Grameen says that more than half of its borrowers in Bangladesh ( close to 50 million ) now : have all children of school age in school , all household members eating three meals a day , a clean toilet , a rainproof house , clean drinking water and can pay 300 taka-a-week ( around 4 USD ) towards their loans . Grameen claims that more than half of its borrowers in Bangladesh ( close to 50 million ) have risen out of acute poverty thanks to their loan , as measured by such standards as having all children of school age in school , all household members eating three meals a day , a sanitary toilet , a rainproof house , clean drinking water and the ability to repay a 300 taka-a-week ( around 4 USD ) loan .