1. BANGLADESH : President's Award : 1978
Originator of the concept of Three-share Farming (Tebhaga Khamar) as a joint farming operation. Organised Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar in Jobra, Chittagong in 1975, around a deep tubewell which was lying unused because of management problems. Government of Bangladesh adopted the concept and introduced it in the country under the name of “Packaged Input Programme” (PIP) in 1977. Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar was awarded President's Award in 1978 for introducing an innovative organisation in agriculture.

2. PHILIPPINES : Ramon Magsaysay Award : 1984
Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Field of “Community Leadership” in 1984 for “Enabling the neediest rural men and women to make themselves productive with sound group-managed credit.”

3. BANGLADESH : Central Bank Award : 1985
Awarded the Bangladesh Bank Award - 1985 in recognition of the contribution in devising a new banking mechanism to extend credit to the rural landless population, thereby creating self-employment and socio-economic development for them.

4. BANGLADESH : Independence Day award : 1987
Awarded the Independence Day Award, 1987, by the President for the outstanding contribution in rural development. This is the highest civilian national award of Bangladesh.

5. SWITZERLAND : Aga Khan Award For Architecture : 1989
Awarded Aga Khan Award For Architecture, 1989 by Geneva-based Aga Khan Foundation for designing and operating Grameen Bank Housing Programme for the poor, which helped poor members of Grameen Bank to construct 60,000 housing units by 1989, each costing on an average $ 300.

6. BELGIUM : King Baudouin International Development Prize : 1993
Awarded “The King Baudouin International Development Prize 1992” for its recognition of the role of women in the process of development and the novelty of a financial credit system contributing to the improvement of the social and material condition of women and their families in rural areas.

7. U.S.A. : Humanitarian Award : 1993
Awarded 1993 Humanitarian Award by the CARE, U.S.A. in recognition of role in providing a uniquely pragmatic and effective method of empowering poor women and men to embark on income generating activities.

8. SRI LANKA : Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio-Economic) : 1993
Awarded Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio-Economic) in 1993.

9. BANGLADESH : Rear Admiral M. A. Khan Memorial Gold-Medal Award : 1993
Awarded Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan Memorial Gold-Medal Award in 1993.

10. U.S.A. : World Food Prize : 1994
Awarded 1994 World Food Prize by World Food Prize Foundation, U.S.A. in recognition of the lifetime achievements of an economist who created a bank loan system that has given millions of people access to adequate food and nutrition for the first time in their lives.

11. U.S.A. : Pfeffer Peace Prize : 1994
Awarded 1994 Pfeffer Peace Prize by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, U.S.A. for his vision of non-collateral lending through the Grameen Bank and the courage of persevere in the concept that credit is a human right.

12. BANGLADESH : Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold-Medal Award : 1994
Awarded Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold-Medal Award in 1994.

13. MALAYSIA : Tun Abdul Razak Award : 1994
Awarded 1994 Tun Abdul Razak Award for the Bank's unique programme to lend money to the poorest of the poor and thus transform the lives of thousands of impoverished people.

14. BANGLADESH : Independence Day Award : 1994
Awarded Independence Day Award for outstanding contribution to Rural Development.

15. SWITZERLAND : Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize : 1995
Awarded Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize in 1995.

16. BANGLADESH : RCMD Award : 1995
Awarded Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka Foundation Award in 1995.

17. VENEZUELA & UNESCO : International Simon Bolivar Prize : 1996
Awarded International Simon Bolivar Prize in 1996.

18. U.S.A. : Distinguished Alumnus Award of Vanderbilt University : 1996
Awarded Distinguished Alumnus Award of Vanderbilt University in 1996.

19. U.S.A. : International Activist Award : 1997
Awarded International Activist Award Gleitsman Foundation, U.S.A., in 1997.

20. GERMANY : Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Prize : 1997
Awarded “Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Prize” by the club of Budapest in 1997.

21. NORWAY : Help for self-help Prize : 1997
Awarded “Help for self-help Prize” by the Stromme Foundation in 1997.

22. ITALY : Man for Peace Award : 1997
Awarded “Man for Peace Award” by the Together For Peace Foundation in 1997.

23. U.S.A. : State of the World Forum Award : 1997
Awarded “State of the World Forum Award” by the State of the World Forum, San Francisco in 1997.

24. UNITED KINGDOM : World Habitat Award : 1997
Awarded “World Habitat Award : 1997” by Building and Social Housing Foundation.

25. U.K.: One World Broadcasting Trust Media Awards : 1998
Awarded “One World Broadcasting Trust Special Award” by the One World Broadcasting Trust in 1998.

26. SPAIN : The Prince of Austurias Award for Concord : 1998
Awarded “The Prince of Austurias Award for Concord” by The Prince of Austurias Foundation in 1998.

27. AUSTRALIA : Sydney Peace Prize : 1998
Awarded “Sydney Peace Prize” by the Sydney Peace Foundation in 1998.

28. JAPAN : Ozaki (Gakudo) Award : 1998
Awarded “Ozaki (Gakudo) Award” by the Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation in 1998.

29. INDIA : Indira Gandhi Prize : 1998
Awarded “Indira Gandhi Prize” for Peace, Disarmament and Development by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust in 1998.

30. FRANCE : Juste of the Year Award : 1998
Awarded “Juste of the Year” by the Les Justes D’or in 1998.

31. U.S.A. : Rotary Award for World Understanding 1999
Awarded “Rotary Award for World Understanding” by the Rotary International in 1999.

32. ITALY : Golden Pegasus Award : 1999
Awarded “Golden Pegasus Award” by the TUSCAN Regional Government in 1999.

33. ITALY : Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian Action : 1999
Awarded “Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian Action” by the Municipality of Rome in 1999.

34. INDIA : Rathindra Puraskar : 1998
Awarded “Rathindra Puraskar for 1998” by the Visva-Bharati in 1999.

35. SWITZERLAND : OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement : 2000
Awarded “OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement” in 2000.

36. ITALY : Award of the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate : 2000
Awarded “The Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate” in 2000.

37. JORDAN : King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award : 2000
Awarded “King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award” by the King Hussein Foundation in 2000.

38. BANGLADESH : “IDEB Gold Medal” Award : 2000
Awarded IDEB Gold Medal Award by the Institute of Diploma Engineers in 2000.

39. INDIA : Gandhi Peace Prize : 2000
Awarded “Gandhi Peace Prize :2000” by Government of India.

40. ITALY : “Artusi” Prize : 2001
Awarded “Artusi” prize by Comune di Forlimpopoli in 2001.

41. JAPAN : Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize : 2001
Awarded “Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize “ by the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize Committee in 2001.

42. VIETNAM : Ho Chi Minh Award : 2001
Awarded “Ho Chi Minh Award” by the Ho Chi Minh City Peoples’ Committee in 2001.

43. SPAIN : International Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada : 2001
Awarded “International Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada” Caja de Ahorros de Granada in 2001.

44. SPAIN : “NAVARRA” International Aid Award : 2001
“NAVARRA” International Aid Award by the Autonomous Government of Navarra together with Caja Laboral (Savings Bank) in 2001.

45. U.S.A : Mahatma Gandhi Award :2002
Awarded “Mahatma Gandhi Award” by the M.K Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, in 2002.

46. U.K. : World Technology Network Award 2003
Awarded “World Technology Network Award 2003” for Finance by the World Technology Network in 2003.

47. SWEDEN : Volvo Environment Prize 2003
Awarded “Volvo Environment Prize 2003” by the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation in 2003.

48. COLOMBIA : National Merit Order Award
Awarded “National Merit Order” by the Honorable President of the Republic of Colombia in 2003.

49. FRANCE : The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo Guayasamin Award
Awarded “The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo Guayasamin” by the UNESCO in 2003.

50. SPAIN : Telecinco Award : 2004
Awarded “Telecinco Award for Better Path Towards Solidarity” by the Spanish TV Netwark - Channel 5 in 2004.

51. ITALY : City of Orvieto Award : 2004
Awarded “City of Orvieto Award” by the Municipality of Orvieto in 2004.

52. U.S.A : The Economist Innovation Award : 2004
Awarded “The Economist Award for Social and Economic Innovation” by The Economist in 2004.

53. U.S.A. : World Affaris Council Award : 2004
Awarded “World Affairs Council Award for Extra-ordinary Contribution to Social Change” by the World Affairs Council of Northern California in 2004.

54. U.S.A. : Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award
Awarded “Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award” by Fuqua School of Business of Duke University, U.S.A. in 2004.

55. ITALY : Premio Galileo 2000 - Special Prize for Peace : 2004
Awarded “Premio Galileo 2000 - Special Prize for Peace” by Ina Assitalia Fireuze in 2004.

56. JAPAN : Nikkei Asia Prize : 2004
Awarded “Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth” by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei) in 2004.

57. U.S.A. : Petersberg Prize : 2004
Awarded “Petersberg Prize 2004” by the Development Gateway Foundation, U.S.A. in 2004.

58. SPAIN : Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity : 2005
Awarded “Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity” by the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in May, 2005.

59. U.S.A. : Freedom Award : 2005
Awarded “Freedom Award” by the America's Freedom Foundation, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. in July, 2005.

60. BANGLADESH : Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal : 2005
Awarded “Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal” by the Bangladesh Computer Society, Bangladesh in July, 2005.

61. Italy : Prize Il Ponte : 2005
Awarded “Prize Il Ponte” by the Fondazione Europea Guido Venosta, Italy in November, 2005.

62. Spain : Foundation of Justice : 2005
Awarded “Foundation of Justice 2005” by the Foundation of Justice, Valencia, Spain in January, 2006.

63. U.S.A : Harvard University, Neustadt Award : 2006
Awarded “Neustadt Award” by Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.A. in May, 2006.

64. U.S.A : Global Citizen of the Year Award: 2006
Awarded “Global Citizen of the Year Award” by Patel Foundation for Global understanding, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A in May, 2006.

65. Netherlands : Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award: 2006
Awarded “Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award” by Roosevelt Institute, Middleburg, Province of New Zeeland, The Netherlands in May, 2006.

66. Switzerland : ITU World Information Society Award: 2006
Awarded “ITU World Information Society Award” by International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland in May, 2006.

67. Norway : Nobel Peace Prize: 2006
“Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, awarded to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below”.


Last updated: Dec 10, 2006 / SA