At the Global Microcredit Summit held November 12-17 in Halifax, Canada, Muhammad Yunus was the guest speaker.

Also, Citizens Bank made a very future friendly initiative public.

And now, we can use our own funds just as Muhammad Yunus did in the early days. This week, Citizens Bank announced that they will offering there version of a Shared World investment fund where Canadians can invest their RRSP’s to be put to work in the developing world as revolving microcredit loans.

What a powerful example of a win-win! We get to save for retirement while simultaneously helping millions of the poorest climb out of the depths of poverty with dignity and self-esteem. Sounds like the kind of Canada we all want to be part of.

Source: The Epoch Times | Empowering the Poorest