Private chat with Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus
ABOUT YOUR GIFT
Known as the “father of microfinance and social business” and world-renowned for his work lifting people out of poverty, Dr. Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 after fusing capitalism with social responsibility. He is the author of numerous books, including multiple New York Times bestsellers. His latest book, A World of Three Zeros, describes the new civilization emerging from the economic experiments his work has helped to inspire. Now’s your chance for a private, one-on-one conversation with the man who offers a radical yet attainable solution to poverty, unemployment, and carbon emissions in a 15-minute Zoom call.
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ABOUT DR YUNUS
Economist and Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus has become internationally renowned for his revolutionary system of micro-credit (small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans) that has helped millions to escape poverty.
Born in the seaport city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, Yunus’ life is motivated by his vision of a world without poverty. It began in 1976 when he saw village basketweavers living in abject poverty despite their skill. Considered poor credit risks, the artisans were forced to borrow money at high-interest rates to purchase bamboo and made no profit after repaying moneylenders. From his own pocket, Yunus made a loan to a group of women who repaid the funds and, for the first time, made a small profit. Yunus realized that by means of small loans and financial services, he could help the poor free themselves from poverty.
In 1983, he established the Grameen (Village) Bank, founded on his conviction that credit is a fundamental human right. Through the last quarter of a century, the bank has stood as the flagship of a 100-country network of similar institutions, enabling millions to escape poverty through individual economic empowerment.
Professor Yunus is a member of the board of the United Nations Foundation and, in addition to being awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has received numerous other international awards for his humanitarian endeavors, including the Mohamed Shabdeen Award for Science (1993), Sri Lanka; Humanitarian Award (1993), CARE, USA; World Food Prize (1994), World Food Prize Foundation, USA; Independence Day Award (1987), Bangladesh’s highest award; King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award (2000), King Hussein Foundation, Jordan; Volvo Environment Prize (2003), Volvo Environment Prize Foundation, Sweden; Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth (2004), Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan; Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award (2006), Roosevelt Institute of The Netherlands; and the Seoul Peace Prize (2006), Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea.