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Welcome to the Centre for Social Impact (CSI), a unique partnership between the Business Schools of the University of New South Wales, the University of Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Western Australia.

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View video of Muhammad Yunus' speech on 'Abolishing Poverty'

8th March, Sydney:2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus spoke to an audience of almost 1000 in Sydney, on 'Abolishing Poverty - The Human rights Priority'

This was one of two public lectures Professor Yunus made during his visit to Australia. He talks about the success of the Grameen Bank's microcredit scheme in lifting millions of people out of poverty, through the disbursement of millions of tiny loans to the poor. This concept of microcredit is now a mainstream approach in dealing with poverty. Professor Yunus also encourages us to consider the role of 'social business' in addressing many of our social issues.

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This edition of Knowledge Connect focuses on Stakeholder Engagement. Article summaries highlight some of the values embedded in social impact work and how that may affect the way we engage.

Knowledge Connect is CSI's Quarterly Literature Review - connecting you to social impact thinking worldwide. Previous editions available here