Books & Publications

Transforming Lives Through Technology

David Edelstein, Vice President of Technology Programs and the Director of the Grameen Technology Center, recently gave a briefing about the potential for mobile to improve the lives and livelihoods of millions of poor people around the world. In this video, David discusses the process to develop our applications, cites examples of the impact of our programs on the rural poor in Uganda, and explains the importance of partnerships to create sustainability and scalability.

Download the video [43MB, WMV Format]

Tsunami Recovery: Rebuilding Aceh

Co-published by Grameen Foundation & American Red Cross

Tsunami Recovery: Rebuilding Aceh

2009 Asia Update

Jennifer Meehan

Jennifer Meehan, Asia Regional CEO, recently gave a briefing about our work and progress in Asia. In these recordings, she discusses the impact of microfinance in Pakistan and of technology in Indonesia, the progress of our natural disaster recovery efforts, and the continuing need for microfinance in China and India.

Intro - Alex Counts, President

Asia Update - Jennifer Meehan, Asia Regional CEO Part 1

Asia Update - Jennifer Meehan, Asia Regional CEO Part 2

Session Q&A Part 1

Session Q&A Part 2

Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance Are Changing the World

by Alex Counts

Alex Counts' journey into microfinance began more than twenty years ago when as a young college student he wrote to Muhammad Yunus asking to join his fascinating work at Grameen Bank. In his new book, Small Loans, Big Dreams, Counts, president and CEO of Grameen Foundation, tells the story of microfinance through the eyes of both the borrowers and the leaders of microfinance in a compelling new book.

Purchase Small Loans, Big Dreams here.