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| About Dr Yunus |
Muhammad Yunus has shown himself to be a leader who has managed to translate visions into practical action for the benefit of millions of people, not only in Bangladesh, but also in many other countries. He has helped lift literally millions of people out of poverty. |
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"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means. Development from below also serves to advance democracy and human rights.... ...Muhammad Yunus has shown himself to be a leader who has managed to translate visions into practical action for the benefit of millions of people, not only in Bangladesh, but also in many other countries. Loans to poor people without any financial security had appeared to be an impossible idea. From modest beginnings three decades ago, Yunus has, first and foremost through Grameen Bank, developed micro-credit into an ever more important instrument in the struggle against poverty. Grameen Bank has been a source of ideas and models for the many institutions in the field of micro-credit that have sprung up around the world." From the Nobel Peace Comittee Citation of Professor Yunus CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY (100 MINUTES)
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Professor Muhammad Yunus established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983, fueled by the belief that credit is a fundamental human right. His objective was to help poor people escape from poverty by providing loans on terms suitable to them and by teaching them a few sound financial principles so they could help themselves.
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| Global Microcredit |
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner to Launch Next Steps for Global Microcredit Campaign At Dec.12 News Conference, 9:30 a.m., Oslo Professor Yunus will emphasize critical role of young people, Introduce The Green Children pop music group to reach world youth OSLO – Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, will outline his vision and define the next steps needed to advance the microfinance campaign around the world ...
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| Monica Yunus Performs! |
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Metropolitan Opera Soprano Monica Yunus, Daughter of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, To Perform at Nobel Concert Dec.11, 2006, in Oslo, Norway NEW YORK (Dec. 5, 2006) – Monica Yunus, daughter of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus, will perform in an all-star cast for the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert honoring her father on Monday, December 11, in Oslo, Norway. Ms. Yunus is a soprano with the Metrop...
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| Social Entrepreneurs the Hot Topic at Davos |
 | Kathleen Hays, anchor of Bloomberg TV’s daily news program, “On the Economy,” is reporting this week from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In a January 24, 2007, report Hays called social entrepreneurship a “hot” topic at Davos, explaining the phrase “marries the skills of the entrepreneur with the mission of the social activist to fight poverty, homelessness and many other social problems.” Hays interviewed Rick...
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| Record Audience! |
ANTICIPATED RECORD AUDIENCE WILL VIEW NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CEREMONY AT WORLDWIDE “FRIENDS OF MUHAMMAD YUNUS”
GATHERINGS ON DECEMBER 10
Hundreds from Around the World Post Congratulatory Messages Online
WASHINGTON, DC – When 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Sunday, December 10, what is expected to be one of the largest global viewing audiences in the ceremony’s history will watch via satellite an...
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Muhammad Yunus has shown himself to be a leader who has managed to translate visions into practical action for the benefit of millions of people, not only in Bangladesh, but also in many other countries. He has helped lift literally millions of people out of poverty.
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| Speech Excerpts |
Excerpts from speech by Muhammad Yunus
Global Microcredit Summit
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
November 12, 2006
We've come a long way since 1997 when we first had our microcredit summit and the goal that we set in that summit to reach 100 million poorest families with microcredit. We were not taken very seriously. We were ridiculed. But today, we can celebrate. The goal we have set, we have reached: 100 million of the poorest families in the world. We have done it.
Today, you go around the...
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