One Young World inspired by Nobel prize laureate Yunus
Nobel prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of micro-lending in developing countries and founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, is a role model for many of the One Young World delegates. To some of them, hearing him speak was a dream come true. Having a chance to get a photo with Yunus, not to mention, ask him a question, was beyond imagination.
Councellors quoted him throughout the day. Delegates tweeted his quotes:
"We are amazingly creative. If you put humam creativity to fight the problems, these problems have to quit." Muhammed Yunus #OYW
— tateinha (@tateinha) October 19, 2012
@yunus_centre #OYW - Feel your power. When you feel it, ask yourself the question, what are you're going to do... fb.me/IwRRprgc
— UNA Fashion (@UNA_FashionInc) October 19, 2012
"The younger you are the wiser you are..... It's not age, it's ideas that matter. Muhammad yunus." #oyw @oneyoungworld @o2ukthinkbig" #LOVE
— Shay Williams (@shalujuan) October 20, 2012
Muhammad Yunus tells us to redesign the system and make the word #unemployment non-existent, very inspiring, we welcome you to #OYW #havasww
— Chuck Fletcher (@chuckfletcher) October 19, 2012
"Sometimes not knowing about something is a blessing." -- @yunus_centre at #OYW
— Franklin Murillo (@FranklinMurillo) October 19, 2012
"There is no reason that billions of people have literacy problems. Technology has to be able to solve that problem." Muhammed Yunus #OYW
— tateinha (@tateinha) October 19, 2012
Ananya Cleetus, a high school student from Upper Saint Clair High School and a student-reporter covering the One Young World Summit as part of the Pittsburgh Youth Media Project, wrote a personal reflection about Muhammad Yunus at the Young One World Summit...
Ananya even had a chance to get a photo of Yunus, in which she is standing by her paragon's side:
