The Norwegian 'Hear Me Now' campaign has been a great success, raising $314,000 so far.
Healthcare.
The Green Children have committed to support the building of a new hospital in Bangladesh. This hospital will perform thousands of cataracts operations for people who would otherwise go blind from a very preventable disease. Dr. Yunus initiated this program with Grameen to save the sight of many of his countrymen and women.
Click here to find out more.
Microcredit and Education.
We firmly believe that given a chance, people have the ability to lift themselves out of poverty. We have seen that as people prosper, family sizes are reduced, children are educated, and greater care is taken for the environment.
Microcredit has been incredibly successful, but more people need access to it. Only 10% of the world's demand is currently met. We plan to do our part to extend the reach of micro-finance so that the many who need it are not left with empty hands.
My Note: Here is another example of people in action. This time it includes music.
http://www.thegreenchildren.org
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