Rome’s project named after Pope Francis, Dr Yunus

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Staff Reporter :

A 3Zero Club initiated in Italy’s capital Rome jointly named after Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus as an effort to usher in a transformative and inclusive future for humanity.

The ‘3Zero Club’stands as a beacon of hope for the youth in Rome’s marginalised communities, providing a platform to develop innovative ideas and create concrete and sustainable solutions.

In a letter to the Vicar General of Rome, Cardinal Baldo Reina on Saturday, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said he was ‘deeply honoured’ by the motion.

Dr. Yunus extended his ‘heartfelt congratulations’ to Cardinal Reina on the occasion.
The 2006 Nobel Peace laureate said “This remarkable initiative embodies the shared vision of His Holiness Pope Francis and my aspirations for a transformative and inclusive future.”

“This initiative not only aims to achieve zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions but also aspires to foster the emergence of a new civilisation-one grounded in compassion, equity, and sustainability,” Dr. Yunus said.

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“A civilisation where not only should no one be left behind, but where each person can also be the protagonist of their destiny, proud to belong to one human family, as the Holy Father has emphasised in recent years,” the Chief Adviser said.

“In his encyclical Fratelli tutti, he wrote: Let us dream, then, as a single human family, as fellow travellers sharing the same flesh, as children of the same earth, which is our common home, each of us bringing the richness of his or her beliefs and convictions, each of us with his or her own voice, brothers and sisters all,” he said.

The Chief Adviser further said, “Inspired by Pope Francis’s unwavering commitment to social justice and my belief in the power of social business, the 3Zero Club encourages young minds to envision and implement projects that drive meaningful change.”

“By nurturing their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, we empower these young leaders to become architects of a more just and harmonious society,” he said.

As per the latest counts, there are at least 4, 600 Three Zero clubs across the globe, all inspired by Professor Yunus’s vision for a new civilisation. Many of the clubs are set up in universities.

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