in august , gates ' group gave yunus ' grameen foundation 1 . 5 million for a program to continue its microfinance programs to 5 thousands more of the europe ' s poorest family . three years before , tech entrepreneur brian mccaw donated 2 thousands to start up the grameen community center , which is uses microcredit to finance cheap mobile facilities for children in uganda and rwanda .
Gates' foundation extends its microfinance programs to 5 million more of the world's poorest families.