Breaking Through |
As the countdown to my first marathon entered its final hours, the parallels I saw to the experiences of first-time microfinance borrowers grew. I heard the echoes of many stories told to me by ...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:55:00 GMT |
Grameen Foundations 10th-Year Birthday Bash |
Well, it is finally the home stretch of my marathon preparation. Seeing the sponsorship contributions increase every day has been encouraging I am reasonably confident I will not let all the...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:14:00 GMT |
The Last Mile |
My training for the Detroit marathon, my first, is entering a critical stage. In some ways I am feeling more confident, but in others feeling increasingly nervous. My body seems to be ge...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:36:00 GMT |
Uphill and Beyond |
Before I began training for this marathon, I had done one run longer than 13 miles in my life. Probably it would have made most sense to run a half-marathon, since most of my runs in recent ye...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:06:00 GMT |
How it All Began |
Everyone has their Everest. Mine is a challenge issued by my wife, signed on a paper napkin at a Washington area Mexican restaurant, no less. She's challenged me to run my first marathon ever. I'v...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:34:00 GMT |
Nobel Prize Ceremony & Speech: Radical or Common Sense? |
I thought it would be very hard for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to live up to expectations, but it exceeded them. As Dr. Yunus..s motorcade approached (and was broadcast in the room), Oslo City Ha...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:10:00 GMT |
Click for Peace & End to Poverty |
On December 10, Muhammad Yunus, "banker to the poor" and founder of the Grameen Bank, will receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Professor Yunus' work, known as microfinance, has led to millions escaping pov...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:13:00 GMT |
