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Forbes Magazine ranks Grameen Koota as one of the best MFIs in the world, 20 December 2007
The Forbes Magazine has compiled its first ever list of Top 50 Microfinance institution of the world and Grameen Koota has the 19th rank. They did this exercise based on the data provided by The Mix, M-CRILL and MICRO RATE. The lists of 50 top MFIs have chosen from the list of 641 MFIs. "
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MIFOS facilitating Grameen Koota's operational efficiency, 5 December, 2007
MIFOs addressing the needs of accuracy and security while reaching a larger number of clients, faster. More...
Back-Office Support for Busy Microfinanciers, 12 November, 2007
The NewYork Times article discusses the MIFOS Initiative which was begun by the Grameen Foundation. The foundation seeks to spread the use of technology and microfinance to combat poverty. "You don't need anything other than a bare computer with a Web browser," Mr. Krishna said (COO of Grameen Koota). "And I can get centralized, up-to-the-minute reports." More...
Connections – Grameen Foundation Newsletter, Fall 2007
This issue features MIFOS revolutionizing MFI business operations, Joseph Nobel's volunteer efforts, a Moroccan perspective and conversation with Udai Kumar (CEO of SHARE). More...
Grameen Foundation Celebrates Entrepreneurship of the World’s Poorest, 12 October, 2007
Awards luncheon and concert celebrate those fighting poverty in the world's poorest regions. Grameen Koota receives the Pioneer Award honoree
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CSR as a core competence, 4 June, 2007
Aditi Technologies partnered with Grameen Foundation USA to develop `Mifos' – a software that facilitates better management of micro-finance institutions (MFIs). `Mifos' was built, robust enough to adapt to MFIs across the world. Today, MFIs such as Grameen Koota in Bangalore and Enda in Tunisia implement it.
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Unitus Microfinance Partner Grameen Koota Improves the Lives of 100,000 of India's Working Poor, 11 April, 2007
"Grameen Koota shows us how vision, operational excellence and hard work can achieve amazing results. We chose to partner with Grameen Koota because we knew they were serious about reaching more of India's poor with microfinance. By serving 100,000 clients today they've proven their ability to turn that promise into reality. We look forward to working closely with Grameen Koota in the years ahead to continue this impressive and important growth." said Geoff Davis, President and CEO of Unitus
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Grameen Koota migration, 26 March, 2007
All Grameen Koota branches now have Mifos iteration installed. The migration is being carried out branch by branch for about 40 branches. Each branch uses their existing system, called Portfolio Manager (PM), as well as Mifos in parallel for some time
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Microfinance Process Excellence Awards, 2006
National Winners, Grameen Koota - registered under the Charitable Trust Act and operational in Rural Bangalore, Mandya, Tumkur, Hassan districts of Karnataka covering 580 villages.
One of the fastest growing microfinance organizations since 1999, Grameen Koota resorts to Group Assisted Lending and has 20638 active clients.
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Envisioning the Future of Microfinance: An Interview with Mrs. Vinatha Reddy, 29 November, 2006
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Commercial Banks in India Delve into Microfinance Investments, 1 September, 2006
Banks in India have begun to enter the microfinance lending market, and many are partnering with regional microfinance institutions. For example, UTI works closely with the Grameen Koota program, which has outstanding loans of $3.2 million More...
Muhammad Yunus Visited Grameen Koota, 19 December, 2005
Ever since Grameen Koota started functioning, the most memorable occasion was that of Prof. Muhammad Yunus visit to Grameen Koota’s head office on 19th December 2005. Grameen Koota arranged 3 meetings during his visit beginning with the staff, then members and lastly a public meeting. In his first meeting with the Grameen Koota staff, Prof. Yunus congratulated the staff for their exemplary work to help change the lives of the poor. He then explained the staff the history of Grameen bank, its present strength and new work they were doing, Prof. Yunus also touched upon the huge unmet demand for microcredit in India.
The second meeting was with the 150 members of Grameen Koota from around the head office. Members who were eagerly waiting for his arrival, has already heard about Prof. Yunus and the Grameen bank of Bangladesh during the time of initial group trainings. Some members composed poems and songs to welcome him. Professor later told them that with Himmat- (COURAGE) and help from Grameen Koota and fellow group members they can reach their manzil however far away it was.
The final public meeting was attended by Board members, Bankers, Press and well wishers. The COO took him through a presentation of Grameen Koota, the times, it’s outreach, the future plans. It was followed by a special felicitation by the Grameen Koota’s client Board members.
The Sky is the Limit, December, 2005
Grameen Koota’s objectives clearly are to reduce vulnerability of the poor, equality, social justice, and mobilise funds for the unorganised sector. Women meet regularly in a Kendra to collect savings and repay loans is one of the steps that Grameen Koota takes in improving the livelihoods of the poor.
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Encourage entrepreneurship spirit among women, 29 October, 2005
There is a need to emphasize more on the "women factor." Women are now targeted by various sectors and efforts are on to enhance their condition and support them as entrepreneurs. This article discusses how to encourage the entrepreneurship spirit.
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The story of Huchhu Fatima, 13 December, 2004
Three surviving grandchildren with no means of income, Huchhu Fatima lost her mind and earned the title "huchhu". In Kannada, the word means 'mad'. This article gives an insight into one success story by Grameen Koota. They call the women folk and explain the concepts of self-help, saving, investing and borrowing for productive purposes. More...
Global Business and Global Poverty Conference Stanford Graduate School of Business, 19 May, 2004
There is no economic phenomenon after capitalism that is more important than micro finance, and that's why it is important to discuss, learn about it in business school and it's important because it has the ability to have a huge impact.
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Interview with Vinod Khosla, 12th April, 2004
An interview by Business World with Vinod Khosla to find out how he views modern capitalism and what he still finds exciting in technology. More...
A promise to pay the bearer
Despite a growing interest in the urban market, the true nature of the needs of urban clientsis still somewhat unknown. To shed some light on the specific needs of this segment, a 600 respondent survey was carried out, in randomly sampled slum areas of Delhi and Hyderabad.
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