With the right tools and motivation, poverty is beatable.

Ayisha and Fuseini

Fuseini used to rely on a male agent to conduct mobile money transactions. But now, she can turn to new Grameen Agent Ayisha, a trusted woman and neighbor, for advice and counsel in addition to digital financial services.

Patience

There might not be any woman more aptly named than Patience.

Changing the gender dynamic of her village is a long game, after all.

Sadia

Sadia and her husband struggled for many years, working hard to realize their current level of success. And now that she's an Agent, she can dream bigger.

Yahaya and Yamba

She’s started to earn some money, but more than that, Yahaya is gaining respect in her village.

Sarita and Yussif

Sarita, a new Grameen Agent, now feels more confident in herself--and in her ability to bring financial and GBV services to her village.

Cherry Ann's Story

Here's how Cherry Ann was able to help her family out after her father lost his job during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Amrapali

Grameen Mittra Amrapali shares how she's helped solve the problems women face in her village.

Jagganath

"[Our Mittra] is like a blessing for me."

Vaishali

Grameen Mittra in Nagpur

"I have gained recognition and respect in my village."

Comfort

Cocoa farmer in Ghana

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

Harsha Tai

Grameen Community Agent in India

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

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.

Edna (Tata)

Philippines coconut farmer

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

Selasse

Grameen Community Agent in Ghana

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

James

Spinach farmer and mason in Kenya

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

Martha

Ghana cocoa farmer

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

Grace

Maize farmer in Ghana

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

Melisa

Philippines Community Agent

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

Joyce

Promising cocoa farmer

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

Jenny

Philippines Community Agent

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

Racheal

Ghana Community Agent

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

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.