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Extra Credit Articles for the Industrialization and Economic Development Unit
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Practice Quizzes
Unit 7 Videos
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"Pennies a Day" features the pioneering work of Muhammad Yunnus, who earned the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for developing the concept of microcredit. His Grameen Bank has given very small loans to millions of villagers in rural Bangladesh. This has enabled poor women to start successful business ventures and lift their families out of extreme poverty. This video tells the inspiring story of one such family and how microcredit has become a worldwide phenomenon. http://www.izzit.org/
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In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works. http://www.ted.com
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