Grameen Foundation : Resource Center : Print Newsletter : Spring 2005 : Health Education Taken to Clients
Microcredit Partner Takes Health Education to Clients
When your clients need help and they can’t come to you, you go to them. That’s the philosophy that makes Grameen de la Frontera’s (GDF, for Grameen at the Frontier) success extends beyond its microfinance program in Sonora, Mexico. This GFUSA partner introduced the program after identifying a desperate need for health education among its clients. Nurse Julia Isabel Morales Ruis (right), shown here with GDF’s program director, Xochitl (pronounced “Soshee”) accompanies loan officers to borrowers’ meetings and helps borrowers and their families understand health issues and learn more about treating and preventing health problems. Julia, a nurse practitioner with the equivalent of a Master’s degree in Family Practice, also makes home visits. Although hard statistics are not available yet, the staff is convinced that this “hands-on” education is improving the health of borrowers and their families. GDF has made health education a community affair.
Grameen Foundation : Resource Center : Print Newsletter : Spring 2005 : Health Education Taken to Clients
Grameen Foundation uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to the world's poorest people. With tiny loans and financial services, we help the poor, mostly women, start businesses and escape poverty. Our global network of 55 microfinance institution (MFI) partners including our Growth Guarantee partners has touched more than 34 million people in 24 countries. In addition, we introduced and now sustain technology initiatives (Mifos and Village Phone) in Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, bringing our total country outreach to 28.
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