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Grameen America partners with Jennifer Lopez to disburse $14b

TBP Desk
15 Jun 2022 18:07:51 | Update: 15 Jun 2022 18:32:25
Grameen America partners with Jennifer Lopez to disburse $14b
— lopezfamilyfoundation.org

Microfinance organisation Grameen America has partnered with global music icon Jennifer Lopez to provide Latina entrepreneurs with $14 billion in loan capital by 2030.

Grameen America said in a statement on its website on Tuesday.

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The new partnership seeks to advance both Lopez’s latest philanthropic project, Limitless Labs, which aims to support Latina-owned small businesses, as well as Grameen America’s goal to empower 600,000 Latina entrepreneurs across 50 US cities with $14 billion in life-changing business capital and 6 million hours of financial education and training by 2030.

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Since its founding in 2008, Grameen America has served over 150,000 women in 23 US cities, distributed $2.6 billion in loans, and helped create and maintain 157,000 jobs.

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