ACCESS Development Services
ACCESS provides inclusive microfinance and livelihood solutions, with the aim of enabling the poor to overcome poverty and live with dignity.

Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD)
BIRD provides training, research and consultancy services in agriculture and rural development banking in India. The Institute was established in 1983 by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the government bank supporting agriculture and rural development in India.

College of Agricultural Banking (CAB)
The Reserve Bank’s College of Agricultural Banking (CAB) was established in 1969 for capacity building in the rural and cooperative sector. The College has also broadened its scope to provide training in areas relating to information technology, human resource management and general banking to meet the emerging needs of different groups with the Indian finance sector.

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) is a consortium of 33 public and private development agencies working together to expand access to financial services for the poor in developing countries. CGAP was created by these aid agencies and industry leaders to help create permanent financial services for the poor on a large scale (often referred to as “microfinance”). CGAP’s unique membership structure and network of worldwide partners make it a potent convening platform to generate global consensus on standards and norms. As such, CGAP is a resource center for the entire microfinance industry, where it incubates and supports new ideas, innovative products, cutting-edge technology, novel mechanisms for delivering financial services, and concrete solutions to the challenges of expanding microfinance.

ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank is India’s second largest bank and its largest private sector bank with a significant presence in Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Project Finance and Financial Markets and through its subsidiaries in Life Insurance, General Insurance, Investment Banking and Venture Capital. ICICI Bank has recently built a significant presence in the rural and micro finance segment in India. It is a comprehensive provider of services including credit, insurance (life, accident, health and weather), remittance and investment products in rural India with an outreach to over 500,000 rural and poor households.

ICICI Foundation
ICICI foundation is the not-for-profit group promoted by ICICI Bank for initiatives to improve the capacity of the poor in India to participate in the socio-economic processes. The foundation believes that the three fundamental capacities any individual should possess to be able to participate in the larger economy are in the areas of health, education and access to basic financial services. Within these broad areas, the foundation focuses on infant health at birth, elementary education and micro financial services. ICICI Foundation also promotes active dissemination of research (analysis/findings/recommendations) and partnerships in these areas.