| Micro Credit Background |
amounts of money to the poorest of the poor of Bangladesh in 1976. With tiny loans these impoverished people were able to begin to generate an income and break the devastating cycle of poverty. The Grameen Bank, which Dr. Yunus founded in 1983, has helped 7 million people in Bangladesh lift themselves out of poverty. Today there are about 10,000 micro finance institutions around the world helping over 180 million people. The Guerrant Foundation supports Opportunity International, the Grameen Foundation, BRAC USA, and Jamii Bora. |

less than $2 a day. One billion people live on less than $1 a day. |
| Micro finance is growing exponentially! 10 million borrowers in 1998 180 million borrowers in 2009 84% are women *Source: Micro Credit Summit Campaign |
