Grameen Foundation

Founded in 1997, Grameen Foundation empowers the world's poor to improve their lives by providing access to tools and information. Inspired by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus' work, they harness the strengths of the poor through independent programs, with no financial links to Grameen Bank.

Alex Counts

Founder

2 past transactions

Juhudi Kilimo

Venture Round in 2011
Juhudi Kilimo provides asset financing, technical assistance, and business training to smallholder farmers and rural agribusinesses in Kenya. The company offers loans for dairy cows and goats, poultry, pigs, rabbits, fish farming, and other livestock, as well as financing for agricultural equipment, irrigation, agro-processing and energy-related equipment, and vehicles such as motorcycles and bicycles to transport farm goods. It operates as a microfinance institution focused on empowering rural livelihoods by delivering transformative financing alongside financial literacy and technical training. Founded in 2004 and based in Nairobi, Juhudi Kilimo supports clients across rural Kenya with flexible financing solutions designed to expand agricultural productivity and income.

Cashpor Micro Credit

Debt Financing in 2011
Cashpor is a poverty focused company that provides microfinance exclusively to below poverty line women in eastern U.P. and Bihar. Its mission is to identify and motivate BPL women in the rural areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh/ Bundelkhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar, and to deliver financial and other vital Health and Education Services to them in an honest, timely and efficient manner, so that our Vision is realized and CASHPOR itself remains a financially sustainable microfinance institution for the poor."
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