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10/18/2012
Grameen Foundation's Mobile Financial Services Featured in The Africa Report

 Camilla Nestor, Grameen Foundation's vice president for financial services, discusses new innovations in mobile-money platforms that can help the poor.

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10/05/2012
Grameen Foundation Featured in the BBC

 David Edelstein, co-lead of Grameen Foundation's global programs, discusses the importance of human networks and locally-driven solutions in creating and using technology that truly benefits the poor.

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09/29/2012
Grameen Foundation Featured in the Globe and Mail

The piece highlights Grameen Foundation's Community Knowledge Worker initiative, which helps poor farmers across Uganda.

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09/14/2012
Grameen Foundation's Microsavings Initiative Featured in Development Asia

Julie Peachey, project manager for Grameen Foundation's microsavings initiative in the Philippines, and Christopher Tan, East and Southeast regional director for Grameen Foundation, discuss the importance of savings to poor people.

This article was first appeared in the April-June 2012 issue of Development Asia magazine and is reprinted with its permission. More information on the magazine is available at http://www.development.asia/.

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07/26/2012
Grameen Foundation Highlighted in Washington Post

The article points to Grameen Foundation's work on a mobile app for HIV/AIDS patients and nurses as part of the growing number of potential solutions for sharing information and reaching at-risk groups.

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06/29/2012
Grameen Foundation Highlighted in the Arizona Republic

Terry and Anne Guerrant discuss their support for microfinance and Grameen Foundation.

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05/07/2012
Grameen Foundation Highlighted in the Associated Press

Steve Wardle, Grameen Foundation's Africa Director, discusses the impact of a new collaboration between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and The MasterCard Foundation to expand access to microfinance services in Africa.

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05/01/2012
Data Delivery: Researchers Tap the Potential of Mobile Technologies to Gather and Interpret Information

NOTE: Article begins in page 56.

Heather Thorne, Grameen Foundation's vice president of information services, discusses how mobile technology is helping to expand agricultural support to poor farmers in Uganda.

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04/24/2012
Grameen Foundation Featured in Cooperative News

Grameen Foundation, Incofin Investment Management and Fairtrade International have announced plans to launch the Fairtrade Access, with Starbucks is the first private investor.

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03/14/2012
USAID Features Grameen Foundation's Mobile Money Collaboration with MTN Uganda and CGAP

CGAP, Grameen Foundation, and MTN Uganda aim to expand access to financial services by creating a suite of products and services for mobile phones that fit the needs of low-income consumers.

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