Grama Vidiyal is a microfinance institution, operating in the Tamil Nadu area of South India. Since 1993, Grama Vidiyal, in partnership with Activists for Social Alternatives (ASA), has provided small loans to women without access to formal credit and who typically have daily incomes of less than INR 80 per day. Grama Vidiyal’s loans outstanding currently exceed Rs.1.157 billion among its 263,002 women members.

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  • Grama Vidiyal is a microfinance institution, operating in the Tamil Nadu area of South India. Since 1993, Grama Vidiyal, in partnership with Activists for Social Alternatives (ASA), has provided small loans to women without access to formal credit and who typically have daily incomes of less than INR 80 per day. Grama Vidiyal’s loans outstanding currently exceed Rs.1.157 billion among its 263,002 women members. Grama Vidiyal is ranked the #4 Microfinance institution in the world and the leading microfinance institution in India in the "2007 MIX global 100 : Ranking of Microfinance Institutions - Composite Ranking"."
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  • Grama Vidiyal is a microfinance institution, operating in the Tamil Nadu area of South India. Since 1993, Grama Vidiyal, in partnership with Activists for Social Alternatives (ASA), has provided small loans to women without access to formal credit and who typically have daily incomes of less than INR 80 per day. Grama Vidiyal’s loans outstanding currently exceed Rs.1.157 billion among its 263,002 women members.
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