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What We’re Watching: At Davos, Bill Gates and the Needs of the Developing World
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg interviews Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 28, 2011. Gates answers viewer questions and addresses the global need for expansive immunization, advanced agricultural techniques and the importance of traveling to see firsthand the needs of the developing world. For this and more, click the screenshot above to watch the Read more…
Tagged Africa, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Davos, Facebook, Gates Foundation, Health, Insight Trip, Melinda Gates, Poverty, Social Media, strategic partners, Switzerland, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, videos, World Economic Forum, World Economic Forum on Africa
Meet the Dedicated Individuals Jumping for Opportunity
On February 18-20 in Orlando, Fla., 25 Opportunity International supporters are jumping out of a plane at 18,000 feet to alleviate poverty in Tanzania. This dedicated group includes passionate business leaders and young entrepreneurs. Among them are CEOs Ryan Allis, author of the book Zero to One Million: How I Built a Company To $1 Million in Sales and How You Can Read more…
Tagged Africa, author, Bill Morgenstern, BusinessWeek, CEO, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Families, Financial services, Florida, fundraisers, Future of Entrepreneurship Summit, Global Poverty, Jump for Opportunity, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, OptINnow, Orlando, Poverty, Tanzania, Technology, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
ONE Blog: “In Davos, a keen understanding of Africa’s economic potential”
The following post was published on the ONE Blog on Wednesday, Jan. 26. To read the original post by ONE contributor Tom Wallace, click here. Some of the world’s most influential people from business, academia, culture and politics are currently descending on the Swiss mountain town of Davos for the 2011 World Economic Forum (WEF). Read more…
Tagged Africa, Blogging, Community, Davos, Economic development, Ending Poverty, Events, Financial services, Guest Post, IMF, international monetary fund, Microfinance, ONE, ONE blog, ONE Campaign, Opportunity Blog, Opportunity International, Poverty, Switzerland, Technology, World Economic Forum, World Economic Forum on Africa
My Call to Serve Opportunity International
This blog post was written by Opportunity Marketing Intern Emily Reavis about her fall 2010 trip to see the work of Opportunity Ghana. When our plane took off from Chicago O’Hare, it finally hit me. “Wow, I’m actually on my way to Africa right now.” I knew this trip would be everything I was told it Read more…
Tagged accra, Africa, Chicago, Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Insight Trip, MFI, Microfinance, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Teri Goudie Shares Kilimanjaro Climb for Women with her Chicago Alma Mater
Back in September on the Opportunity Blog, we shared the inspiring, triumphant story of Teri Goudie, a communications coach and former ABC News TV producer who joined two local Chicago friends, Lisa Stafford and Patty Orler, to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The three women summited the mountain in one week, facing extreme temperatures, scant oxygen, and treacherously Read more…
Tagged ABC News, Africa, Chicago, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, God, Half the Sky, Insight Trip, janada l. batchelor foundation for children, Kilimanjaro, Lillian Covington, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Mount Kilimanjaro, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, Sheryl WuDunn, Students, Tanzania, Teri Goudie, The Daily Herald, TV, Uganda, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
It’s a “Day On, Not a Day Off” for the MLK National Day of Service
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. What Are You Doing for Others from MLK Day on Vimeo Today, Martin Luther King Day, is not only a day to commemorate the teachings and ideals of Dr. King, but also to let the life and legacy Read more…
Tagged Clients, corporation for national and community service, Ending Poverty, Events, Facebook, Faith in Action, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr., Microfinance, MLK, National holiday, Opportunity Blog, Opportunity International, OptINnow, Poverty, Social Media, Twitter, volunteer
