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In a surprise announcement at the 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett informed a keynote audience that the world’s biggest chipmaker would work together with Grameen Bank. The financial institution was started […]

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.

While some stand in line for their chance to buy an iPhone, others walk up to six miles to make a phone call.

If you are buying an iPhone, may I humbly suggest you review the benefits of funding a Grameen Village Phone as well.
“Access to affordable telecommunications simply does not exist for millions in the […]

From Tahoe Chamber of Commerce Website:
“The Locals for Locals Angora Fire Fund was set up immediately to assist those impacted by the fire. Donors can go to US Bank or mail their donation to Locals for Locals Angora Fire Fund at PO Box 17640, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151. This fund is unrelated to Chamber […]

Page Yunus, Brin, and Doerr
Most Silicon Valley technocrats will recognize three of the four people in this picture. They are Larry Page and Sergey Brin, founders of Google, and John Doerr from Kliener Perkins Caufield & Byers.
But you might not recognize the recipient of this years Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Muhammad Yunus. I had […]