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In 2006, Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work with grassroots economic and social development. But micro-credit isn't Yunus's only focus. Recognizing the impo...
In 2006, Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work with grassroots economic and social development. But micro-credit isn't Yunus's only focus. Recognizing the importance of energy as a factor in economic growth, he started Grameen Shakti, a nonprofit company that develops and promotes renewable energy technologies. This program follows its activities in remote areas of Bangladesh, where it helps provide rural households with reliable, eco-friendly energy.
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- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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- Videos, Slides, Films
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- English
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- New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2009]
- ©2007
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- 1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sound, color, digital file
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- ocn811356077
- Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 06, 2009.
- Closed-captioned.
- Poverty: Enemy of Human Potential (2:39) -- Micro-loans and Poverty (1:07) -- Bangladesh's Energy Crisis (2:50) -- 3 Year Repayment Plan for Unlimited Resources (1:08) -- Replacing Kerosene Energy in Mawna (2:23) -- Changing a Culture (1:24) -- Link Between Economic Gains and Human Rights (1:22) -- Educating Women for a Better Future (2:10) -- Biogas (1:37) -- Building Biogas Plants (1:06) -- Tea Stall: Biogas Line Improves Sales (1:38) -- Energy Changes Lives in Bangladesh (2:07) -- Grameen Shakti's Challenge (2:15)