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Day 1 of My Live Below the Line Challenge for Opportunity

Living Below the Line – Day 1: Shopping from Ian Haisley on Vimeo. Today is the first day of my Live Below the Line challenge for Opportunity, where I eat and drink for $1.50 a day for five days. Live Below the Line is a campaign that raises awareness about the 1.4 billion people who live below Read more…

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Traveling with Students of the World (SOW): Seeing the Impact of Microfinance on Opportunity Clients in Ghana

The Students of the World (SOW) Boston team is in Ghana all this month visiting Opportunity Ghana‘s microfinance operations and documenting their experiences in a diverse array of photos, posts and more on their blog. You can see all their updates and content on their site, and stay tuned to the Opportunity Blog and our Facebook Read more…

Posted in Our Motivation, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Strategic Partners, Trust Groups, What We're Reading, Where We Work
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with “Half the Sky”

One way you can celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 is to begin reading the book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Late last year, Julie Hindmarsh, a leader in the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) of Opportunity International, suggested that WON host a “Half Read more…

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Opportunity’s new start-up in Tanzania to become a regulated financial institution?

Opportunity Tanzania has begun the transition to become a regulated deposit-taking institution.  With the help and guidance of Opportunity’s Bank Building Team, Tanzania’s CEO, Peter Olivier expects to secure a license from the Bank of Tanzania to operate as a regulated deposit-taking entity during the first half of 2010. This Micro Finance Institution license will Read more…

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This Christmas, Give the Gift that Keeps Giving.

This holiday, OptINnow introduces a great gift idea for all the people on your gift list – even the impossible ones! OptINnow gift cards are a simple and thoughtful way to engage friends, family and business associates in changing the world. When you give an OptINnow gift card, you are helping to end global poverty Read more…

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Video: CEO Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka shares the Opportunity Story at Pepperdine University

CEO Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka shares the Opportunity story with business and law school students at Pepperdine University.

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