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Habari za Moshi Branch? Latest Update from the YAO Tanzania Reporter

By AJ Renold on January 14, 2011

Habari za Moshi Branch? is a Kiswahili phrase which translates into English as “How is Moshi Branch?” or “What’s the news at Moshi Branch?” The success of the Moshi branch has been a highlight for Opportunity Tanzania in 2010 and I’m excited to share the great news from Tanzania. I’d also like to introduce you Read more…

Posted in Bank Building, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Africa, Client Stories, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Jump for Opportunity, Loan Officer, Loans, local staff, MFI, Moshi, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, Poverty, Satellite bank branch, Swahili, Tanzania, Trust Group, Trust Groups, Women, Women's Philanthropy, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

A New Year for Microfinance in Tanzania

By AJ Renold on January 6, 2011

This year at Opportunity Tanzania there were big changes and growth. Among them was the addition of Ross Nathan as the new Chief Operating Officer. Nathan began his work in Tanzania in August, bringing a wealth of knowledge from his 13 years of on-the-ground experience in microfinance operations and strategies in six countries, including setting up regulated Read more…

Posted in Events, Faith in Action, Local Staffing, Our Leadership, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Africa, AJ Renold, Bank Building, Branch staff, Christmas, Dar es Salaam, Ending Poverty, Faith in Action, Financial services, Ilala, India, Loan Officer, Loans, local staff, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance Institution, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, Poverty, Rwanda, Savings, Tanzania, Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Zambia

Meet Opportunity Tanzania Microfinance Client Jumanne

By AJ Renold on November 11, 2010

The following report is by AJ Renold, YAO’s multimedia reporter on the ground in Tanzania. In September, I had the privilege of meeting one of Opportunity Tanzania’s most interesting clients. His name is Jumanne and he is truly a special person. Jumanne is in the Trust Group called Tausi Group. Having only finished two loan cycles, he Read more…

Posted in Trust Groups, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Africa, AJ Renold, blindness, Client Stories, Clients, Dar es Salaam, disabilities, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Loan Officer, Loans, market, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, Poverty, retail, Tanzania, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

Supporting Youth Groups with Microloans in Tanzania

By AJ Renold on July 12, 2010

AJ Renold, Opportunity Tanzania’s multimedia YAO reporter on the ground, sends us this report about a pilot microlending program for a Tanzanian youth group. This past Friday, Opportunity Tanzania lending staff visited the NGAO Youth Group, a group supported by Youth Initiatives Tanzania (YITA), to assess their business for the capacity for a loan. This Read more…

Posted in Loans, Local Staffing, Our Work, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Africa, AJ Renold, Children, Clients, Community, Dar es Salaam, Education, Financial services, HIV/AIDS, Loans, Microfinance, Microloans, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, Poverty, Schools, Students, Tanzania, Training, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth

Arusha Bank Branch Opens in Tanzania

By AJ Renold on May 20, 2010

This week, Opportunity announces the launch of its Tanzanian clients on OptINnow.org. AJ Renold, our multimedia YAO reporter on the ground with Opportunity Tanzania, had the opportunity to travel to Arusha in March to attend the opening ceremony for its flagship bank branch, and he shares with us the story of this significant event… Thursday, Read more…

Posted in Bank Building, Local Staffing, OptINnow, Our Leadership, Our Work, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, AJ Renold, Arusha, Branch Manager, Branch staff, CEO, Clients, Dar es Salaam, David Makanza, Education, Francis Pelekamoyo, Insight Trip, Isidore Shirima, Loan Officers, Loans, Microfinance, Mobile Banking, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, OptINnow, Peter Olivier, Poverty, Savings, Students, Tanzania, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth

Meeting My First Opportunity Tanzania Microfinance Clients

By AJ Renold on May 17, 2010

Opportunity International is thrilled to announce the launch of Tanzanian clients on OptINnow.org. This is the perfect opportunity for AJ Renold, our multimedia YAO reporter on the ground with Opportunity Tanzania, to share his experience meeting hard-working Tanzanian microfinance clients. Visit OptINnow.org to fund the loan of a client in Tanzania today. I went to interview my first Opportunity Tanzania clients Read more…

Posted in Local Staffing, OptINnow, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Africa, Children, Client Stories, Dar es Salaam, Education, Insight Trip, Loan Officers, Loans, Microfinance, Opportunity International, OptINnow, Poverty, Savings, Students, Tanzania, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

Young Ambassador Reporting from Tanzania

By AJ Renold on March 23, 2010

On Sunday, Feb. 21, I flew from Chicago, Ill., to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. After almost two days of travel, I stepped out of the Julius Nyerere International Airport into humid, 90 degree weather. I knew I was in Tanzania. Thankfully, my luggage arrived with me and I went on to the Opportunity Tanzania head office. Over Read more…

Posted in Bank Building, Insight Trips, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Bank, Blogging, Clients, Insurance, Loans, Media, Microfinance, Opportunity Tanzania, Savings, Tanzania, Twitter, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

The Important Role of Women at Opportunity Tanzania

By AJ Renold on March 8, 2010

Today, March 8, 2010, is International Women’s Day around the world. In recognition of their service to our clients and their importance to Opportunity International, I would like to share the stories of some of the women staff of Opportunity Tanzania. They are dedicated to their jobs, their families and our clients, and they bring warmth and happiness to Read more…

Posted in Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Build businesses, Client Stories, Community, Education, Gender equality, Gloria Benne, International Women's Day, International Women’s Day, Lillian Mbassy, Loan Officers, Opportunity Tanzania, Tanzania, Uganda, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, Women's rights, WON

Social Change is the Business of the Future

By AJ Renold on October 28, 2009

As many would agree, we are in a turbulent time. Old business models are breaking down and our future seems a bit more uncertain with each passing day. At the 10th Innovating Social Change Conference hosted last week by the Kellogg School of Management, I learned that now is the time to forget old business Read more…

Posted in Our Mission and Vision
Tagged 10th Innovating Social Change Conference, Acumen Fund, Australasia, CEO, Coca-Cola Enterprises, DBL Investors, Dr. Sanjay Sinho, Education, Enterprise Solutions to Poverty, Ethos Water, Jacqueline Novogratz, John Brock, John Wood, Jonathan Greenblatt, Kellogg School of Management, KIN Global, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children, MicroDreams, Nancy Barry, Nonprofit, Room to Read, SeaChange Capital Partners, Social business, Social capital, Social Change, South Pacific Business Development Microfinance Network, The American India Foundation, Youth

Insight Trip: Rwanda Day 4 – AJ Renold

By AJ Renold on September 29, 2009

This post is a part of an on-going series from members of the . It shares their stories as they travel from the United States to Tanzania and Rwanda. Today we visited Opportunity Rwanda’s bank branch in Nyamata, about a 45-minute drive from Kigali. When we arrived, we were greeted by three who had been Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Children, Client Stories, Clients, Education, Insight Trip, Loans, Mobile Phones, Opportunity Rwanda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

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