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Issue No. 3 - April 2009

Learn How Honeybees Can Change Lives
Grameen Foundation helps a farmer change his life with a honeybee farm, and helps poor women in Aceh rebuild their lives following the devastating tsunami. Microfinance practitioners discover innovative ways to solve common challenges.

Issue No. 4 - May 2009

GF and Yeardley Smith Team Up to Fight Poverty
Grameen Foundation teams up with television voice of Lisa Simpson Yeardley Smith to help poor women. Also, Grameen Foundation helps microfinance partner enda reach more clients through technology.

Issue No. 2 - March 2009

Women’s Empowerment Key to Fighting Poverty
A new report released by the UN shows that women’s equality is a primary factor in fighting poverty. Grameen Foundation helps microfinance partners measure their success.

Issue No. 1 - January 2009

Stop Poverty Now
The annual rankings of top microfinance institutions in the world include eighteen Grameen Foundation and Grameen-Jameel partners. NPR profile’s a Fonkoze client’s journey out of poverty.

Issue No. 5 - December 2008

Is Access to Credit a Human Right?
GF President Alex Counts argues that access to credit is so critical that it is a basic human right. Scott Budde, Managing Director, Global Social and Community Investing at TIAA-CREF and long-time GF supporter, explains how a carefully-chosen investment strategy can yield both profit and positive social change.

Issue No. 4 - October 2008

Expanding Access to Finance and Technology
Grameen Foundation’s Village Phone program connect the rural poor in Indonesia and a loan guarantee program brings access to credit to the poor in Peru and Nigeria.

Issue No. 3 - May 2008

Reaching More of the World’s Poorest
Grameen Foundation launches Mifos in Nepal, allowing microfinance partners to reach more poor, more efficiently. Also, in Ethiopia, Grameen Foundation helps microfinance partner ACSI expand.

Issue No. 2 - March 2008

Recognizing Women Leaders
Grameen Foundation recognizes women leaders who are at the forefront of fighting poverty.

Issue No. 1 - February 2008

Social Business Poised to Change the World
Muhammad Yunus releases a groundbreaking new book proposing social business as the newest tool in fighting poverty. Social business Grameen Capital India, a joint venture supported by Grameen Foundation, launches in India.