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Bangladeshi Economist, Grameen Bank Win Nobel Peace Prize, 10/16/06
Reading Comprehension Questions: 1. Who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
2. When giving the award, what did the Nobel committee have to say about the work the winners were doing?
3. How did Yunus come to create his bank?
4. What is life like for many in Bangladesh?
5. What is micro-credit?
6. Describe how one business owner's life changed when she was given a micro-credit loan.
7. Why does Yunus think dealing with women is essential to making real change in Bangladeshi society?
Discussion Activity (more research might be needed): 1. According to the Nobel committee, peace and poverty cannot coexist. Do you agree? Why or why not? Explain your reasoning giving clear examples. 2. Muhammad Yunus, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace prize said in an interview that the people of Bangladesh were not poor because they were lazy or unintelligent but because they lacked capital. Do you agree? Why or why not? Is it possible to be smart and hard working and still be poor? 3. What do you think about Yunus' belief that women are essential to making real change in rural Bangladesh? How does this make you feel about being a young man or a young woman? Why do you think Yunus holds this belief? On what is he basing his facts? Write a 300-500 word essay on any of these topics providing clear examples. Send your completed editorial to NewsHour Extra [extra@newshour.org]. Exceptional essays might be published on our Web site. |