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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

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