Most people think of microfinance as lending by nonprofit groups to people who are largely ignored by mainstream financial institutions. The concept was made famous by the Grameen Bank and its founder – Nobel Peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus. But as VOA’s Philip Alexiou reports, microfinance is a growing industry across the developing world, but it could be facing some trouble.
Preview of Muhammad Yunus: Building Social Business Ventures – one of 16 DVDs created by Ashoka’s Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. Dr. Yunus, recently awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, shares his strategies for building businesses dedicated to the social good. He describes the founding and structure of Grameen Bank, Grameen Phone and other companies he has created on behalf of the poor. Produced by Rooy Media LLC for Ashoka. To purchase the films, visit dvd.ashoka.org.
On May 23, 2010 Dr. Muhammad Yunus, fouder of Grameen Bank spoke at the Town Hall in Seattle. Promoting his new book “Building Social Business”. This is video takes place after Dr. Yunus’ lecture and is of me asking him a question about Healthcare in America and what would things look like if he was able to implement social business-funded healthcare.
Complete Premium video at: fora.tv Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus says the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and its microcredit program remain robust despite the gloomy state of the global economy. Yunus credits the bank’s one-on-one relationship with the “real economy” for shielding it from the economic turbulence. “We don’t even know there’s a crisis going on,” he says. —– Microcredit pioneer and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus shows how he believes the social business model can harness the entrepreneurial spirit to address poverty, hunger and disease. Yunus shows how social business has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted by leading corporations including BASF, Intel, Danone, Veolia and Adidas, as well as entrepreneurs and social activists worldwide. He demonstrates how social business transforms lives; offers practical guidance for those who want to create social businesses of their own; explains that public and corporate policies must adapt to make room for the social business model; and claims that social business holds the potential to redeem the failed promise of free-market enterprise. Social Entrepreneurship in America is a special series featuring leading innovators and pioneers utilizing entrepreneurial passion and rigor to solve societal problems. – Commonwealth Club of California Muhammad Yunus is founder and managing director of the Grameen Bank, established in Bangladesh in 1983. Dr. Yunus founded the bank with the objective of …
Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, lectures on “Social Enterprise: Doing Well by Doing Good” at Pepperdine University School of Law on October 20, 2007. Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering microcredit—using collateral-free loans of small amounts to help millions of families out of poverty. law.pepperdine.edu
youtube.com 31.01.2009 Nobel Prize winner, Professor Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh discusses the economy at the Davos Debates 2009
youtube.com 31.01.2009 Nobel Prize winner, Professor Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh responds to the Girl Effect.
Alex Counts, President of the Grameen Foundation talks to iinnovate about how microfinance is a platform – not just financial information but also leveraging the relationship with the poor. For more information check out www.iinnovatecast.com.
Muhammad Yunus, Founder and Manager Director of Grameen Bank and Grameen Health, leads a keynote discussion on delivering affordable health care across the globe. He is joined by Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, CEO of Abraxis BioScience. Professor Yunus is the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Preview of Muhammad Yunus: Building Social Business Ventures – one of 16 DVDs created by Ashoka’s Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. Dr. Yunus shares his strategies for building businesses dedicated to the social good. He describes the founding and structure of Grameen Bank, Grameen Phone and other companies he has created to find new solutions for the world’s poor. To purchase the films, visit dvd.ashoka.org.
