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Joe Madiath - Gram Vikas

Joe MadiathSocial entrepreneur Joe Madiath, founder and executive director of Gram Vikas, tells Global X what happened when, at age 11, he tried to unionize the workers who were employed by his very own father. Within two months, he was in boarding school!

You should also watch him as he describes how he sees the world in 2017. It's all about human dignity.


Roshaneh Zafar - The Kashf Foundation

Roshaneh ZafarSocial entrepreneur Roshaneh Zafar, founder and managing director of The Kashf Foundation, Pakistan's third largest microfinance institution, tells Global X why she had to unlearn what she learned about economics.

She also shares what happened when she realized that she was sitting at a conference next to a gentleman called Muhammad Yunus.


David Bornstein - How to Change the World

David BornsteinDavid Bornstein (picture here), author of How to Change the World, told Global X (picture here) what happened when he was a young journalist and he first met Muhammad Yunus (picture here) in Bangladesh.

He also talks about his aunt Suzan, who taught him to climb the fence when necessary: "The world is a playground, and one shouldn't follow the rules at all times."


Elizabeth Isele - Great Bay Foundation

Elizabeth IseleElizabeth Isele, senior program director with the Great Bay Foundation, tells Global X what happened when one of their grantees died in a car crash in Guatemala.

This tragedy shows how important it is to have a strong grantee network and it highlights the importance of succession planning.

A big fan of Social Edge, Elizabeth Isele is also a rabid optimist and thinks that the world in 2017 will be a much better place, in large part thanks to improved communication tools.


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