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YSBC Web Lecture Series - Lecture#29: Grameen Trust’s Experience of International Replication of Grameen Microcredit and Nobin Programmes
Join us for the 29th session of our YSBC Web Lecture Series on “Grameen Trust’s Experience of International Replication of Grameen Microcredit and Nobin Programmes” with Speaker, Abdul Hai Khan, Managing Director, Grameen Trust, and Moderator Raymond Serios, Strategic Projects Department, Negros Women for Tomorrow, Foundation Inc, Philippines. This engaging session will take place on 20 December 2021 at 8:00 pm Dhaka (UTC +6); 10:00 pm Manila (UTC+8) correspondingly and feature...
Yunus Receives Champion of Global Change Award From United Nations Foundation
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 14 December 2021 )The United Nations Foundation gave this year’s Champion of Global Change Award to two winners, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization. on December 9, 2021. The Award recognizes the extraordinary contributions of individuals and organizations striving to further the work of the UN and advance its goal of a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world for eve...
Congratulations to Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing - GCCN
Congratulations!! to all 3rd year BSc in Nursing students of the Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing (GCCN) who did brilliantly in recent nationwide final examinations held under Dhaka University. GCCN students secured 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th positions respectively in 3rd year BSc in Nursing final exam out of 30 colleges and 1,371 students.Hearty congratulations to the GCCN students, Principal Niru Shamsun Nahar, faculty, management and the board for these brillia...
Thnak You for Joining GSBS2021
After 16 sessions, 14 workshops, 14 country forums and the 3ZERO Club Convention, The Global Social Business Summit 2021 came to an end. We would like to thank you all for attending the summit. We hope to see you all next year! ...
Day 1 of the 10th Social Business Academia Conference!
We have wrapped up Day 1 of the 10th Social Business Academia Conference!Thank you everyone for attending. We will be back tomorrow, November 5, 2021, at 12:00 PM (GMT+6), with a lineup of more insightful Discussion Sessions and Paper Presentations.Register at https://tinyurl.com/SBAC2021RegistattionTo view the agenda of SBAC2021 please visit : https://socialbusinesspedia.com/.../pages/program-schedules#SocialBusiness #WorldofThreeZeros #NoGoingBack #SBResearch #YSBC #SBAcademia...
YSBC Web Lecture Series - Lecture#26: Enabling the next generation of Social Business Entrepreneurs.
The 26th session of our YSBC Web Lecture Series on “Enabling the next generation of Social Business Entrepreneurs.” with Speaker, Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, Founder & Managing Director, YY Ventures, and Bastian Mueller, Senior Expert Impact Finance, Siemens Stiftung (Foundation). This engaging session will take place on 18 October 2021 at 7:00 pm Dhaka (UTC +6); 3:00 pm Berlin (UTC+2) correspondingly and feature Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.To join us, please register at...
YSBC Web Lecture Series - Lecture#23: From Beijing to the United Nations: China’s Youth Engagement in Social Business
#SaveTheDate Join us for the 23rd session of our YSBC Web Lecture Series on “From Beijing to the United Nations: China’s Youth Engagement in Social Business” with Speaker, Alex Wang – Secretary-General, Youthink Center & Executive Director of Global Committee on Social Business for Sustainable Development Goals, and Moderator Dominique V. Dauster, Managing Director, Yunus + You- The YY Foundation. This engaging session will take place on 6 September 2021 at...
Grameen America: Microfinancing Having a Macroeconomic Impact - An Interview with Andrea Jung
Source: https://sir.advancedleadership.harvard.edu/news/grameen-america-microfinancing-having-macroeconomic-impact-interview-andrea-jung July 20, 2021 By John Esler and Deepa Krishnamurthy Andrea Jung is the President and CEO of Grameen America. She is the former Chairman and CEO of Avon Products, Inc., where she served as CEO from 1999 to 2012, and as Chairman from 2001 through 2012. Throughout her career, Ms. Jung ranked consistently among the top leaders on lists including For...
A temporary waiver of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement for the COVID-19 vaccine is essential to meet the number of doses of vaccinations required to achieve global herd immunity.
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 09/08/2021)An article written by Parsa Erfani, Agnes Binagwaho, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Muhammad Yunus, Paul Farmer, and Vanessa Kerry has been published in the British Medical Journal, on 3rd August 2021 titled " Intellectual property waiver for covid-19 vaccines will advance global health equity" which focuses on the importance of a temporary IP waiver to reach global needs. The article states the current vaccination figures show that the percentages of ...
Applications for YY Goshthi Fall 2021 Cohort are open now!
CALL FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS!Applications for YY Goshthi Fall 2021 Cohort are open now! As the prime Social Business incubator in Bangladesh, YY Goshthi’s goal is to support young social entrepreneurs while they transform their communities by building Social Businesses. Apply to the YY Goshthi Incubation Program by YY Ventures, Powered by Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland - RVO, and commit your consciousness to be advocates of social change. Learn more and apply now at&n...
Yunus receives Olympic Laurel at Tokyo Olympics 2020 inauguration: Nobel Laureate urges athletes to create a world of “Three Zeros”
Photo Caption: Professor Muhammad Yunus holding the Olympic Laurel. Photo Credit: Lamiya Morshed/Yunus Centre Economist, civil society leader and Nobel Peace Prize awardee Professor Muhammad Yunus became the second recipient of the Olympic Laurel. He officially received the trophy during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, on 23 July 2021. The distinction was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to honour outstanding individuals for their achievements in educat...
11th Social Business Day held
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 08 July 2021 ) The 11th Social Business Day, hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, took place from 28 June-2 July 2021, brought together more than 2,300 participants, globally from more than 110 countries ---with over 10,000 viewers on average per day on social media platforms and in some cases exceeding 20,000 viewers.The primarily virtual event, hosted live for 5 days on social media platforms also had on the ground sessions at Kampala Inter...
Grameen America Announces Programme to Achieve Racial Equity Through Investing $1.3 Billion in Loans to 80,000Poor Black Women Entrepreneurs
'ElevatingBlack Women Entrepreneurs' Initiative Will Leverage Leading MicrofinanceOrganization's Unique Group Lending Model and Infrastructure Built Over Morethan Dozen Years; Alethia Mendez to Lead Elevating Black Women EntrepreneursDivisionGrameenAmerica to Launch Initiative in New York City, Newark, NJ and Memphis, TN withFurther Expansion to Underserved Communities Across the U.S. NEW YORK, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Grameen America, the leading microfinance nonprofit organizati...
YSBC Web Lecture Series - Lecture#17: The Aim of the Market Economy is to Achieve Social and Climate Justice.
Join us for the 17th session of our YSBC Web Lecture Series on “The Aim of the Market Economy is to Achieve Social and Climate Justice.” with Speaker, Emmanuel Faber, CEO, Climate and Social Business Activist, Rock Climber, and Moderator, James Chau, International Broadcaster and Host of The China Current. This engaging session will take place on 17th May 2021 at 4.00 pm Dhaka (GMT +6) and feature Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.To join us, please register at : https://zoom.u...
YSBC Web Lecture Series - Lecture#16: Social Business and Sports.
Join us for the 16th session of our YSBC Web Lecture Series on “Social Business and Sports.” with Speaker, Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, and Moderator, James Chau, International Broadcaster and Host of The China Current. This engaging session will take place on 26th April 2021 at 6.00 pm Dhaka (GMT +6) and feature Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.To join us, please register at : https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QYd6fZUjTu2thWkgFOcw_QFor more...