Social Business
Grameen America Hosts Third Annual Stakeholder Event Featuring Co-Chair and Grameen Bank Founder Professor Muhammad Yunus and President and CEO Andrea Jung.
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 2 April, 2023) 80+ funders, investors, and lenders joined Grameen America’s virtual stakeholder event on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, to partner on driving impact for low-income women entrepreneurs in financially underserved communities. NEW YORK, NY, Date – Grameen America, the fastest-growing nonprofit microfinance organization in the United States, convened more than 80 community partners and supporters online with special guest Professor Muham...
MOU signed for collaboration in nursing education in Bangladesh with Adelphi University of New York
Yunus Centre Press Release (27 March, 2023) On 22 March 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and economist Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Adelphi University in New York to speak about the importance of building a new civilization based on true human values, with a focus on the pivotal role that the youth can play in driving this transformative change. Adelphi University was founded in 1896 as a private university located in Garden City, New York, and has been committed to social responsi...
Bangladeshi Young Automechanics Heading for Japan
Yunus Centre Press Release (18 March, 2023) Eleven automechanic students, graduated from Japan Automechanic School (JAS) in Dhaka, are all set to leave for Japan to start their career as automechanics. These students of the fifth graduating class of the school are leaving for Japan soon. Two students went from the fourth graduating class. Next graduating class is waiting to send all the graduates. These students received two years of simultaneous training in automechanics and Japanese ...
"All Human beings are born as entrepreneurs, Job is a wrong Turn" says Yunus in Knowledge Festival Held in Autonomous Bodoland, Assam
Yunus Centre Press Release (03 March 2023)Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited as the Chief Guest at the Bodoland Knowledge Festival, held in Kokrajhar, administrative headquarter of Bodoland Autonomous Region of Assam, on February 27 to March 2. He was invited as the State Guest by the Chief Executive of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTR) Pramod Boro.In his speech at the inauguration which took place on 27 February, Professor Yunus said that empowering women by ...
Grameen America crosses US$ 3 billion in loans invested to low income women entrepreneurs in the US
Yunus Centre Press Release (31 January, 2023)Grameen America Inc has reached a new milestone of investing $3 billion in affordable business capital to women of color in financially underserved communities across the United States. Grameen America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit microfinance organization based in New York City. It was founded by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus in 2008. Grameen America is run by former Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung. The organization provides loans, savings...
Social Business Academia Forum 2022 held in Turin Italy
The Social Business Academia Forum was jointly hosted by Yunus Centre and the University of Turin, Italy on the 7th of November 2022 with the support of the YY Foundation and Grameen Creative Lab. The Academia Forum took place on the sidelines of the Global Social Business Summit on the Campus Luigi Einaudi campus of the University. The University is one of the oldest universities in Italy ranked in the top five among Italian universities with 81,000 students playing an imp...
YSBC Web Lecture Series - Lecture#42: Amazonía Emprende-Forest School: A vehicle to increase capacities for a better nature regeneration in the Amazon Rainforest
Join us for the 42nd session of our YSBC Web Lecture Series on “Amazonía Emprende-Forest School: A vehicle to increase capacities for a better nature regeneration in the Amazon Rainforest” with Speaker, Julio Andrés Rozo, Head Director of Amazonía Emprende-Forest School, Colombia and Moderator Christina Jäger, Co-founder & Managing Director Yunus Environment Hub, Germany.This engaging session will take place on Monday, 05 December 2022 7 pm Dhaka, 8 AM B...
Global Esports Federation partners with Yunus to build Esports for Development movement
Yunus Centre Press Release (09 October 2022 ) Global Esports Federation partners with Yunus to build Esports for Development movementSustainable social impact ecosystem that harnesses the creativity, diversity, and energy of the global esports community Singapore, September 28, 2022 – The Global Esports Federation and Yunus Sports Hub (YSH) have established a partnership focused on social issues and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Developme...
Karl Kübel Prize of Germany awarded to Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus
Yuus Centre Press Release 03 October 2022 “A GAME CHANGER AND HOPE CREATOR" - Karl Kübel Prize of Germany awarded to Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus On September 30, the Karl Kuebel Foundation for Child and Family awarded Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus with the Karl Kübel Prize. The foundation honored his extraordinary and multifaceted commitment to families all over the world. “Family counts” – the jubilee motto o...
12th Social Business Day sponsored by Yunus Centre kicks off on June 27th
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 27 june 2022 ) The 12th SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY, hosted by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus will be held from June 27- 30, 2022. The theme of SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY 2022 will be: Building a New Civilisation—Before the Current Civilisation Destroys Us. This year a series of African universities such as Catholic University of Zimbabwe along with Kampala International University and Makerere University Business School, Uganda, Tangaza University College...
Yunus Invited to Rome to Discuss the Theme for Expo 2030.
Yunus Centre Press Release (11 June 2022) Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus came to Rome on June 5, 2022 at the invitation of Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri. They met on the following day at the city hall Palazzo Senatorio on the Capitoline Hill. Mr. Gualtieri was previously the Minister of Economy and Finances and member of the European Parliament where he chaired the influential Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. The Mayor requested Muhammad Yunus to help the city...
Yunus Warns About the Disaster Path of Present Civilization. Urges to Build a New Civilization.
Yunus Centre Press Release (06 June 2022) Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited as a keynote speaker at the Trento Festival of Economics on June 4 in Trento, Italy. The Conference which was held over four days, focused on Social entrepreneurship for sustainable economic development. Eight Nobel Laureates, more than 75 academic speakers, 20 of the most important international and national economists, 26 representatives of the most important European and national institutions an...
Yunus Speaks at Parliamentary Breakfast in the German Parliament
Yunus Centre Press Release (04 June 2022)With Prof. Dr. Rita Suessmuth (born 1937), a long time friend and supporter of Yunus's programmes, came to meet Professor Yunus to hear him speak. She is the former two term President (Speaker) of German Parliament, November 1988 – October 1998 and Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Women, Youth and Senior Citizens; September 1985 – November 1988. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus was invite...
Scholarship for the Masters Program in Cooperation and Development (C&D) at the The University of Pavia,Italy.
Yunus Centre is happy to share news about the opportunity for applying for a scholarship for the Masters Program in Cooperation and Development (C&D) at the The University of Pavia,Italy.This scholarship aims to provide recognition to some of the most talented and deserving candidates out there in the stream Cooperation and Development.The Master Program in Cooperation and Development (C&D) aims at training professionals in the field of international cooper...
Mahathir Mohammad Invites Professor Yunus for a Discussion
Yunus Centre Press Release (March 30, 2022)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohammad greeting each other on March 28, 2022 during Professor Yunus’ 3 day visit to Malaysia.Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by former prime minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohammad (96) to meet him and his wife Siti Hasma (95) while he was visiting Malaysia to discuss the progress of his work in Malaysia and in other countr...