In an email interview, Prabhat Labh, CEO of Grameen Foundation India, discusses the need for India to think about digital financial inclusion at the level of the ecosystem.
The 2016-17 Annual Report highlights four projects that have delivered sustainable innovations combining health protection and microfinance to more than 200,000 women and family members in rural India. Freedom from Hunger (FFH) is a supporting organization of Grameen Foundation, and Freedom from Hunger India Trust implements FFH programs in India.
Digital technology can transform India if we harness the insights and earn the trust of communities to develop solutions that build their capabilities and empower them, writes Prabhat Labh, CEO of Grameen Foundation India.
A piece on the impact of artificial intelligence on international development cites Prabhat Labh's blog on technology in India as an example of how technology can offer solutions, rather than negatively disrupt industries and markets.
In this special show of Cashless Bano India campaign, NDTV India looks at how women can play an important role in driving digital transformation in India.
Freedom from Hunger India Trust, Grameen Foundation and local partners helped to improve nutrition and health in Rajasthan by making women more health and nutrition-aware and sensitizing their husbands to gender equality.
Gopika Gulati and Gaurav Chakraverty discuss how Grameen Foundation India's collaboration with Sonata Finance is helping to transform women's lives in rural India.
Lauren Hendricks says using female agents can help to overcome social barriers, and in doing so, help women gain more control over their financial lives.
Prabhat Labh writes that now advances in technology, products and channels, and regulatory frameworks have finally brought financial services to the fingertips of millions of people, it's time to do more to ensure poor families can actively use these services to improve their lives.
Lisa Kienzle writes that financial services can give women greater autonomy, and with it the ability to make decisions in the best interests of themselves and their children.