Yogurt, Scalability and Social Business -- Muhammad Yunus: Banker to the Poor
Episode Description
Part 4- Grameens partnership with the food industry has developed some novel approaches to providing nutrition to those that need it most. Yunus discusses his motivations for entering the food business, other relationships and future development in social business.
Brief Summary
Grameen Danone Foods provides affordable nutrition through yogurt and partners with companies for social business solutions in Bangladesh.
Key points
- Social Business Model Explained. A discussion on how social businesses operate differently from conventional ones, focusing on Grameen Danone Foods.
- Nutrition for Children. The initiative aims to provide micronutrients to malnourished children through affordable yogurt.
- Water Treatment in Bangladesh. A partnership with Violia aims to supply clean water to villages suffering from arsenic contamination.
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Episode highlights
- Social Business Model ExplainedA discussion on how social businesses operate differently from conventional ones, focusing on Grameen Danone Foods.“Investors have invested money not for their own benefit, but to achieve a social objective.”1:02May 29, 2009
- Nutrition for ChildrenThe initiative aims to provide micronutrients to malnourished children through affordable yogurt.“If a child eats two cups a week, they get all the micronutrients back.”1:26May 29, 2009
- Water Treatment in BangladeshA partnership with Violia aims to supply clean water to villages suffering from arsenic contamination.“We can supply clean water to every household in the village.”5:36May 29, 2009
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