1. Muhammad Yunus
The Social Entrepreneur

2. Muhammad Yunus
• Born in 28 June 1940 in the seaport city of
Chittagong
• studied at Dhaka University in Bangladesh
and economics at Vanderbilt University till
1969
• Established the Grameen Bank in
Bangladesh in 1983
• A member of the International Advisory
Group for the Fourth World Conference on
Women From 1993 to 1995
• Recipient of numerous international
awards for his ideas and endeavors

3. Muhammad Yunus(2)
• Mother little acts of kindness
inspired him to commit himself
to eradication of poverty.
• Yunus carried on giving out
'micro-loans‘ against the advice
of banks and government

4. History And Impacts
of His Venture
• pioneered microcredit, the innovative banking
program that provides poor people small loans to
launch businesses and lift their families out of
poverty.
• collaborated with Danone to produce affordable,
nutritious yogurt for malnourished children
• built eyecare hospitals that saved many poor
people from blindness
• When money was lent to women after the Grameen
Bank was founded, they were not only better
borrowers, but also invested more of their earnings
into their households.

5. History And Impacts of
His Venture(2)
• Yunus’ influence and words
have moved thousands of
business leaders, academics,
and social entrepreneurs into
further activities on behalf of
the poor.

6. Credits and sources
• http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/yunus-bio.h
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus
• http://www.muhammadyunus.org/Publications/creating-a-world-without-p
• http://knowledge.insead.edu/muhammadyunus080403.cfm
• http://www.one.org/blog/2011/03/11/removal-of-muhammad-yunus-and-the
• http://www.grameen-info.org/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=329&Itemid=363
By:
• Lin Wen Jing
• Oon Jin Kuan
• Eldon Foo
• Soh Ming Jun
• Justin Hong