• Borrowers use the money to buy tools, equipment, etc. (Bamboo to make stools, yarn to
weave into cloth, or cows to produce milk.)
• The recipients are poor people who ordinarily are not able to qualify for banking
services.
• Typically, the loans are less than $100, often as little as $12.
• Microfinancing was started by the Grameen (means village) Bank founded by economist
Muhammad Yanus in Bangladesh.
• In the midst of famine in 1976, he lent $27 to a group of villagers asked him for help. It
was a starting point.
Figure 7: Professor Yanus talk with some of Grameen Bank's borrower
Figure 8: Microloans helped this small textile business in Bangladesh
Figure 9: Professor Muhammad Yanus, a founder of the Grameen Bank
• The Grameen Bank has now extended credit to nearly 7 million people.
• The idea has spread, and has been supported by multinational organizations such as IMF
or profit banks like Citigroup.
• In total, it is estimated that microfinancing has reached to 60 million people in the world
by 2007.
• It is said that 90% of the recipients of microcredit are women.
• Women’s economic status is found to be strongly related to the well-being of their
children, and the key to a healthy household environment.
• For these contributions to society, the UN proclaimed the international Year of
Microcredit in 2005.
• Furthermore, Mr. Muhammad Yanus was awarded the Novel Peace Prize in 2006.
• Borrowers use the money to buy tools, equipment, etc. (Bamboo to make stools, yarn toweave into cloth, or cows to produce milk.)• The recipients are poor people who ordinarily are not able to qualify for bankingservices.• Typically, the loans are less than $100, often as little as $12.• Microfinancing was started by the Grameen (means village) Bank founded by economistMuhammad Yanus in Bangladesh.• In the midst of famine in 1976, he lent $27 to a group of villagers asked him for help. Itwas a starting point. Figure 7: Professor Yanus talk with some of Grameen Bank's borrower Figure 8: Microloans helped this small textile business in Bangladesh Figure 9: Professor Muhammad Yanus, a founder of the Grameen Bank• The Grameen Bank has now extended credit to nearly 7 million people.• The idea has spread, and has been supported by multinational organizations such as IMFor profit banks like Citigroup.• In total, it is estimated that microfinancing has reached to 60 million people in the worldby 2007.• It is said that 90% of the recipients of microcredit are women.• Women’s economic status is found to be strongly related to the well-being of theirchildren, and the key to a healthy household environment.• For these contributions to society, the UN proclaimed the international Year ofMicrocredit in 2005.• Furthermore, Mr. Muhammad Yanus was awarded the Novel Peace Prize in 2006.
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