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Fathering Opportunity: Meeting Congolese Client and Father Figure Papa Roger
The following post is by Harry Turner, CEO of Opportunity’s Global Microfinance Operations, recounting his recent trip to DR Congo where he met Papa Roger, an extraordinary father and a father figure to a group of 17 orphaned young men. On our trip we visited client Papa Roger. There couldn’t be a more holistic view Read more…
Posted in Events, Loans, Our Work, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Clients, Community, DR Congo, DRC, Dreams, Father's Day, Fathers, Financial services, Harry Turner, Kinshasa, Loans, Microfinance, Opportunity DRC, Opportunity International, Orphans, Poverty, Savings
Tagged Africa, Clients, Community, DR Congo, DRC, Dreams, Father's Day, Fathers, Financial services, Harry Turner, Kinshasa, Loans, Microfinance, Opportunity DRC, Opportunity International, Orphans, Poverty, Savings
Opportunity Staff Updates on Sustainable Energy Initiatives Around the World
Deborah Foy, Opportunity-UK’s International Programmes Director told me that 2012 is the United Nations’s “International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.” In the UN’s own words, “Energy is opportunity. It transforms lives. Economies. The planet.” Opportunity’s clients enjoy some of the world’s sunniest days–but they also experience the darkest nights. Lacking electricity, over a billion Read more…
Posted in Events, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Leadership, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Resources, Rural Outreach, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, alternative energy, Asia, Clean energy, Clients, Deborah Foy, Earth Day, electricity, Ending Poverty, environmental sustainability, Harry Turner, Jeffrey Lee, Leah Aguirre, Lydia Njoroge, Manfred Kuhn, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Opportunity Kenya, Opportunity Philippines, Opportunity Rwanda, Opportunity South Africa, Opportunity Uganda, Opportunity UK, Opportunity-US, Rolando Victoria, Technology
Tagged Africa, alternative energy, Asia, Clean energy, Clients, Deborah Foy, Earth Day, electricity, Ending Poverty, environmental sustainability, Harry Turner, Jeffrey Lee, Leah Aguirre, Lydia Njoroge, Manfred Kuhn, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Opportunity Kenya, Opportunity Philippines, Opportunity Rwanda, Opportunity South Africa, Opportunity Uganda, Opportunity UK, Opportunity-US, Rolando Victoria, Technology
