Linking financial health to physical health 

Because financial well-being and physical health are inextricably connected, we deepened our partnership with our sister organization, Grameen PrimaCare, to offer primary health services to our members in New York City. With support from Medtronic Foundation, our pilot project Grameen Promotoras leverages our group-lending model and long-term relationships in the community. Health coaches provide the women with basic health screenings, health education, assistance in navigating the health system, and peer support. Thus far, more than 750 women have benefited from these services.

Planning for the next decade

In 2017, we set out to review and reframe our five-year organizational growth strategy. We worked with The Boston Consulting Group, who helped us explore how to maximize our impact by looking specifically at expanding our loan offerings, enhancing member services and experiences, and redesigning our branch expansion model. Over the course of 2018, Grameen America will further refine this strategy and develop and carry out an implementation plan.

Medtronic Foundation