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Shares her experience meeting Mohammed Yunus, "the friend of the poor," in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as she began her work as a goodwill ambassador for UNESCO. Although one of the poorest countries in the world, Bangladesh is providing an unprecedented transfer of assistance via Grameen Bank, in the form of microcredits (mostly to women), to other countries. It is asserted that this program could vanquish poverty from the world. The origins of the Grameen Bank are traced. The social change wrought by microcredit is linked to gender in developing countries. This antipoverty program also works to maintain & renew cultural heritage. The need for new markets is noted, & the need to provide market access to higher quality products made by the human hand is stressed, ie, high tech & "high touch" must exists side by side. J. Zendejas