The Grameen Bank micro-credit programme for ‘struggling members’ in Bangladesh: Empowerment to tackle social exclusion

Learning points

The stories above tell us how capital support and tailored capacity-building can turn street beggars into successful entrepreneurs, who are able to make a decent living. Each individual is converted from a passive recipient of alms into economically self-sustaining members of society.

In conclusion, it appears that the empowerment approach of Grameen Bank has significantly reduced social exclusion in Bangladesh. This could be an excellent template for other societies in ‘developed’ countries to tackle the issue of homelessness.