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$10 Spark Igniting Transformation Initiative Case Study

The $10 Spark Igniting Transformation Initiative successfully mobilized nearly 25,000 men, reaching 100,000 people across Ghana and Nigeria to become champions of women's empowerment through innovative intra-household dialogues. By creating safe spaces for men to challenge patriarchal norms, the project transformed household dynamics, improved financial planning, and strengthened women's economic agency in deeply traditional communities.

Mitigating Unintended Harmful Consequences: Intrahousehold Dialogues Field Guide

To support CSOs in Timor-Leste to organize and facilitate discussions with beneficiary household members in order to mitigate the risk of GBV when women engage in an economic activity. This field guide provides considerations for when an intrahousehold dialogue should be organized; steps to take before, during, and after a dialogue is conducted; strategies and best practices in designing a dialogue; and five dialogue activities to conduct with household members, particularly partners and married couples.

Disability-Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Financial Services Assessment

From July-October 2025, Grameen Foundation USA and the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) conducted a multisectoral assessment to identify promising approaches to advance the economic growth of people with disabilities in Uganda, with a specific focus on entrepreneurship and increased access to finance. The assessment focused on entrepreneurship possibilities for adults with disabilities (aged 35 and above) and youth with disabilities (aged 18-35 years).

Gender and Gender-Based Violence Training for Female Mobile Money Agents and Their Partners

The Gender and Gender-based Violence Training for Female Mobile Money Agents and Their Partners Guide was developed to build the awareness and skills of female mobile money agents supported by women’s economic empowerment (WEE) actors in Northern Ghana to understand the concept of gender, gender-based violence (GBV) as well as how to safely engage with others regarding GBV. The emphasis of this guide is to train non-expert, local community agents and their partners on how to inform community members of the resources and entities that can directly provide support if they or someone they know faces GBV.

MANDI II Agricultural Livelihood Diaries: Food Security and Health

Through the Walmart Foundation-funded Market Access eNabled by Digital Innovation in India Phase 2 (MANDI II) project, Grameen Foundation USA (GFUSA) and its Indian subsidiary, Grameen Foundation India (GFI) (together, Grameen), received funding to strengthen Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and West Bengal, India. A series of monthly surveys (“diaries”) were completed with 30 FPO member households with one man and one woman from two FPOs in UP—AKPCL and Bankelal Bio Energy—resulting in 60 individuals interviewed. In addition to quantitative data collected over the twelve months of study, findings from the fifth survey were leveraged to understand the food security and health outcomes of study participants.

Is there a world where digital agriculture advisory services can scale without agents?

The Digitalisation for Agriculture or D4Ag dGroup and Grameen Foundation co-facilitated an eConversation to address the challenge that few digital advisory services (DAS) scale without support from community-based agents (CBAs) to sensitize and support farmers’ access to or use of DAS. The dialogue revealed a near-universal agreement that CBAs —including extension officers, farmer champions, and rural promoters—are critical for scaling DAS--and likely any digital tool. Barriers like limited smartphone ownership and capabilities, digital illiteracy, poor infrastructure, and lack of contextual content were repeatedly noted as reasons why CBAs are still necessary when introducing and using digital tools. For the foreseeable future, it’s unlikely DAS or any technology can scale without including the function of the CBA to some extent.

MANDI II Agricultural Livelihood Diaries: Income Generation

Through the Walmart Foundation-funded Market Access eNabled by Digital Innovation in India Phase 2 (MANDI II) project, Grameen Foundation USA (GFUSA) and its Indian subsidiary, Grameen Foundation India (GFI) (together, Grameen), received funding to strengthen Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and West Bengal, India. A series of monthly surveys (“diaries”) were completed with 30 FPO member households with one man and one woman from two FPOs in UP—AKPCL and Bankelal Bio Energy—resulting in 60 individuals interviewed. In addition to quantitative data collected over the twelve months of study, findings from the third and tenth surveys were leveraged to understand drudgery and harmful tradeoffs of working in agriculture among study participants.

MANDI II Agricultural Livelihoods Diaries: Drudgery and Harmful Tradeoffs

Through the Walmart Foundation-funded Market Access eNabled by Digital Innovation in India Phase 2 (MANDI II) project, Grameen Foundation USA (GFUSA) and its Indian subsidiary, Grameen Foundation India (GFI) (together, Grameen), received funding to strengthen Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and West Bengal, India. A series of monthly surveys (“diaries”) were completed with 30 FPO member households with one man and one woman from two FPOs in UP—AKPCL and Bankelal Bio Energy—resulting in 60 individuals interviewed. In addition to quantitative data collected over the twelve months of study, findings from the third and tenth surveys were leveraged to understand drudgery and harmful tradeoffs of working in agriculture among study participants.

Mandi II Agricultural Livelihoods Diaries: Demographics

Through the Walmart Foundation-funded Market Access eNabled by Digital Innovation in India Phase 2 (MANDI II) project, Grameen Foundation USA (GFUSA) and its Indian subsidiary, Grameen Foundation India (GFI) (together, Grameen), received funding to strengthen Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and West Bengal, India. A series of monthly surveys (“diaries”) were completed with 30 FPO member households with one man and one woman from two FPOs in UP—AKPCL and Bankelal Bio Energy—resulting in 60 individuals interviewed.

Playbook: The Role of Financial Institutions in Responding to Domestic Financial Abuse

Financial abuse, a pervasive yet under recognized form of domestic abuse, involves the control or restriction of an individual's access to economic resources. This form of abuse can have long-term impacts on financial stability and well-being, persisting even after an individual leaves an abusive relationship. Despite its prevalence—affecting nearly all individuals who report domestic abuse—financial abuse remains insufficiently documented in terms of national rates and economic costs in the United States.

Financial institutions (FIs), due to their trusted role in individuals' financial lives, are uniquely positioned to identify and respond to domestic financial abuse. This playbook presents a strategic framework for FIs to support victim-survivors through four key workflows: fostering a supportive internal culture, preparing employees to recognize and respond to abuse, educating and supporting clients, and enhancing protective product features and partnerships. By adopting these practices, FIs can play a critical role in addressing domestic financial abuse, promoting financial inclusion, and helping victim-survivors regain economic control and security.