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Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus

Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus, is a feature length documentary film that explores the work of Nobel Peace Prize winner  Muhammad Yunus and his vision from microcredit to social business. The latest documentary by award winning filmmaker Holly Mosher is the first film looking at his work from microcredit to social business. The film is an emotionally compelling look at his work tackling poverty from all angles. "Seeing the real people in this movie gives you the real experience," says Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Muhammad Yunus.

Skoll World Forum Live Stream

The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is the premier, international platform for accelerating entrepreneurial approaches and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing social issues.

Each year in Oxford, 800 distinguished delegates from the social, finance, private and public sectors convene in Oxford for three days and nights of critical debates, discussions and work sessions aimed at innovating, accelerating and scaling solutions to social challenges.

To Catch a Dollar

To Catch a Dollar, a 2010 Sundance Film Festival selection, documents the birth of Grameen America and the effort to bring Nobel Peace Prize winner and Presidential Medal of Honor winner Muhammad Yunus's revolutionary microfinance program to the United States. The film features stories of women borrowers from around the world -- with a focus here in the U.S. on the plight of those struggling to save. It also educates viewers about the potential for microfinance as a solution to a number of these pressing social challenges.

A Sweet Call for a Thank You Video on Recovery Act

A few hours after Vice President Joe Biden met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he had another important appointment. Biden called Zach Davis and Kendra Baker, owners of the 2-month-old Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, to thank them for a "damn good" YouTube video they made thanking President Barack Obama and congressional officials for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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  • Earth Island Institute

    Earth Island Institute Earth Island Institute is a non-profit, public interest, membership organization that supports people who are creating solutions to protect our shared planet. For 25 years, Earth Island Institute has been a hub for grassroots campaigns dedicated to conserving, preserving, and…


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