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Meet Lydia Opoku, Emerging Leaders Program

By Opportunity International on March 19, 2011

Lydia Opoku of Opportunity International UK talks about how the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Emerging Leaders Program is equipping women with the power to achieve great success in their own countries. Of Emerging Leaders, she says, “To bring women from different backgrounds, women from different countries, together to learn and share from each other is Read more…

Posted in Local Staffing, Strategic Partners, Training
Tagged 10000 women initiative, 10k Women, Africa, Banking on Women, Education, Emerging Leaders, emerging leaders program, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Goldman Sachs, Loan Officer, local staff, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity UK, Poverty, Training, videos, Women

Feeling the Lord’s Presence on my Visit to Microfinance Clients in Colombia

By Guest Post on March 18, 2011

The following blog post was written by Emily Soltvedt following her recent Insight Trip to Colombia. A dedicated Opportunity International supporter, Soltvedt is a leader of the Minneapolis chapter of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) and a member of the Board of Governors. I had the blessed opportunity to travel to Colombia on an Insight Trip Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Faith in Action, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Board of Governors, Bogotá, Cartagena, Children, christian, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, faith, Faith in Action, Financial services, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, Insight Trips, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Mothers, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, spirit, Students, Transformational Training, Trust Groups, Women, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

Opportunity Mexico Hits the Ground Running in 2011

By Diane Ferguson on March 16, 2011

Great news from Opportunity Mexico! As of December 31, 2010, Opportunity Mexico surpassed its target to reach 6,000 families by serving 6,259 active loan clients through three branches. In the past two years, Opportunity Mexico has been working hard to build its client base and reach more people with microfinance solutions to help them work Read more…

Posted in Bank Building, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Blog, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, individual, Latin America, Loan Officer, Loans, local staff, market, Mexico, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, opportunity mexico, Poverty, Professional training, small business loans, Training, Trust Groups, Youth

A Glimpse into Trust Groups: Day 3 in Chennai, India

By Guest Post on March 9, 2011

The following post was written by Opportunity International supporter Eric Schade, traveling on our International Women’s Day Insight Trip to India this week. Here, he talks about meeting with two local U.S. diplomats in Chennai and a 12-member Trust Group of Chennai women at their regular meetings. Breakfast… This morning, an officer from the U.S. Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Leadership, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Blog, Chennai, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, GO Finance, Growing Opportunity, India, Insight Trip, IWD Insight Trip 2011, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Trust Groups, videos, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

Female Empowerment at the International Women’s Day Festival in Chennai

By Guest Post on March 8, 2011

The following post was written by Opportunity International supporter Eric Schade, traveling on our International Women’s Day Insight Trip to India this week. Here, he reflects on the International Women’s Day celebrations he saw in Chennai on day two into his travels. Female empowerment. That was the theme of today’s International Woman’s Day festival, loud and clear. With inspirational Read more…

Posted in Events, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Leadership, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Chennai, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Economic development, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, GO Finance, Growing Opportunity, India, Insight Trip, Investing in Women and Girls, IWD Insight Trip 2011, Loans, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Rural Outreach, Schools, Trust Groups, videos, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2011 with the Clients of Opportunity India

By Guest Post on March 8, 2011

The following post was submitted by Jill Dailey Smith, direct from her travels in Chennai, India on an Opportunity International Insight Trip in honor of International Women’s Day. Smith is an Opportunity supporter based in River Forest, Ill. She’s a member of the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) and serves on our Board of Directors. For Read more…

Posted in Events, Insight Trips, Local Staffing, Our Mission and Vision, Our Motivation, Technology, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Chennai, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, GO Finance, Growing Opportunity, India, Insight Trip, International Women's Day, IWD Insight Trip 2011, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Trust Groups, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

Impressions from My First Day in Chennai

By Guest Post on March 7, 2011

The following post was written by Opportunity International supporter Eric Schade, traveling on our International Women’s Day Insight Trip to India this week. Here, he reflects on all he’s seen and heard, and the extraordinary people he’s met, just one day into his travels. From the street… A Widow’s Tale The life of a widow in India is Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Local Staffing
Tagged Chennai, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, GO Finance, Growing Opportunity, India, Insight Trip, International Women's Day, IWD Insight Trip 2011, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, Students, Trust Groups, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON, Youth

Ayekoo! Millennium Villages & Opportunity Expand Microfinance in Rural Ghana

By Diane Ferguson on February 7, 2011

Congratulations (Ayekoo) to the clients of Opportunity Ghana. A Millennium Villages Project (MVP) satellite branch has now opened in the small rural community of Datano. The Datano satellite branch is a small outlet located in Ghana’s western region, in the Amansie West District of Ashanti, west of Accra. The branch is staffed by three employees including Read more…

Posted in Bank Building, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Savings, Strategic Partners, Training, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged accra, Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Clients, Community, Earth Institute, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Loan Officer, Loans, MDG, MDG's, MFI, Microfinance, Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Promise, Millennium Village, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, Rural Outreach, Satellite bank branch, Savings, Savings account, Training, Trust Groups, UN Development Programme, Un millennium development goals, UN Millennium Project, United Nations

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

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