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2006 Novel Peace Prize Recipient: Muhammad Yunus: Banker to the Poor
Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus(L) is hugged by his daughter Dina in Dhaka after receiving the news of his award. Yunus, dubbed the "Banker to the Poor," and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping millions escape the poverty trap through a system of small-scale loans.(AFP/Farjana K. Godhuly)
More info on Muhammad Yunus and his work
A rice farmer who is a borrower of small credit from Grameen Bank, founded by Profesor Mohammad Yunus, tends to her paddy field in Dhaka in this January 19, 2004 file photo. Yunus and the Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 13, 2006 for grassroots efforts to lift millions out of poverty that earned him the nickname of 'banker to the poor.' REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman/Files (BANGLADESH)
2006 Novel Peace Prize Recipient: Muhammad Yunus: Banker to the Poor
Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus(L) is hugged by his daughter Dina in Dhaka after receiving the news of his award. Yunus, dubbed the "Banker to the Poor," and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping millions escape the poverty trap through a system of small-scale loans.(AFP/Farjana K. Godhuly)
More info on Muhammad Yunus and his work
A rice farmer who is a borrower of small credit from Grameen Bank, founded by Profesor Mohammad Yunus, tends to her paddy field in Dhaka in this January 19, 2004 file photo. Yunus and the Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 13, 2006 for grassroots efforts to lift millions out of poverty that earned him the nickname of 'banker to the poor.' REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman/Files (BANGLADESH)