Microfinance Meets "The Simpsons"

Microfinance Meets "The Simpsons"

On Sunday, Oct. 3, Lisa Simpson learned about microfinance from pioneer Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate. She and her friend Nelson also learned an important lesson about education, financial success and social good.

Yeardley Smith, voice of Lisa Simpson, was drawn to microfinance after watching Muhammad Yunus on "Oprah" a few months after he and the Grameen Bank won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.  Since then, she has become a passionate advocate and a strong supporter of Grameen Foundation. She visited with microfinance clients in Haiti just months before the deadly earthquake as well as after, and more recently met with Professor Yunus and borrowers in Bangladesh.

To learn more about how microfinance works and how you can also support Grameen Foundation's initiatives for fighting global poverty, visit our Take Action page.

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