Grameen America Branch Manager, Andrea Cabrera, has seen first-hand how powerful small loans are for the women in our program as she supported the MDRC study in Union City.
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Grameen America has reached a historic milestone by distributing $1 billion in microloans to financially underserved women in New York City.
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Grameen America condemns discrimination, racism, and violence in any form. We stand in solidarity with our Asian and Asian American women entrepreneurs, staff, partners, and community members.
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Inspired by the cowboys in Michoacán, Mexico, where she is originally from, Aurora sells cowboy boots, clothing, belts, hats and horse carriages.
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In December 2020, we opened our 23rd branch in Chicago, Illinois, deepening our footprint in the Midwest to support more economically underserved women during this critical period.
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The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth's partnership with Grameen America has helped women-owned small businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic through more equitable access to capital and digital tools.
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Nonprofit research organization MDRC and Grameen America today released new interim results from MDRC’s evaluation of the Grameen America microfinance model, a program that provides small loans to minority women in poverty seeking to launch or expand small businesses.
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I am excited to share the news that Grameen America has received a transformational $25 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
All of us at Grameen America are deeply honored by this incredible recognition of our program and inspired by MacKenzie's conviction to empower organizations driving social change to accelerate our collective progress at this critical epoch.
Grameen America, the leading microfinance nonprofit organization focused on low-income minority women in the United States, today announced the receipt of a $25 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This transformational investment in Grameen America’s proven social capital model will accelerate the organization’s strategic initiatives over the next decade, including its focus on enabling a just and inclusive rebuild of America in the wake of COVID-19.
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