Muhammad Yunus: A Poverty-Free World (Sample)

Rooy Media LLC has created over fifty programs that educate people about important social issues. This video clip is a sample from The Social Entrepreneurship Series, a sixteen-part DVD series that provides unequaled opportunities to learn what it takes to create social change -- from six remarkable "social entrepreneurs" whose visionary ideas and persistence have transformed tens of millions of lives. This clip features Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Produced in association with Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. For more information, visit "http://www.rooymedia.com"

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[meghnarmajhi]

Thank you very much. I am having more and more respect for Mr. Yusnus, as I am hearing about his envision in his own words.

[rooymedia]

You're very welcome! I have had the privilege of knowing and covering Dr. Yunus now for sixteen years, and my respect grows as well. His work has improved the lives of tens of millions of people.

[ddchalmers]

"...the question is... where do we end up? 10 years from now, 20 years from now, 50 years from now? We did something wrong + poverty is here... so let's do something right so that poverty disappears..."

"Poverty is not caused by the poor people..... poverty is caused by the system we built..... poverty is caused by the policies we pursue..."

[GlobalGiving]

there's this new org out there that REALLY knows how to leverage the bucks for micro=credit - the GlobalGiving Foundation - huge new idea - very, very innovative! basically, they have an EBay for philanthropy - so they have a database of a ton of grassroots projects all over the world and you can "shop" for your project - in effect, choosing which one you would like to donate to.. definitely a worth seeing - check it out