GUATEMALA
First Lady Visits Grameen Project
Asociacion Civil Guatemalteca Grameen Credit (ACGGC) is a "Build-Operate-Transfer" (BOT) project of Grameen Trust in Guatemala. It was set up in December, 2005, with financial assistance from the Whole Planet Foundation.
COSTA RICA
Costa Rica is well known for its rich cultural heritage and beautiful landscape. However, about 18% of the population in Costa Rica live below the poverty line. In an effort to alleviate their poverty through Grameen microcredit, the Asociacion Costa Rica Grameen (ACRG), a 'Build, Operate and Transfer' (BOT) project
INDONESIA
After the Tsunami - Grameencredit in Aceh
On December 26, 2004, the most powerful earthquake in 40 years erupted in the Indian Ocean, near Sumatra. The quake with a magnitude of 9.3 on the Richter scale, triggered a devastating tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people in Indonesia, Thailand, India, ..
BANGLADESH
Project Dignity
Project Dignity is a replication of Grameen Bank's Struggling Members' Program that is designed exclusively for beggars. It intends to get beggars off the streets by creating new opportunities for them through interest and collateral free flexible micro loans.
TURKEY
TGMP Breaks New Ground
PThe Turkish Grameen Microcredit Project (TGMP) is a "Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT)" initiative of Grameen Trust, which was officially launched in Diyarbakir, in south-eastern Turkey, in June, 2003.
CHINA
Grameen Microcredit Company
Economic growth in recent decades has made China a world economic powerhouse. Despite falling poverty rates, still about 10% of the population of 1.3 billion, or more than 100 million people live below the poverty line.