Access to quality education has enabled me to reach far beyond the Bangladeshi village I grew up in. Muhammad Yunus accessbangladeshieducation Change image and share on social
I began my work in the '70s, teaching at a university in Bangladesh, and these economic theories that I had learned stopped ringing true for me, as I saw the misery of people living all around me. Muhammad Yunus 70sbangladeshbegin Change image and share on social
Today, the concept of business is to make money. Making money is the name of the business. Muhammad Yunus businessconceptmake Change image and share on social
Capitalism has been interpreted as an exclusively profit-centric human engagement. Some have been saying to bring people and planet into the picture. This can be a good change, but it is still not fully operationalized. Are you putting people, planet and profit at the same level? Muhammad Yunus bringcapitalismcentric share on social
Long live Grameen Bank. Let the power of poor women prevail. Muhammad Yunus bankgrameenlive Change image and share on social
Human beings have enormous resilience. Muhammad Yunus beingenormoushuman Change image and share on social
In my experience, poor people are the world's greatest entrepreneurs. Every day, they must innovate in order to survive. They remain poor because they do not have the opportunities to turn their creativity into sustainable income. Muhammad Yunus creativitydayentrepreneur share on social
Human beings are much bigger than just making money. Muhammad Yunus beingbighuman Change image and share on social
Soon we saw that money going to women brought much more benefit to the family than money going to the men. So we changed our policy and gave a high priority to women. As a result, now 96% of our four million borrowers in Grameen Bank are women. Muhammad Yunus bankbenefitborrower share on social
The moment you say microfinance everybody wants to help you. Muhammad Yunus microfinancemoment Change image and share on social