Prof. Muhammad Yunus felicitated in Manila
This was made a part of the 65th Anniversary of the Magsaysay Award itself. The event honored the Filipino awardees of the Magsaysay prize in the presence of the diplomatic community.
Susanna B Afan President of the Foundation in her introductory speech mentioned how the Magsaysay Award given to Professor Yunus in 1984 was the first international honors he received, and more than 20 years before the Nobel Peace Prize. She stated how his pioneering microcredit lifted up billions of the poor around the world. She went on to elaborate how Professor Yunus's work impacted on many social leaders around the world to follow his work and made significant contributions in lifting the poor out of poverty. He counted how many of them received Magsaysay Prize in the Asian region for playing leadersh...