Fewer than 600 million people remain in extreme poverty. The last mile is digital.

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Meet Melisa, Grameen Community Agent, and Edna, Philippine coconut farmer.

When Melisa registered Edna for Grameen's Digital Farm Development Plan back in October 2016, she knew it would connect the advantages of precision farming to Edna’s small five-hectare plot. What did neither know? Six months later, an early warning system would help save Edna’s farm from a pest outbreak that destroyed 644,000 coconut trees on Mindinao island where Edna lives. Edna’s Story

I’m so happy that this (opportunity) came. It really helps the farmers. I see the result and impact to the farmers. It gives something good to them.  
— Melisa, Grameen Community Agent
How Digital Farming Helps Smallholder Farmers  

Our comprehensive solution set.

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Mobile Money

Digital financial services
give women a better way
to manage money.

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Community Agents

Digitally-enabled agents connect
their communities to Mobile Money
and Digital Farming solutions.

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Digital Farming

High-tech farming supports
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GOAL: Train
20,000
more agents
in next three years

Meet Jenny, Grameen Community Agent.

Also, entrepreneur, caregiver, mother and wife.

People in Jenny’s community rely on her for life’s essentials. Her sari-sari shop—the neighborhood convenience store—is more than a place to buy canned goods and cooking oil, it’s where everyone meets to catch with each other and the latest news. And now, because Jenny is a trained financial services agent and access point, she saves women from having to make expensive, long and often treacherous trips to the city to pay bills, borrow money or get government services. Now they have more time and money to spend on their family’s needs.

Becoming a Grameen Community Agent isn’t just helping Jenny help her community, it is helping her become a better entrepreneur. Jenny’s Story

I have this one fish vendor. I find him funny because every time he passes by to pay his family’s bill, he gives me a thumbs up. According to him, I am a genius for setting up this service in the community because it is very convenient for him.  
— Jenny, Grameen Community Agent
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Tracking our progress to end poverty and hunger.

12,910,652
reached
with the help
of our partners
since 2016

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600 organizations
in 40 countries

More than 600 organizations working with
the world’s poorest populations have
used the Progress out of Poverty Index®
to measure their poverty reduction and to improve their strategies for serving
disenfranchised communities.

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337,709
Community Agents and counting

7,417,858
client outreach
and counting

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The Grameen Foundation Model to fight poverty: technology with a human face.

Good for women. Good for the family farm. Good for everyone.

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Real reasons for real optimism.

Comfort Appiah Learning To Farm

Comfort

Cocoa farmer in Ghana

Good agricultural practices help grow more than healthy crops. They’ve helped Comfort grow confidence and start new businesses.

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Grameen Community Agent India

Harsha Tai

Grameen Community Agent in India

Bringing the far-away bank to her fellow villagers’ doorsteps.

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Nana Yaw Cocoa Farmer and family

Nana Yaw

Up-and-coming cocoa farmer in Ghana

His Farm Development Plan has propelled Nana Yaw Bewdiako from novice to lead farmer in his farmers group.

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Edna Bacquiano’s Story

Edna (Tata)

Philippines coconut farmer

Agricultural services for women living in poverty can be life changing.

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Selasse Gidiglo’s Story

Selasse

Grameen Community Agent in Ghana

Micro-targeted digital farm planning for the poor levels the playing field for smallholder farmers.

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James Nayami’s Story

James

Spinach farmer and mason in Kenya

Thanks to digital farming, James has a fighting chance at living the life of his dreams.

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Martha Addai - Cocoa Farmer

Martha

Ghana cocoa farmer

Thanks to Grameen Digital Farming, Martha finally has market access and a chance to succeed.

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Grace Gyasi - Maize Farmer

Grace

Maize farmer in Ghana

Female entrepreneurship is alive and well in Ghana, thanks to Grameen’s Digital Farming initiatives.

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Melisa Estoya - Grameen Community Agent

Melisa

Philippines Community Agent

Our goal is to help farmers be successful, whatever path they choose.

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Joyce Kyei Pruning Tree

Joyce

Promising cocoa farmer

Joyce has learned how to prune and fertilize her cocoa trees back to health.

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Jenny Gramo - Grameen Community Agent

Jenny

Philippines Community Agent

Being a Community Agent not only helps her community, it helps Jenny be a better entrepreneur.

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Racheal Derichi Smallholder Farmers

Racheal

Ghana Community Agent

Using Grameen’s digital app suite, Rachael helps 200 smallholder farm families with advice, loans and crop sales.

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Marvin with FDP agent

Marvin

Coconut farmer in the Philippines

After losing his crops to drought, Marvin was forced to start over. Now he's enrolled in Grameen’s Digital Farming platform and his participation is quite literally bearing fruit.

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Our Impact  
13 million
people impacted
since 2016
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