organizations called "Grameen Foundation" in different countries, such as Grameen Foundation Australia.[3]
- ^ "Forging Pathways Out of Poverty: 2021 Annual Report" (PDF). Grameen Foundation. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "Grameen Foundation | Development Co-operation Profiles – Grameen Foundation | OECD iLibrary".
- ^ "Grameen Family". Grameen Bank - Bank For The Poor. Retrieved 2019-10-30.