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We’re Celebrating 40 Years of Poverty Alleviation through Microfinance
For 40 years, Opportunity International has been blessed to serve millions of microfinance clients and honored to partner with passionate supporters committed to ending global poverty. Today, our staff touches the lives of clients on four continents, we develop innovative products that protect families and communities, expand services to remote and rural areas, and so much Read more…
Back to School with a Visit to See Education Finance in Action in Uganda
As we head back to school in the U.S., we’re thinking a lot about our educational loan clients and school proprietors around the world, and the impoverished children who are receiving an education because of them. Here, staff member Mark shares what he learned about education finance on his recent visit to a primary school in Kampala, Read more…
Tagged Africa, Back to School, Banking on Africa, Banking on Africa Campaign, Banking on Africa Insight Trip 2011, Children, Clients, Community, Education, Education finance, education microfinance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, Kampala, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Uganda, Poverty, Rise and Shine School, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, Students, Uganda, Youth
Opportunity Staff Interview on BBC Radio 2
Listen today! BBC Radio 2‘s Jeremy Vine interviews Nick Lea, development economist and an Opportunity trustee, and Lydia Baffour Awuah, head of Africa programs at Opportunity UK. Recording of interview is only available until 2:02 p.m. GMT+1 on Tuesday, Aug. 30th (9:02 a.m. EST in the United States). Listen to the 10-minute interview by clicking here. ** (The interview Read more…
Tagged Africa, BBC, BBC Radio, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, Loans, Lydia Baffour Awuah, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Mobile Banking, mobile banking vehicle, Mothers, Nick Lee, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Opportunity UK, Poverty, Savings, Schools, staff, Students, Technology, Trust Groups, Women
Last Chance to Triple Your Impact–The Banking on Africa Summer Campaign Ends Tonight
Congratulations! Because of your support, our Banking on Africa campaign has reached its $75,000 summer goal, making crucial progress toward the day when all people in Sub-Saharan Africa will be able to access powerful financial services that enable them to break the cycle of poverty. Inspired by your enthusiastic support, the 2-to-1 match has been extended until Read more…
Top 5 Creative Fundraisers by International Nonprofits
Last February, 29 super-dedicated young professionals and entrepreneurs went to Orlando, Florida to jump out of a plane, skydiving to raise funds and awareness for Opportunity Tanzania‘s microfinance initiatives. Inspired by our supporters’ fundraiser at 18,000 feet, we entered Jump for Opportunity as the “Most Creative Fundraiser by a Charity” in this year’s Classy Awards. Read more…
Tagged Classy Awards, Clients, contest, Creativity, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Florida, fundraisers, Jump for Opportunity, MFI, Microfinance, Nonprofit, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, Orlando, Stay Classy, Supporters, Tanzania, Twitter, University of Chicago, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, young entrepreneurs, Young Professionals
Support our Clients, Buy a Sevenly T-Shirt
Wear your passion for microfinance with pride. This week only, Sevenly is selling a specially designed t-shirt to benefit Opportunity International in honor of our Banking on Africa campaign concluding this Saturday. Sevenly is a company of Christian social entrepreneurs whose mission is to design and sell t-shirts to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations they Read more…
Meet Thomas, a Loan Officer in Moshi, Tanzania
Meet Thomas. Thomas is a loan officer in the Moshi branch of Opportunity Tanzania. When I asked him about himself he said he likes hip hop music, traveling, and helping out clients. His Trust Group adores him, as they should, he is a wonderful man who helps out whenever possible. We talked about some of Read more…
Tagged 2011 YAO Insight Trip, Africa, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Moshi, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, Poverty, Tanzania, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Empowerment through Microfinance–Meeting Rwandan Microfinance Client Dorosera Mukagahima
Dorosera Mukagahima made our long two-hour bus ride worth the trek to her remote village. She’s the elected treasurer in her Trust Group of about 30, mostly women. In her business she buys and sells goats—about three at a time. She proudly told us of her sturdy mud brick home with a metal roof, situated Read more…
Tagged Africa, Banking on Africa, Banking on Africa Campaign, Banking on Africa Insight Trip 2011, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Family, Financial services, Genocide, Insight Trip, Loans, mark lutz, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Rwanda, Opportunity Uganda, Poverty, Rwanda, Trust Groups, Uganda, Women
