Articles tagged with: Grameen Foundation and Villages

Nokia, Grameen Foundation In Mobile Phone Financing Pact"

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Finland's Nokia and U.S. Grameen Foundation said Tuesday they will collaborate to bring affordable, accessible telecommunications to rural villages in Africa through microfinance.  more

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Two Thousand Rural GSM Payphones in Uganda

MTN Uganda has announced the provision of its 2000th villagePhone operator. MTN villagePhone extends telecommunications access to rural villages across Uganda in partnership with microfinance institutions by creating opportunities for individuals living in impoverished rural areas to become "Village Phone Operators". Village Phone Operators take a "micro-loan" for the equipment for as little as US$230 to be repaid over a period of up to 12 months. more

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Mobile phones for Uganda's poor

MTN Uganda says that it has embarked on a substantial project to improve access to communications services and thus reduce poverty and improve socio-economic conditions in rural Uganda. Based on the successful Grameen Village Phone Programme in Bangladesh, MTN Uganda officially launched "MTN villagePhone" this week - a joint venture between MTN Uganda and Grameen Foundation USA. more

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