Grameen and BASF went into a joint venture because there are area's in Bangladesh where there is a high risk of catching Malaria (58K newly infected in 2007). The product created is a mosquito net to protect against malaria, which that families would sleep und...
In 2001, GB established the Prevention of Cataract Blindness Project, which has now become the Grameen GC Eye Care Hospital in Bogra as a social business. A second Eye Care Hospital has now been built in Barisal, in southern Bangladesh, which began operating in April 20...
Background
Nature has bestowed the blessing of abundant fresh water on Bangladesh, in the form of numerous groundwater resources that are not too deep and are therefore easy to exploit. Nearly 8 million wells were bored during the 1970s and 80s, which now give almost 9...
Grameen Healthcare Trust (GHT) is a not for profit organization created by the Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank, established under Trust Act of Bangladesh. GHT was established with goal of helping to develop the health sector in ...
Business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not profit maximization.
Financial and economic sustainability
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Extending the Success of the Principles of Microcredit to Health Care Delivery
Mission and Overview
The Grameen Bank and other microcredit programs have proven that bottoms-up business models can enable the poor to lift themselves from poverty and are sustainable. ...
CaliforniaAwarded "World Affairs Council Awards 2008" by the World Affairs Council of Northern California, San Francisco, California, November 2008....
CaliforniaAwarded "Global Humanitarian Awards 2008" by the Tech Museum, San Jose, California, November 2008....
GERMANYAwarded "TWO WING prize 2008" by the Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany, November 2008....
GERMANYAwarded "Corine International Book Award" by the Bavaraian Government for the book, "Creating World Without Poverty", Germany, November 2008....
