Empowering Individuals in the Global Community Through Entrepreneurship
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The documentary To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks On America, directed and produced by Gayle Ferraro, had its World Premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in January. The film chronicles Grameen America, the not-for-profit microfinance organization founded by Yunus, during its first year of operations in Queens, New York. With Grameen America, Yunus has replicated the micro-credit model in the US. Since opening in January 2008, Grameen America has disbursed more than $4.3 million in loans to 2,002 borrowers and maintains a repayment rate of 99%
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