Theirworld’s Annual High-Level Global Education Dinner— held at a hotel during the United Nations General Assembly here in the USA on Monday (local time) — brought together global leaders and changemakers to champion education for all.
A central highlight of the evening was the presentation of Theirworld’s Unlock Big Change award to Prof Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, in recognition of his pioneering work in social and economic development and his unwavering commitment to education.
Theirworld is a global children’s charity committed to ending the global education crisis and unleashing the potential of the next generation.
Co-hosted by Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education and former UK Prime Minister, and Sarah Brown, Chair of Theirworld and Executive Chair of the Global Business Coalition for Education, the event celebrated the power of education to transform lives and communities.
Prof Yunus was honoured alongside Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, but it was Prof Yunus’s lifelong mission to eradicate poverty through microfinance—and to make education a core part of that mission—that resonated most deeply with attendees.
In presenting the award, Gordon Brown praised Prof Yunus as a global trailblaser whose work has empowered millions.
No project in the private sector has done more to release people from poverty in the past 50 years, he said.বিস্তারিত