Expanding Dr. Yunus' Sphere of Influence

Small Wonder on BBC Radio 4

Sabine McNeill — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:23:43 +0000

Here’s the link to the programme on microloans.

Critics need to be negative, as they can’t be creative, it seems. But in the US, any publicity is good as long as names are spelled correctly…

Helping the poor just got popular

Sabine McNeill — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:45:38 +0000

This article in the Financial Times reminds people of Prof. Yunus and the Grameen Bank.

Grameen Healthcare teams up with US university

Sabine McNeill — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:51:55 +0000

Another article from the Daily Star Dhaka that reports about Professor Yunus’ remarkable activities.

Commencement address at Duke University

Sabine McNeill — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:07:50 +0000

The Daily Star in Bangladesh reports:

Yunus to deliver commencement address

Duke University is in Durham, North Carolina and announces the address as The Banker to the Poor here

It is really good to read how Prof. Yunus’ ability to act as role model for students is expressed in giving commencement addresses. Last year at MIT!

Yunus changed the world

Sabine McNeill — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:10:17 +0000

“Yunus changed the world”

says Obama as he confers US Presidential Medal of Freedom upon micro-credit guru

Afp, Washington

Here is the full article in The Daily Star

Yunus to Receive the Medal of Freedom

Sabine McNeill — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:00:24 +0000

Although listed as last of 16 recipients, Dr. Yunus will be honoured as “Agent of Change” and receive America’s highest civilian honour on August 12.

Prof Yunus for recognition of photography as branch of art

Sabine McNeill — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:53:28 +0000

I find the different kinds of battles that Prof Yunus fights most amazing! As he said at our event in February 2008: the biggest hurdles are people’s minds…

And thus he inaugurated a photography exhibition at Pathshala, the South Asian Media Academy and Institute of Photography.

Here is the article in The Daily Star.

Yunus congratulates Nelson Mandela

Sabine McNeill — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:10:03 +0000

This is a most moving account of Dr Yunus meeting Nelson Mandela, written by the remarkable Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam.

Dr. Yunus delivered this speech on the 91st anniversary of Nelson Mandela: We can create a world of our choice – YUNUS

Grameen Glasgow, here we come!

Sabine McNeill — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:22:03 +0000

The BBC publishes this story about Grameen Glasgow where the question is whether people on benefit are allowed to take out loans…

Microcredit one bright spot in the recession

Sabine McNeill — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:47:44 +0000

The Daily Star in Bangladesh reports regularly on the achievements of Dr. Muhammad Yunus and / or Grameen.

This article is a review that took place at the launch of the Bangladesh Microfinance Statistics for 2007.