Muhammad Yunus: Congressional Gold Medal

Help Award Muhammad Yunus the Congressional Gold Medal!

Since the American Revolution, Congress has commissioned gold medals as its highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions including actors, authors, entertainers, musicians, pioneers in aeronautics and space, explorers, lifesavers, notables in science and medicine, athletes, humanitarians, public servants, and foreign recipients.

As the recognized “father of microfinance,” Muhammad Yunus is esteemed in the United States and abroad as an innovative and tireless leader in the fight against poverty. This bill has already passed in the Senate. Help us pass this bill in the House of Representatives by contacting your rep today!

Impact of Awarding Prof. Yunus the Congressional Gold Medal

Presenting Prof. Yunus with the Congressional Gold Medal would help to:

• Raise public and congressional awareness of the power of microfinance to change lives;
• Build congressional and U.S. government support for this proven anti-poverty intervention;
• Send a strong signal to USAID and the World Bank that the U.S. is committed to microfinance for the very poor;
• Reinforce the message that microfinance is strongly supported by both political parties.

(The above is excerpted from the Yunus Gold Medal Resource Page at www.RESULTS.org)

Ask your representative to sign on to H.R. 2000 (The Yunus Gold Medal Bill):

1. Find out who your representative is by checking WhoIsMyRepresentative.com

2. Check the list below to see if your representative has signed on to the Yunus Bill.

3. Get in touch with your local RESULTS group so that they can support you in asking your representative to support this bill.