Welcome to Grameen Trust

Grameen Trust is committed to the cause of poverty alleviation. It uses microcredit as a tool for fighting poverty and follows Grameen Bank Approach for the purpose. It was established by Professor Muhammad Yunus in 1989. It is a non-profit and non-government organisation.

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the opening ceremony of Grameen China’s branch in the Futian district in Shenzhen, China on July 27, 2019. Yunus is visiting Shenzhen as a part of the Social  Business Week in China. Loans were disbursed to 8 members of Grameen groups to finance income generating activities that included creating employment in the local community. This is the third branch under the collaboration between China Construction Bank (CCB), largest bank of China and Grameen China (GC), a replication of Grameen programme in China. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus attended the launching ceremony of Futian Branch, together with He Jie, Director-General of Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau,  Abdul Hai Khan, Managing Director, Grameen Trust, Perry Zhongyang Peng and  Wu Yuening from Boston Consultancy Group (BCG), senior officers from Grameen China’s biggest partner China Construction Bank including Zhang Weizhong, General Manager,... Continue reading