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For Mothers Like Adwoa, Opportunity Changes Everything
“These loans have transformed my life and that of my family. I no longer have to beg people for food, and I can provide for my family. The community has come to respect me as a hardworking woman.”Throughout the world, all mothers want to give their children everything, and they sacrifice in countless unseen ways Read more…
Tagged Africa, Clients, Ghana, Global Opportunity Quilt, God, gratitude, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mother's Day, Mothers, Opportunity International, Poverty, small business loans, Trust Groups
The Loving Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today, our nation honors Martin Luther King, Jr. in an annual holiday dedicated to the life and legacy of a man who was a tireless advocate for inclusion, love and acceptance of all. The core value of Dr. King’s ideal, the “Beloved Community,” was agape love, which he described as “understanding, redeeming goodwill for all.” It is an Read more…
Tagged agape, Clients, Community, compassion, Coretta Scott King, Education, Ending Poverty, Events, Faith in Action, Financial services, God, Holiday, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr., Microfinance, MLK, National holiday, Opportunity International, Poverty
World AIDS Day: How Does Microinsurance Make an Impact?
Today, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day. 2.4 billion people around the world live on $2 a day or less and of those only 80 million people have access to microinsurance. In areas where HIV/AIDS is prevalent, people often cannot afford the healthcare they desperately need. Campaigns manager Lydia Baldridge Meier interviewed Richard Leftley, the president Read more…
Tagged Africa, Chennai, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, funeral insurance, Health insurance, Healthcare, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS prevention, India, Lydia Baldridge Meier, MFI, Microensure, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Opportunity International, Poverty, Richard Leftley, Trust Groups, World Aids Day, World Aids Day 2010
Today, We Celebrate Universal Children’s Day
Today, Saturday, Nov. 20, is Universal Children’s Day, as set by the United Nations. Time Magazine reports today on a new survey that gives voice to children living in poverty. The Small Voices, Big Dreams survey questioned children ages 10-12, in 30 countries throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Conducted by ChildFund Alliance, a group of global Read more…
Tagged Banking on Education, ChildFund Alliance, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Hunger, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Kampala, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Opportunity Uganda, Rise and Shine School, Schools, Students, Trust Groups, Uganda, United Nations, Universal Children's Day
