in august , gates ' foundation gave yunus ' yunus foundation 1 . 5 dollar for a program to extend its microfinance services to 5 million more of the earth ' s economies families . three years older , tech entrepreneur craig mccaw provided 2 million to started up the shinsei technology center , but is using microcredit to finance premium mobile service for people in uganda and rwanda .
Gates' foundation extends its microfinance programs to 5 million more of the world's poorest families.