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Opportunity International at Urbana 2009
Hello from St. Louis! To create some context, on Sunday, the downtown area of St. Louis nearly doubled in size. And a couple of us from Opportunity International are spending this week with over 16,000 university and high school students from over 100 countries at Intervarsity’s conference- Urbana 2009. You can feel the energy when Read more…
Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Teach me and I will understand.
The following is a guest post from John Wayman written on November 12th, 2009. Eighteen hours ago, I was one of 10 students from Northern Illinois University preparing to embark on a trip to Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, to learn more about and study in depth the elements that comprise the principles of Read more…
Shalom… the way things ought to be.
While in Ghana a week ago, I visited the Peace International School. In this particular location just outside of Sunyani, Opportunity International and IDP Foundation Rising Schools are partnering to provide financial services and training to the private school’s proprietor so she can offer a quality education to more children living in poverty. Our clients Read more…
“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…
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CALL TO ACTION: Building Better Banking Tools for Everyone
Do you think this is an idea to change the world? Opportunity International certainly does. Nearly three billion people live on less than $2 a day, struggling to buy food. The overwhelming majority of these 3 billion people live in developing countries, where no social safety net exists. They need more than just a loan. Read more…
Fireside Chat with CEO Adrian Merryman #BOG09
The “Fireside Chat” with Adrian Merryman, the CEO of Opportunity’s Global Leadership Team, is an annual hit. It’s not just a simple information sharing session when you sit in that room, but the stirring of a fire within as you are inspired by Adrian’s passion for and commitment to seeing the lives of our clients Read more…
Live: Ward Brehm Encounters the Power of Empowerment #BOG09
Ward Brehm delivered Friday night’s keynote address at the Board of Governors Conference. What a powerful story he has to tell. It is a story he tells on behalf of those who have no voice. Former chairman of the United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF), Brehm has walked among those living in chronic poverty. In Read more…
Live: Dale Hanson Bourke Inspires Board of Governors #BOG09
I am always surprised by Opportunity supporters. It is not that I do not expect them to be exceptional, or that I do not see them as leaders. It is the fact that they are such impressive people, and they simultaneously care so deeply for the poor. Dale Hanson Bourke is an amazing woman. She is Read more…
