eBay Ink » global poverty http://ebayinkblog.com an inside look at the wide world of eBay, Inc. Wed, 23 May 2012 22:18:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Nobel Laureate Celebrates MicroPlace One Year Anniversary http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/11/17/exclusive-video-nobel-laureate-celebrates-microplace-one-year-anniversary/ http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/11/17/exclusive-video-nobel-laureate-celebrates-microplace-one-year-anniversary/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:56:29 +0000 Richard Brewer-Hay http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=1171 Professor Yunus of MicroPlace
I was lucky enough to attend an invitation-only event for the investors of MicroPlace last week as they celebrated their first year anniversary. MicroPlace was created to help alleviate global poverty by enabling everyday people to make investments in the world’s working poor. Learn more about microfinance and MicroPlace here.

To help celebrate the occasion, Nobel Laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus gave an inspiring speech to the audience and I managed to get my hands on the raw video. After an introduction by MicroPlace founder Tracey Turner, Professor Yunus gave an incredible account of the triumph of the human spirit. One that I confess, brought a tear to my eye (I can’t deny it, there were witnesses).

I must warn you that what follows is the whole video – almost 60 minutes in length – and is a mammoth file (took me forever to get this up today). As a result, the picture quality is not at its best. I’ve been promised an edited version of the video that I can share with you, but if you do have the time, I highly recommend watching this exclusive video. His stories have stayed with me since I saw him speak on Thursday afternoon.

You can see my pictures from the event by clicking here.

Cheers,
RBH

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