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Grameen’s Contributions to Life in USA  


GRAMEEN brings change in life. This year President Obama named 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. America's highest civilian award is awarded to individuals who make an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the US, world peace, cultural or other significant public/private endeavours. He called them The Agents of Change.

Dr. Mohammed Yunus founder of GRAMEEN Bank is one of the recipients.

Two special programs were aired on 8/10/ and 8/11 - on GRAMEEN's contribution in US life, with comments from Vidar Jorgensen, President GRAMEEN America, Shah Nawaz, Vice President GRAMEEN Bank - New York, Alithia Mendez, staff at New York Office and Habibur Rahman Choudhury, Branch Manager, GRAMEEN Bank, Nebraska. They described how the concept of GRAMEEN Bangladesh is changing the life of poor people, mainly women in the US - who are doing small business.
Among other recipients are Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Nancy Goodman Brinker - founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

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