yunus , who shares the 1 . 4 million dollar farm with the grameen foundation that he organized 30 years ago , pioneered the concept of " microcredit . " it allows very good families , who don ' t qualify for customary bonds , to get credits of as large as a few dollars in collateral . the banks ' shareholders are the impoverished people it supports .
Yunus founded the Grameen Bank 30 years ago.