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Grameen Foundation Australia
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{{Infobox organization
| name              = Grameen Foundation Australia
| image             = 
| type              = non-profit organization
| ceo               = Shan Ali
| location          = Sydney
| origins           = Grameen Bank
(contracted; show full)
==Mission==

The mission of GFA is to see poor people, especially the poorest and those living in harder to reach areas, to extract themselves from poverty through micro finance, to enable them to lead lives of respect, dignity and opportunity for the long-term. GFA works for empowerment of targeted populations, not dependence (non paternalist organization).

==Projects==


Rather than provides funds and technical assistance to local and regional microfinance organizations directly administering microfinance programs, GFA '''directly''' administers microfinance programGFA is currently operating and developing programs in three countries and has advised on programs in over 10 countries.
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The Current GFA Projects  are :
1.	Poverty alleviation in Northern Samar, the Philippines (see separate presentation)
2.	Poverty alleviation in the Manila Slums  (trial project)  (see separate presentation)
3.	ScGFA Microfinance Business School in Manila, the Philippines
2.	Auto Mechanic Training Centre and Workshop  ing work (early stages) in the State of Andhra Pradesh in India  
4.	Scoping work (early stages) in East Timor  Dhaka, Bangladesh  
3.	Khmer Japan Chicken Training Centre in Siem Reap, Cambodia

==Core Principles==

Every action made by GFA follows the core principles that the foundation impose to herself and which are:
§	A holistic approach to assisting development in a targeted region (i.e. not just micro-finance)
§	Effective use of partnerships (e.g. Rotary clubs, Farm Africa, local governments) which can bring particular skills, resources and local knowledge to help maximise project outcomes 
§	Hard work, efficiency, innovation, cost-effectiveness
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[http://www.amazon.com/Building-Social-Business-Capitalism-Humanitys/dp/1586488244/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_c Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs by Muhammad Yunus]

==Other websites==

[http://grameen.org.au/ Official website]

[[Category:Non-profit organizations]]