2nd Annual Schwab Charitable Philanthropy Speakers Series with Grameen Foundation

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2nd Annual Schwab Charitable Philanthropy Speakers Series with Grameen Foundation


Berkeley City Club, Member's Lounge 2315 Durant Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704	Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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International Microfinance and Innovation

A conversation focused on the power of microfinance, technology and innovative solutions to defeat global poverty. Don't miss this prime opportunity to hear directly from Grameen Foundation's top leadership. Grameen Foundation is a leader in the fight against poverty in Sub Saharan Africa, Asia, the Arab World, and the Americas. Since their beginning in 1997, their programs, resources and fresh ideas have helped more than 45 million poor people, mostly women and children, improve their lives. Grameen Foundation draws its inspiration from Grameen Bank, founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus in 1976. Professor Yunus is a founding and current member of Grameen Foundation’s board of directors.

Featuring Alex Counts is President and CEO of Grameen Foundation. Alex founded Grameen Foundation in 1997 with a mere $6,000 in seed capital and a charge from Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the founder and managing director of the Grameen Bank. Alex is a widely published author on poverty and microcredit for the poor, including his latest work, Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance Are Changing the World (2008).

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