For this venture, we will be researching on poverty for our Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship project.

1. { Poverty }
MUHAMMAD YUNUS

2. Introduction
 Mr Muhammad Yunus was one of 14 children
 His father was a goldsmith, who encouraged him to
seek higher education
 He was inspired to helping the poor by:
 His mother, who was always helping them herself,
 A poor woman he met later on in life and her plight

3. Introduction (2)
 Later in life he became a professor teaching economy
at Bangladesh’s Chittagong University.
 He founded the Grameen Bank, meaning “village
bank”.
 The bank became very successful due to its policies and low
interest rates.
 Became a renown philanthropist.
 Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

4. Impact
• Mr Muhummad, a Bangladeshi economist, met a woman
during a field trip.
• This woman was:
• Poor
• Hardly earning and income
• In great need of fair loans
• She required opportunities to raise herself above subsistence level

5. Impact (2)
• An inspired Mr Muhummad went on to set up the Grameen
Bank:
• Founded on principles of trust and solidarity
• Today, it serves 8.29 million borrowers in 81367 villages
• It has expanded to 2564 branches in Bangladesh alone
• Other countries are now also using this system of loaning.
• Led to Mr Muhummad wining the Nobel Peace Prize in
2006

6.  Daniel Koh
 Mark Choo
Credits
 Chan Tian
 Shin DongGun
 Ethan Mok