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Young People Who Desire to Live our Lives “4 others”
The following is a guest post by April Hunt who is a Youth Pastor with X-Force Student Ministries/4others.org (You can reach her at april@4others.org). We’re a group of young people who desire to live our lives “4 others”. With this vision, we launched our ministry, 4others.org, in the hope that we would inspire many more Read more…
#Mifimon: Where in the world is microfinance working?
The following is a guest post by Grameen America DC’s Alice Geglio, for Opportunity International Interested in learning about microfinance? Follow our biweekly Twitter discussion group #mifimon (because Microfinance Mondays was too long for Twitter’s 140-character limit!) The aim is to host an exchange of ideas about issues relevant to the microfinance industry. You’re welcome to lend Read more…
Tagged #MifiMon, Accion, Afganistan, ASA, China, Clients, Financial Regulations, FINCA, Gameen Bank, Ghana, India, Kenya, Latin America, Mexico, MFI, Microenterprises, Microfinance Institution, OptINnow, Peru, Rural banking, Southeast Asia, The Economist, Twitter
“The Girl Effect”: What an Effect!
The following is a guest post from Young Ambassadors for Opportunity supporter, Suzie Hofert: It was just another class (at least that’s what I thought). It started at a grueling 8:30 in the morning, but the class was for my major, so I had to push through. My goal: figure out how to get an Read more…
Tagged Community, Education, Family, Intern, Nike, Nike Foundation, Poverty, Rwanda, Tanzania, The Girl Effect, Women, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Insight Trip: Tanzania/Rwanda Day 3 – Suzie Hofert
This post is a part of an on-going series from members of the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity. It shares their stories as they travel from the United States to Tanzania and Rwanda: Guest Post by Suzie Hofert. Sept. 9, 2009 We woke up at the crack of dawn to fly to Rwanda. Getting through airport Read more…
Insight Trip: Tanzania Day 2 – Suzie Hofert
This post is a part of a continued series of guest posts from YAO members who recently visited Tanzania and Rwanda on an Insight Trip: Guest Post by Suzie Hofert. Sept. 8, 2009 Today we met many different Opportunity International clients — each one unique in what he or she was selling. One of the clients was Read more…
Tagged Clients, Insight Trip, Loans, Tanzania, Women, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
“There is nothing micro about the human spirit.”
This is a guest post written by Susy Cheston: This was a quote from the speech Maria Otero gave at her swearing-in ceremony as Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs yesterday. Maria spent over 20 years working in microfinance, and had been serving as CEO of ACCION International when she was tapped Read more…
Twestival: Social Media Enables Social Change
Guest Post written by Kaitlyn Davidson: What’s this Twitter stuff all about? If you have a Twitter account (millions of you do), and you want to engage in social change, then Twitter may have just the event for you. Twestival Local, or Twitter-Festival, is an event that unites Twitter users offline to have a Read more…
Tagged Chicago, Children, Education, Fundraising, Jacqueline Syokwaa, Kenya, Loans, Nairobi, Opportunity International, Social Media, Trust Groups, Twestival, Twitter
Insight Trip: Tanzania – Mark Zoller Day 1 Post
This post is a part of an ongoing series from YAO members on an insight trip in Tanzania: Guest Post by Mark Zollar. September 7, 2009 It’s Monday evening and YAO is winding down after our first full day here in Tanzania. The majority of our group pulled into the Rivertrees Lodge late last night Read more…
Insight Trip: Tanzania – Jason Duff Pre-trip Post
This is a part of an ongoing series of posts from members of the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity: Guest Post written by Jason Duff. September 5, 2009 Today, I embarked from Columbus, Ohio on a 7-day, 264-hour, 2-country African experience with 21 amazingly talented and accomplished Young Ambassadors for Opportunity. I have yet to meet any Read more…
Insight Trip: Tanzania – Suzie Hofert Pre-trip Post
This is a part of an ongoing series of posts from members of the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity: Guest Post by Suzie Hofert. In two days I leave for the YAO Insight Trip to Tanzania and Rwanda. To say that I am excited would be an understatement. I have a feeling that it will not Read more…
