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Board member vacancies
Grameen Australia is seeking to expand and diversify its board who provide strategic guidance and direction to the organisation. Our focus is the alleviation of povery through women-led...
Microenterprise program to reach more than 30,000 women
Grameen Australia has received $3.5 million in funding from the Australian Government to establish a new microenterprise program aimed at supporting women on low incomes. Chief Executive Officer,...
Young people encouraged to join 3ZERO Clubs
The Yunus Centre has launched the 3ZERO Club which brings together young people globally who are committed to creating a world of three zeros. The mission of the 3ZERO Club is to inspire and enable...
Professor Yunus honoured with Olympic Laurel
Grameen Bank founder, Professor Muhammad Yunus, was awarded the Olympic Laurel at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympic Laurel honours outstanding individuals for...
Could Microfinance Help Rebuild Australia’s Post-Pandemic Economy?
Providing microfinance loans to people with a good business idea but no capital can help offer a path to economic recovery after COVID-19. By Dr Don Chandima Padmaperuma, University of Melbourne...
Grameen Bank to be launched in Australia
Those familiar with the concept of micro-financing, would know of the work of the Grameen Bank. It was established in Bangladesh in the 1970s offering small loans to the impoverished without...
Grameen microfinance: business loan offers low-income Aussies a way out of crisis
Global microfinance group Grameen has stepped in to offer low-income Aussies another way forward in setting up small businesses. The introduction of Grameen to Australia seeks to benefit all...
Leon Gettler of Talking Business interviews Adam Mooney
Leon Gettler of Talking Business interviews Adam Mooney. https://play.acast.com/s/c034e01f-b511-4af4-bff0-1b5a9492f55d/6b4c3189-4f76-4a6e-9c10-38999dfd9da9
Microfinance Provider Grameen Australia Hires Adam Mooney
With his previous experience as CEO of Good Shephard Microfinance, Adam Mooney is now bringing Grameen Bank to Australia as it's newly appointed CEO. The Australian community will be sure to...
Microfinancing to Reach Australian Communities
CEO of Grameen Australia, Adam Mooney speaks to 2SER, 107.3 FM about how the launch of Grameen in Australia will provide much needed support for local communities. The foundations of microfinance by...
How a microfinance group could be the key to helping Australia build back better
Global microfinance group Grameen has set up shop in Australia at a time when vulnerable people are facing more uncertainty than ever before. Pro Bono News sat down with the organisation’s new CEO...
Global microfinance leader to boost enterprise-led recovery in Australia
From drought and bushfires to COVID-19, Australia is facing economic uncertainty like never before, but global microfinance leader Grameen is providing hope for the future. The organisation has...