Muhammad Yunus

Grameen Telecom hears the call to take on poverty

Record-breaking IPOs are a little thin on the ground, so Oddvar Hesjedal, the chief executive of Grameenphone, a man intent on putting mobile phones in the pockets of some of the world's poorest people, may soon have reason to...

Global credit crisis hurts tiny loans in South Asia

MUMBAI (Reuters) - A global credit crisis that has felled large investment banks and prompted multi-billion dollar bailout packages is also hurting unlikely victims half a world away: small south Asian businesses dependent on...

Annan Leads Delegation on Zim Mission

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will next week lead a three-member delegation of the Elders Group of Eminent Persons to Zimbabwe to assess the African country's escalating humanitarian crisis.

Lending women a hand with small biz loans

BY CLARE TRAPASSO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, November 16th 2008, 4:00 AM After 11 months - and much doubt about its potential for success - a Queens group that lends money to the poorest New Yorkers has hit the $1 million...

Crisis chance to aid poor: laureate

Gabriel Madway, Calgary Herald Published:Â Sunday, November 16, 2008 The global financial crisis can become an opportunity to help the world's worst off, says the Nobel Peace Prize laureate known as the "banker to the poor."...

The Tech Awards names honorees (at bizjournals.com)

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Innovators in the technology industry from the United States, Namibia, the United Kingdom and India were honored Wednesday night at The Tech Awards in San Jose. The signature event of...

Edmonds conference targets poverty

By Leita Crossfield Herald Writer EDMONDS -- Three years ago, a group of 25 people at Edmonds United Methodist Church decided they wanted to help. The result is the Snohomish County Poverty Conference, set for 7 to 9 p.m....

MicroPlace Marks Anniversary With Special Visit From Muhammad Yunus (PR Newswire)

On its one-year anniversary, MicroPlace , a website that enables everyday people to make investments that address poverty, is hosting an event featuring Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and the 'father' of...

Tech Museum Awards honor low-tech solutions to big problems

Change-the-world technology — the flashy and expensive kind — is the lifeblood of Silicon Valley. But every year, many of the region's leaders pause to spotlight a different type of innovation — the low-tech kind. This year...

The Tech Awards Honor Five Global Innovators With $250,000

Tonight esteemed innovators in the technology industry gathered to celebrate the power of technology to address global challenges and benefit humanity. At a black tie gala in San Jose, Calif., The T.. - Read more

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