October 2008 eNewsletter

In this issue

• Take Action to Defeat Poverty [2]
• GF Joins New Call for Transparency [3] 
• Village Phone in Indonesia [4] 
• CARD Awarded  2008 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service   [5]
• Author Donates Book Proceeds to GF [6]
• Breaking New Ground in Peru and Nigeria  [7]  
• Can Profit and Poverty Alleviation Co-exist? [8]

 World Poverty Day

Take Action to Defeat Poverty

It’s the one day of the year that the world will stop and pay attention. On October 17, 2008, Grameen Foundation, alongside millions of others around world, will join the United Nations to call attention to the devastation of global poverty. Join us. More [11]

Asia

GF Joins New Call to Safeguard Microfinance Clients

GF President Alex Counts joined Muhammad Yunus in a call for greater transparency in microfinance-a move aimed to increase access to financial services for millions of the world's poor. More [12]

Millions of dollars in joint transaction loans from Grameen Foundation and local institutions will allow MFIs to reach more of the rural poor. More [14]

Indonesia

Village Phone Program Launches in Indonesia 

Rural and underprivileged areas of Indonesia that have been "left behind" by technology will gain access through the new Village Phone Indonesia program.  More [15] 

Donor Spotlight: Jon Gillespie Brown

Jon Gillespie Brown answered a simple question: How can I make a difference?

When publisher Wiley & Company asked him to write a book, Jon Gillespie Brown saw it as an opportunity to make a unique contribution to society. More [16]

Read Jon's blog contribution [17]to Creating a World Without Poverty