Mobile Africa
An interesting organization I have been learning more about recently is Grameen Foundation USA which grew from the legendary tradition of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, a pioneering organization in microfinance. The US-based organization has a strong tech component and has helped bring mobile phones to rural Africa through a public-private partnership with MTN Uganda (phone kit pictured) that promotes and supports village based, entreprenual phone businesses. I am impressed with this nonprofits' strong business sensibilities, efficiency, and organizational prowess. And it has been rewarded and commended for such.
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Thanks for blogging about our Village Phone program -- to stay on top of developments in this and other projects that serve the world's poor through microfinance, you can sign up for the bimonthly Grameen Foundation USA e-Newsletter. We appreciate your support.
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