Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate, and noted economist has been conferred with the 11th KISS Humanitarian Award 2018.
He has been awarded this award for his unwavering commitment to eradicating the global poverty and for his contribution towards fostering socio-economic
He is the founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and is widely known as the Father of Microfinance.
The KISS Humanitarian Award is a prestigious international award given to someone who has made an exceptional contribution to the society in various fields relating to social issues and who has distinguished himself or herself as a true humanitarian.
It was instituted in 2008 by Achyuta Samanta, the founder of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Bhubaneswar.