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What We’re Reading: Banking in Africa: Continent of Dreams
Africa is the next frontier for banks from all corners of the globe. Last week, The Economist aptly portrayed both the high hope and sheer uncertainty felt by financial institutions serving the African continent in Banking in Africa: Continent of Dreams. A number of the article’s key points are central to both why and how Read more…
Tagged Africa, Banking, Banking Tools, Economic development, Economics, Economist, Rural banking
Uganda Clients Increase Savings
Leveraging creative community outreach, Opportunity International Uganda is helping clients invest in their own futures through savings accounts. In just a few months in 2012, a savings drive launched by Opportunity Uganda increased the value of clients’ deposits by 23%, according to the bank’s CEO, André Lalumière. André attributes the campaign’s success to radio advertising Read more…
Tagged Africa, André Lalumière, bank branch, Banking, Banks, Branch staff, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Impact, Impact newsletter, Kalagi, Kampala, Loan Officers, local staff, Microfinance, Nateete, Opportunity International, Opportunity Uganda, Poverty, Savings, savings drive, Uganda
Habitat for Humanity & Opportunity Join Forces to Improve Housing in Africa
Opportunity International and Habitat for Humanity announced a new partnership to increase access to better housing for families living in poverty. The two organizations will collaborate to provide home improvement financing, housing support services and construction technical assistance to impoverished people to enhance the well-being of communities, beginning in Ghana, followed by Malawi and Uganda. Read more…
Tagged Adwoa Kwatemaa, Africa, CEO, financial literacy training, Financial services, Ghana, Habitat for Humanity, housing, Loans, Malawi, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Partnership, press release, Savings, strategic partners, sub-Saharan Africa, Training, Uganda, urbanization, Vicki Escarra
Lend Your Voice to The Global Appeal for Responsible Microfinance
The following post was originally published on the Center for Financial Inclusion blog by Meghan Greene, Manager of the Microfinance CEO Working Group, the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion. Today, in front of the 3,000 attendees of the Convergences 2015 World Forum in Paris, microfinance leaders unveiled the “Global Appeal for Responsible Microfinance,” a landmark Read more…
Tagged Accion, Client Protection Principles, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, FINCA, Freedom from Hunger, Global Poverty, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance CEO Working Group, Millennium Development Goals, Opportunity International, Paris, Poverty, Pro Mujer, Un millennium development goals, VisionFund International, Women's World Banking, World Vision
Microfinance’s Risky Lending Is a Safe Bet
The following post by Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka, on our Board of Directors, was originally published on The Huffington Post. As I look at the microfinance industry globally, I’m encouraged by the trends and the progress we’ve achieved so far. Whether you search in Wikipedia, CGAP or MIX Market, whatever the source of the data and Read more…
Tagged Africa, Board of Directors, CGAP, Clients, code of conduct, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Huffington Post, Kadita "A.T." Tshibaka, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance industry, mitigate risk, MIX Market, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, Smart Campaign, Training, Transformational Training, Uganda, what we're reading
What We’re Pinning: Our Top Picks This Week on Pinterest
Everybody on Pinterest has their favorite pins—ones that make you stop and think, move you to take action, or just make you smile. So each week we’re going to share our top picks with you. If they’re some of your favorites too, repin them and share with your friends!
Tagged Africa, Cairo, Children, Colombia, Egypt, Gender equality, Geraldine Ferraro, Girls, Half the Sky, Latin America, Mahatma Gandhi, photo blog, photos, Pinterest, Poverty, Social Media, Tanzania, Unicef, what we're pinning, Women, Women Leaders, World Vision
Photo Blog: Happy Fourth of July
For clients, freedom is… What does freedom mean to you? Leave us your comments below. Happy Independence Day!
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Asia, Clients, Colombia, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Fourth of July, Ghana, Global Poverty, Health insurance, Independence Day, India, Latin America, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microensure, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity International, Philippines, Poverty, roof and floor program, Savings, Schools, Students, Tanzania, Training, Trust Groups, Women


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