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Shilpa’s Journey of Triumph with Grameen Unnati
"After the cows came into our lives, our lives changed and became brighter. Thanks to our cows, my family is very happy,"... Read More
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Understanding and Preventing Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a perfect time to educate ourselves about the various cyber threats we face... Read More
Puttamma’s story: Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
Ms. Puttamma from Kanakapura, Karnataka has been a CA Grameen customer for 19 years. She is a tailor and runs a tailoring... Read More
Sunanda’s story: Determined to succeed against all odds
Ms. Sunanda from Tumkur has been a CreditAccess Grameen customer since 2003 and runs an eatery for a living. Before this,... Read More
Celebrating 25 years of CA Grameen!
CreditAccess Grameen Limited, which started its operations under the brand name Grameen Koota in May 1999, in South... Read More
#25YearsOfCAGrameen: A gesture of gratitude, from us to you
Here’s a special tribute – to all of you – who made #25YearsOfCAGrameen extraordinary. Thank you for bringing our... Read More
Customers’ path to progress
As we celebrate our momentous 25th year of operations, we are revisiting our legacy and shining a spotlight on the heroes... Read More
Charting its Way: Microfinance Relevance in India’s Inclusive Growth Story
The growth and consistent performance of the sector are a big affirmation of the character of the microfinance borrowers.... Read More
Partner Speak
Celebrating 25 years of impact and gratitude, we take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey, and the people along... Read More
Maheshwari’s Story: Spinning the Threads of Success
Ms. Maheshwari from Tirupur, Tamil Nadu has been our customer for five years now. She resides with her family and runs a... Read More
CA Grameen Blood Donation Drive: 72 units donated, children with thalassemia benefitted!
Recently, CA Grameen employees had the incredible opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children battling... Read More
Supporting Umadevi’s entrepreneurial journey
Ms. Umadevi from Kanakapura in Karnataka has been our customer for four years now and runs a grocery store to support her... Read More
A technological voyage: Driving financial inclusion through innovation
In the realm of the financial inclusion world, technology has emerged as the guiding thread, weaving a story of progress... Read More
India’s microfinance sector will continue to thrive, get bigger
August 2023: It is important to appreciate the virtues displayed by stakeholders towards the vision of empowering... Read More
Shyamala’s Story: Weaving Hope Through Six Yards of Elegance!
Ms. Shyamala is one of our customers from Tamil Nadu who hails from a family of Kanchipuram silk saree weavers. Kanchipuram... Read More
Brewing her cup of success!
Ms. Surrayya Banu from Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, has been our customer for the past 14 years now. Owing to her family’s... Read More
Smart Classroom: Empowering Intellectually Challenged Students
March 2023: Our CSR wing, CreditAccess India Foundation, has established a smart classroom at the Central Institute on... Read More
Self-learning centres – bridging the digital divide for rural students!
In today’s modern era, digital learning has become an integral component of our education system. But, many rural... Read More
CreditAccess Grameen features in the Top 5 of Fortune India Next 500 list
March 2023: India’s largest microfinance institution CreditAccess Grameen Limited (CA Grameen) features in the top 5 of... Read More
“Grameen Vidya” Scholarship for Needy Students!
Access to post-secondary education often takes a back seat for many rural students, owing to their financial constraints.... Read More
Smart Classroom: Enhancing Learning for Intellectually Challenged Students
Intellectually challenged students often face challenges with cognitive functioning and adapting to traditional classroom... Read More
Strengthening Water Security: Rainwater Harvesting Projects Implemented at Government Schools in Karnataka
Water scarcity is one of the leading challenges for sustainable development. It is the need of the hour to attain... Read More
Sunitha’s Story: Finding a Glimmer of Hope!
Ms. Sunitha, a resident of Thanni in Kerala has been a CA Grameen customer for 3 years now. She makes Christmas paper stars... Read More
Great Place to Work Certified for the 4th Time in a Row!
January 2023: We are proud to announce that CA Grameen has once again been certified as a Great Place to Work! This is a... Read More
CreditAccess Grameen bags the prestigious “Breaking Ground in WASH Financing” award
January 2023: CreditAccess Grameen has won the prestigious "Breaking Ground in WASH Financing" award at the Inclusive... Read More
Udaya Kumar Hebbar visits Tokyo, Japan
November 2022: On 17 November 2022, Mr. Udaya Kumar Hebbar, Managing Director & CEO, CreditAccess Grameen... Read More
Helping Varalakshmi dream big with dairy farming!
Ms. Varalakshmi, a resident of a small village in Mysore, has been our customer for 20 years now. She works as a dairy... Read More
DFC-CA Grameen Ceremonial Signing
October 2022: CA Grameen signed a loan agreement on October 17 2022 with the U.S. International Development Finance... Read More
CA Grameen celebrates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
August 2022: In answer to the Government of India’s call, AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV celebrations have begun in full... Read More
Rani’s story: Empowered by the ‘powerloom’
Mrs. Rani, a resident of Anekal Taluk in Karnataka owns a power loom unit, which she operates with the help of her husband... Read More
Sarojini Meher: Preserving the art of weaving with the help of financial access
“The unique quality of the sarees is that they look the same from both the sides and keeps the body cool,” says... Read More
Microfinance sector poised for take off
March, 2022: The new lending guidelines by RBI have given a fillip to the Indian microfinance industry being the largest... Read More
Budget 2022: Vibrancy through a reformist approach
February, 2022: The Government through its INR 7.5 trillion capital expenditure push will pave a path for long term... Read More
Fostering Women Empowerment: Crossed USD 2 billion AUM mark
February, 2022: The year 2007 was the flex point in CreditAccess Grameen (CA Grameen) humble journey towards women... Read More
Swayamprabha’s Story: Spreading the Aroma of Success
Swayamprabha is a customer of CA Grameen, who lives in Palakkad, Kerala with her husband and two children. She was... Read More
CA Grameen Distributes Grocery Kits to the Flood Victims of Chitradurga
Lending a helping hand in flood-affected Chitradurga Oct 2021: Heavy rains had lashed out in several parts of... Read More
ICU equipment worth 5.6 Lakhs donated to the District Hospital in Davanagere, Karnataka
October, 2021: “Happiness is being able to give back to your society” – District Collector Mahantesh Bilagi... Read More
The influence of governance mechanism in microfinance under changing contours
Sept, 2021: The governance pillar has taken a centre stage with proposed guidelines in place demanding “board approved... Read More
Amid pandemic, microfinance institutions continue to play to their core strengths
September 2021: India offers the most efficient microfinance infrastructure in the world with a size of INR 2.59 lakh crore... Read More
COVID-19 Vaccination Drive at CreditAccess Grameen Limited
September 2021: CA Grameen facilitated its second COVID-19 vaccination drive for its employees and their families on... Read More
Udaya Kumar Hebbar addresses the Students of NIBM
August 2021: On 29 August 2021, Mr. Udaya Kumar Hebbar, Managing Director & CEO, CreditAccess Grameen Limited,... Read More
Udaya Kumar Hebbar Awarded India’s Top 50 Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021!
August 2021: Mr. Udaya Kumar Hebbar, Managing Director & CEO, CreditAccess Grameen Ltd, has been recognized as one of... Read More
Microfinance 2.0: To make microfinance regulation better
July, 2021: The INR 2.59 trillion Indian microfinance industry, largest in the world is poised for a paradigm shift (2.0... Read More
Corporate Film: CreditAccess Grameen
Millions of women borrowers, all of whom are from poor and low- income households. To them, we are ‘Grameen Koota’, a... Read More
Rajamani’s story of determination in the face of hardship
[caption id="attachment_4555" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Rajamani's story of determination and hope![/caption] A few... Read More
Deepanjali’s story: Determination to rise
Deepanjali, a customer of CreditAccess Grameen and her husband Lokesh, hails from Tumkur, who tread the path of success... Read More
How Sanjana Ram Chandra Rao Emerged Victorious in the Face of Adversity?
Sanjana Ram Chandra Rao used to help her father run the ironing shop that had been there with the family since generations.... Read More
Information Technologies at CreditAccess Grameen
August 2019: This video provides a round-up of CA Grameen’s technological initiatives which enables the company to manage... Read More
Making It BIG – Season 8- CreditAccess Grameen
March 2019: Mr. Udaya Kumar reflects on his career journey and talks about the 2 pillars on which he re-built CA Grameen,... Read More
Gowramma Sees Bright Future in her Goat Farming Venture
Gowramma, 28, has been a member of Grameen Koota since 2007 and she fondly remembers her association with the organization... Read More
Cattle Unit Big Boon for Mangalamma
Mangalamma, 32, who lives in a village near Halagur in Karnataka, had a sericulture unit initially that was barely enough to... Read More
For Sashi her Home Pays for Itself
For 31-year-old Sashi, construction of a proper house gave her an opportunity to grow her business too. She joined... Read More
From Customer to Field Officer, a Journey of Success
Three years ago, Nandini, wife of Mr. Basavaraj, joined Grameen Koota as a member when she heard about the organisation from... Read More
Grameen Koota Loan Helped Our New Coconut Venture: Savitha
A member of Grameen Koota for over a decade, Savitha has been prompt in her repayments and she is proud of it. “We are... Read More
Healthcare Card Helped Us in Easy and Cashless Hospitalization: Gulzar
Gulzar, wife of Akram Pasha, has been grateful to Grameen Koota for the healthcare card that provides cashless... Read More
The thought of business expanison never occurred to me earlier – Nasreen Taj
“I have four tailoring machines now. Earlier I was doing this alone, with just one machine. Now, my husband and daughter... Read More
Grameen Koota has helped us when we needed it the most: Mubeena Taj
Mubeena Tajand her husband Qutubuddin were running a bakery business that suffered heavy losses. They borrowed money at very... Read More
I have expanded my business to include seasonal trade – Shaheena Begum
Shaheena Begum and her husband have been scrap dealers for the past 10 years. She has been a Grameen Koota member for 8 of... Read More
Listing Ceremony
August 2018: Watch the listing ceremony of CreditAccess Grameen Ltd at the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) held on 23rd of... Read More
Grameen Koota gives me access to finance and knowledge:Sushma Satish
Sushma and her husband Satish, a young couple, manage their family’s vegetable business. Sushma says she was introduced to... Read More
Proper loan utilization key to maximum benefit: Gowramma
Gowramma and her husband Lingaiah own 15 guntas of land, where they grow ragi. Her husband also works as a daily wage... Read More
Giving wings to one’s dreams
Ms. Kautika hails from Waraseoni district in Madhya Pradesh. She and her husband are among the few families who have... Read More
Rising above all odds through Microfinance
Anita Kachhi, 43 years, a resident of Panagar village, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh has been a customer of CreditAccess Grameen... Read More
Changing the world with financial resources
This is my story – I am Asha Paunikar, I live in Bilaspur, a city in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Together... Read More
Shashikala’s journey of financial independence
Shashikala, 35 years, a resident of Kanakapura district in Karnataka has been a CreditAccess customer for four years now. A... Read More
Opportunity knocks on the door of the courageous
Kalpana is a proud member of CA Grameen, who lives in a village near Pondicherry with her family, consisting of her husband... Read More
A Glimpse of the Journey
June 2017: Mrs. Vinatha Reddy, narrates what inspired her to envision CA Grameen - India’s largest microfinance... Read More
Grameen Koota Initiatives of Water & Sanitation
April 2017: The video captures CA Grameen’s end-to-end solution and awareness efforts to inculcate clean WASH (Water and... Read More
Keep Changing the World
January 2016: Watch the video to know how CA Grameen is striving to empower millions of disadvantaged communities from the... Read More
Interview with Vinatha Reddy-Founder of Grameen Koota
September 2013: Mrs. Vinatha Reddy, elucidates the operating model of CA Grameen and also shares heart-warming stories of... Read More
