House Testimony from Grameen Foundation CEO

March 26th, 2009 — Grameen Foundation President and CEO, Alex Counts delivered oral testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs. The subcommittee makes budgetary recommendations on foreign aid programs and institutions, which include the United Nations among others. Alex Counts urged the committee to make funding for foreign aid a prioity, noting the success of microfinance in alleviating poverty. Read Alex Counts’ testimony.