Yunus Social Business Japan to be launched next month
A group of young Japanese entrepreneurs plan to initiate Yunus Social Business Japan to promote the ideas of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus in the country and other parts of the world.
The move is aimed at joining the global network of companies around the world set up on the philosophies of the founder of Grameen Bank.
On October 8, Prof Yunus attended a meeting of the members of the board Tomoni Corporation, a social business company established by a group of young Japanese entrepreneurs, according to a statement from Yunus Centre in Dhaka yesterday.
At the meeting, the entrepreneurs disclosed their plan to launch Yunus Social Business Japan.
The signing with the parent company for launching Yunus Social Business Japan will be held in Berlin at the upcoming Global Social Business Summit slated for November 4 to 6.
Top executives of Japan International Cooperation Foundation also met with Prof Yunus to work out the conceptual framework of a joint venture agricultural company with Yunus Social Business Uganda.
The microcredit pioneer also attended Social Business Design Contest 2015 at Roppongi in Tokyo. The competition was organised by Yunus & Shiiki Social Business Research Centre at Kyushu University.
Eight top projects were presented at the contest. Winning teams were given trophies and scholarships to attend the Summit.
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