Camilla Nestor, Grameen Foundation's vice president for financial services, discusses the findings of recent research on the constraints that the poor face in using and accessing mobile financial services.
Grameen Foundation in the News
03/07/2014
Grameen Foundation's vice president for information services, Hillary Miller-Wise challenges the industry to develop mobile technology based on the actual needs of poor women.
02/25/2014
Grameen Foundation's vice president and chief talent officer Shannon Maynard shares insights on how mid-career professionals can switch to the social sector. Free registration require to read the entire piece.
02/04/2014
Emily Tucker, executive director of TaroWorksTM, Grameen Foundation's mobile data collection tool, discusses the value of visiting local communities and interacting with users. Organizations use TaroWorks to collect, store and analyze data in remote regions with poor internet connectivity.
01/24/2014
Kate McElligott, Grameen Foundation's senior manager for thought leadership, explains the foundation's approach to providing information services that address the needs of poor people in Africa.
01/21/2014
Louis Potuk of ideas 42 discusses the value of incorporating insights from behavioral economics at every stage of the design process can yield amazing results. He was part of a team that worked with Grameen Foundation and CARD Bank of the Philippines to redesign savings products for the poor.
01/03/2014
Grameen Foundation's Anitha Moorty and David Hutchful discuss the benefits of working with national governments to build and implement large-scale health solutions
12/18/2013
Kimberly Davies, a program officer on Grameen Foundation's financial services team, shares insights from a meeting of practitioners that explored ways to get products that have been designed for the poor to the market and into the hands of those they are meant to help.
12/09/2013
David Edelstein, Grameen Foundation's senior vice president for solutions and regions, discusses how data is being used to improve decision making, increase accountability and help achieve a greater impact at the Guardian's Activate New York 2013 Summit.
12/04/2013
David Edelstein, Grameen Foundation's senior vice president for solutions and regions, shares his predictions on key trends that will develop and/or drive ICT for development during 2014.
11/24/2013
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Efecto Naim, a magazine program hosted by Moises Naim on NTN24, explores how Grameen Foundation and others use mobile phones to combat poverty through agriculture.
11/15/2013
Sean Krepp discusses the Community Knowledge Worker initiative, which is helping farmers to access vital information that can improve their output and increase their income.
10/29/2013
Jason Loughane, Grameen Foundation's capital markets fellow in Kenya, discusses the market for social impact investing in East Africa.
10/14/2013
BBC's Fiona Graham highlights Grameen Foundation's work with the Salesforce Foundation to provide new opportunities in Africa. The article also spotlights Juhudi Kilimo and Honey Care Africa, two Grameen Foundation clients that work with rural farmers in Kenya.