GF Fellow Lisa Wei: Taking a Leap of Faith
“Akwabaa to Ghana” was the first thing I saw when I landed at the Accra Kotoka International Airport. A mandatory temperature screening followed – Ghana’s first line of defense against Ebola that is ravaging some of its West African neighbors.



Corporate volunteer programs can create significant value for the causes served, the company sponsoring the programs, the employees who volunteer, and the nonprofits that participate.

My parents think I’m crazy to quit my job at the world’s largest hedge fund to spend a year in Washington DC and Uganda with Grameen Foundation, learning from the inside out how to run a global organization innovating to empower the poor. I think crazy is a strong word.
Webinar: Using Data to Improve Anti-Poverty Strategies
There are some new buildings but many of the old, abandoned ones remain. There are a couple of new roads. They don't seem to have made a dent in the near legendary traffic jams of Kenya's capital.
What do Bankers without Borders (BwB) and a handful of University of Maryland students have in common? In my mind, it is the potential to bring about great change.
A Grameen Foundation internship provides students and recent graduates an opportunity to learn more about our work while strengthening our ability to carry out our mission to help the poor create a world without poverty. There are a wide range of internship opportunities available within Grameen Foundation. Some of the most common internships are summarized below: