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Microfinance Meets "The Simpsons" |
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 Watch "The Simpsons" on Sunday, Oct. 3, as Lisa teams up with
microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and
2006 Nobel Peace Laureate, to teach Springfield an important lesson
about financial success and social good. Professor Yunus makes a special
guest appearance as himself -- mark your calendar and tell your
friends!
The Simpsons
"Loan-A-Lisa"
October 3, 2010
8:00-8:30 p.m. ET/PT
7:00-7:30 CT
Yeardley
Smith, voice of Lisa Simpson, was drawn to microfinance after watching
Muhammad Yunus on "Oprah" a few months after he and the Grameen Bank won
the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Since then, she has become a passionate
advocate and a strong supporter of Grameen Foundation. She visited with
microfinance clients in Haiti just months before the deadly earthquake
as well as after, and more recently met with Professor Yunus and
borrowers in Bangladesh.
Source: http://grameenfoundation.org/simpsons
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