Muhammad Yunus

The Social Entrepreneur

Muhammad Yunus

• Born in 28 June 1940 in the seaport city of Chittagong

• studied at Dhaka University in Bangladesh and economics at Vanderbilt University till 1969

• Established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983

• A member of the International Advisory Group for the Fourth World Conference on Women From 1993 to 1995

• Recipient of numerous international awards for his ideas and endeavors

Muhammad Yunus(2)

• Mother little acts of kindness inspired him to commit himself to eradication of poverty.

• Yunus carried on giving out 'micro-loans‘ against the advice of banks and government

History And Impacts of His Venture

• pioneered microcredit, the innovative banking program that provides poor people small loans to launch businesses and lift their families out of poverty.

• collaborated with Danone to produce affordable, nutritious yogurt for malnourished children

• built eyecare hospitals that saved many poor people from blindness

• When money was lent to women after the Grameen Bank was founded, they were not only better borrowers, but also invested more of their earnings into their households.

History And Impacts of His Venture(2)

• Yunus’ influence and words have moved thousands of business leaders, academics, and social entrepreneurs into further activities on behalf of the poor.

Credits and sources

• http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/yunus-bio.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus• http://www.muhammadyunus.org/Publications/creating-a-world-

without-poverty/• http://knowledge.insead.edu/muhammadyunus080403.cfm• http://www.one.org/blog/2011/03/11/removal-of-muhammad-yunus-

and-the-impact-on-the-poor/• http://www.grameen-info.org/index.php?

option=com_content&task=view&id=329&Itemid=363 By: • Lin Wen Jing• Oon Jin Kuan• Eldon Foo• Soh Ming Jun• Justin Hong