Insight Trips with Opportunity International provide a unique opportunity to see firsthand how microfinance work impacts clients, their families and their communities. Insight Trip participants meet Opportunity clients, attend Trust Group meetings, exchange knowledge with local loan officers, and share insights with Opportunity staff and their fellow travelers.
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Rwanda
February 25, 2012 - March 02, 2012
In the "Land of a Thousand Hills," join trip hosts Ken and Linda Vander Weele discover firsthand how Opportunity International’s microfinance services are helping to bring reconciliation to people recovering from the 1994 genocide. Meet rural clients served by our new mobile bank, and learn about our plans for launching bank branches throughout Rwanda. Visit our newest branch in the Nyamata slum, which is helping displaced families work their way out of poverty. Open your own account at URWEGO Opportunity, Rwanda's fastest-growing bank, where clients can save securely with an initial deposit of only $25.
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Colombia with Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
March 25, 2012 - March 29, 2012
Join adventurous young professionals and entrepreneurs who have a passion to explore new cultures and create positive change in the world. Enjoy the beauty of the rich Colombian culture and landscape and be inspired by the remarkable Opportunity clients who are working their way out of poverty and transforming their communities. Learn how microfinance is giving the world's poor real opportunity and is playing a significant role in eradicating poverty.
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Rwanda | Women's Opportunity Network
April 21, 2012 - April 27, 2012
The Women's Opportunity Network invites Mothers, Daughters and Sisters to the "land of a thousand hills." Dscover firsthand how Opportunity International's microfinance services are helping to bring reconciliation to people recovering from the 1994 genocide. See how microfinance services empower women to provide housing, education and healthcarefor their families and take leadership roles in strengthening their communities Meet rural clients served by our new mobile bank, and learn about our plans for launching bank branches throughout Rwanda. Visit our newest branch in the Nyamata slum, which is helping displaced families work their way out of poverty. Open your own account at URWEGO Opportunity, Rwanda's fastest-growing bank, where clients can save securely with an initial deposit of only $25.
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Ghana
June 01, 2012 - June 08, 2012
Put on your walking shoes each morning to see firsthand Opportunity International's innovative approach to educational finance in helping to break the cycle of poverty in the next generation. Meet with school proprietors receiving loans hoping to boost the development of their schools for children in rural and urban ares throughout Ghana. Learn about our dreams for building a sustainable, holistic, educational model that can be supported through microfinance loans and replicated throughout the developing world.
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Nicaragua | Family Week
June 24, 2012 - June 30, 2012
Join us on a life-changing journey to the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Because 75% of Nicaraguans live below the poverty line, Opportunity International has implemented a holistic program blending economic development strategies with microfinance to help alleviate poverty. You’ll discover how Opportunity helps provide training and finance for small and medium enterprises in promising local industries like tourism and agriculture. And you’ll see how the Nicaraguan people are working their way out of poverty and creating healthy, vibrant and sustainable communities.
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Colombia | Family Week
July 08, 2012 - July 14, 2012
You and your family are invited to join Opportunity International for a week filled with learning, new experiences and community in Colombia. Family Week Trips are designed for families to connect with our work and the world at a deeper level.
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Kenya | Family Week
July 14, 2012 - July 22, 2012
You and your family are invited to join Opportunity International for a week filled with learning, new experiences and community in Kenya. Family Week Trips are designed for Governors who want their families to connect with our work and the world on a deeper level.
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Democratic Republic of Congo
July 20, 2012 - July 27, 2012
Travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo to experience how Opportunity's newest bank in the capital city of Kinshasa is bringing hope and transformation to people who have never had access to basic financial services. Each morning, put on your walking shoes to be inspired by the richness found in the life experiences of our clients, loan officers and staff. As you explore their world, discover the impact of savings, loans, insurance and training on families and communities.
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Colombia | Kingdom Advisors
July 29, 2012 - August 01, 2012
Travel with other Christian wealth advisors to discover how clients in Colombia have used Opportunity's financial services for the past 40 years to work their way out of chronic poverty. Experience firsthand how Opportunity staff and supporters are living out Christ's call by bringing hope and justice to people living in poverty. Learn how tools like savings accounts, business loans and financial literacy can give displaced persons in Colombia the opportunity to provide for their families and transform their lives.
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India
August 11, 2012 - August 18, 2012
Each Morning put on your walking shoes to be inspired by the richness found in the life experiences of our clients, loan officers and staff in Chennai, India’s fourth most populous city. Take part in Trust Group meetings where you’ll hear stories of our clients’ struggles and successes and see development in action. Learn how Opportunity commits significant resources for the transformation and training of our staff and clients in India.
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Tanzania
October 20, 2012 - October 28, 2012
Come join us for a time of incredible vision as you visit Opportunity International’s implementing partners in Arusha, Tanzania. Expect to increase your passion and commitment to help poor families in the developing world through microfinance. See for yourself the ripple effect of lives that have been touched and changed by the work of Opportunity. You will see the streets alive with industrious people and shake the hands of our hard-working clients. These small business owners are working their way out of poverty with dignity and bringing renewed hope to their families and communities.
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Uganda | Agricultural Finance
November 02, 2012 - November 10, 2012
Put on your Walking Shoes as we walk through villages outside Kampala, Uganda, to meet smallholder farmers and hear firsthand about the challenges they face. Learn how these clients are using Opportunity’s agricultural finance and rural finance savings programs to feed their families and work their way out of poverty. Discover how loans and crop insurance from Opportunity enable them to purchase better seed and fertilizers to increase their outputs and help increase food security in their communities.
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