Thanks very much Jose Christopher for your nice comment about the Ashoka films we made with Yunus. Now they have been sub titled in almost 100 languages by enthusiasic volunteers around the world to honor Yunus as one of the world’s greatest social entrepreneurs. His autobiography, Banker to the Poor has risen to #23 and now #8 on the New York Times best seller list. To see his film version of Banker to the Poor you can go to www.ashoka.org/100translations as well as see Yunus speaking about Social Business Ventures and Creating Poverty Free Worlds. You can also order the dvds online or watch on Google Video or rent from Netflix.
Another great book on Grameen Bank is David Bornstein’s, The Price of a Dream. He stayed in the villages long enough to tell the story from their perspective. For a definitive guide to the current version of Grameen’s methodology, see Asif Dowla and Dipal Barua, The Poor Always Pay Back, by Kumarian Press. It tells a fascinating story of organizational transformation and what is now called Grameen II.
Susan
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December 10th, 2006 at 2:41 am
You’re welcome Susan!
I’m so glad they’ve come out with the translations.
With the advent of streaming video, it’s just a matter of time to reach many more people who will take up the cause of the “social entrepreneur”.
Before I read about Dr. Yunus and Grameen, I didn’t even know the term
existed! Your “Breaking Through” video on Google really impacted me the first time I saw it. That short video led me to Ashoka.org which made me purchase their videos immediately.
I’ve seen the Ashoka “Social Entrepreneur” video series at least 3 times EACH! They’re all wonderfully inspiring although I must confess that my favorite is Dr. Yunus’ video series :-}
I’m now re-reading “Banker To The Poor” and next in my reading list are David Bornsein’s “How To Change The World” and “The Price of a Dream”…
I’m doing another podcast on my blog tonight and sending an email my list members to encourage them to watch the Nobel webcast later this morning.
Well gotta go do my podcast now…
Take care Susan.
Salamat at Mabuhay!
(Thank you and Long Live!)
Joel Christopher Remandaban
http://www.JoelChristopher.com/blog
http://www.MasterListBuilder.com
December 16th, 2006 at 12:25 am
Thank you Joel. Your enthusiasm for films and books is infectious! I am going to re-read my copies of those books immediately and order more films! Spread the word. These are messages the world needs.
Susan