A short but powerful talk by Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006
A short but powerful talk by Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006
http://www.grameen-info.org/agrameen/speech.php3?speech=4
Muhammad Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Grameen Bank, for "their efforts to create economic and social development from below" (Norwegian Nobel Committee). He is the first and so far only Bangladeshi to win the prestigious award. The award also marked a shift away from the conventions by awarding it to someone who worked to promote peace indirectly through economic upliftment of the masses.
The address above links to a speech by Professor Yunus on receiving an honorary degree at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, in January, 1998. I think it is remarkable in its brevity and clarity -- communicating the essence of Yunus' experience and philosophy in just a few well-chosen words. His actions have already made a very significant impact, and his challenge for us to 'rethink' the world is one that a great many people all over the world will now be exposed to.
The website contains other links to many of Yunus' other speeches, as well as to the site of the Grameen Bank, if you are interested in learning more about him, the bank, and their work.
[Thanks to Dr. Ron Elsdon, professor at John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, California, for forwarding Dr. Yunus speech to us.]
http://www.grameen-info.org/agrameen/speech.php3?speech=4
Muhammad Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Grameen Bank, for "their efforts to create economic and social development from below" (Norwegian Nobel Committee). He is the first and so far only Bangladeshi to win the prestigious award. The award also marked a shift away from the conventions by awarding it to someone who worked to promote peace indirectly through economic upliftment of the masses.
The address above links to a speech by Professor Yunus on receiving an honorary degree at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, in January, 1998. I think it is remarkable in its brevity and clarity -- communicating the essence of Yunus' experience and philosophy in just a few well-chosen words. His actions have already made a very significant impact, and his challenge for us to 'rethink' the world is one that a great many people all over the world will now be exposed to.
The website contains other links to many of Yunus' other speeches, as well as to the site of the Grameen Bank, if you are interested in learning more about him, the bank, and their work.
[Thanks to Dr. Ron Elsdon, professor at John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, California, for forwarding Dr. Yunus speech to us.]
posted by Rev. Rick Mitchell, PhD at 8:22 PM
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