Grameen Foundation

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." According to the OECD, Grameen Foundation’s financing for 2019 development increased by 33% to US$45.5 million.

Grameen Foundation
Founded1997 (1997)
FounderAlex Counts
Type501(c)(3)
FocusPoverty
Location
  • Washington, D.C., USA
    38.9039°N 77.0345°W / 38.9039; -77.0345
Area served
Asia, Africa, the Americas
MethodSocial Enterprise, Microfinance, Technology
Key people
Zubaida Bai – President & CEO
Peter Cowhey – Chair
Muhammad Yunus - Founding Board Member
Websitewww.grameenfoundation.org

It is separate from organizations called "Grameen Foundation" in different countries, such as Grameen Foundation Australia.

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