Through our fieldwork and research in Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, and Nicaragua, we have started to formulate a different theory of change for microfinance – a theory that addresses the unique needs of ...

Through microfinance loans — small amounts of capital that fund the start of modest businesses — Grameen demonstrated that the poor are “bankable,” and boasted an impressive 98 percent loan recovery ...

While the total number of SHGs linked to banks through savings bank accounts in India is 144 lakh with 77 lakh of those (or, roughly 53%) receiving loans, in Karnataka, the MFIs broadened their ...