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What We’re Reading: “Investing in Women & Girls” (MediaPlanet supplement, USA Today)
Every Wednesday on our blog, we highlight an article, book or a blog in our “What We’re Reading” series. We’ll feature pieces or works that are noteworthy, inspiring, educational or relevant to the work we do at Opportunity. We welcome your comments in the comment field below–tell us what you’re reading, or respond to the Read more…
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What We’re Reading: The ONE Blog– “Africa’s Future is Female”
Every Wednesday on this blog, we’ll be highlighting an article, book or a blog in our “What We’re Reading” series. We’ll feature pieces or works that we think are noteworthy, inspiring, educational and relevant to the work we do at Opportunity. We welcome your comments in the comment field below–tell us what you’re reading, or Read more…
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Sheryl WuDunn to Speak at Opportunity’s Fall Microfinance Conference in Washington, D.C.
One of the best ways to fight poverty is to educate women and give them economic opportunity. Microfinance institutions are at the center of that solution. I’m looking forward to seeing more and more people getting involved in this effort. –Sheryl WuDunn (March 2010) Sheryl WuDunn, an advocate for global women’s issues and proponent of Read more…
Tagged Asia, Conference, Education, Ending Poverty, fall microfinance conference, Financial services, Goldman Sachs, Half the Sky, International Women’s Day, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance Conference, new york times, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, opportunity microfinance conference, Poverty, Sheryl WuDunn, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, Women's rights, WON
Opportunity Attends the 10,000 Women Leadership Academy
The second annual 10,000 Women Leadership Academy brought more than 100 partners from around the world to Washington, D.C. from June 6-9, 2010. Opportunity International was honored to be in attendance to represent the Emerging Leaders Program, a part of Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women initiative. Goldman Sachs[/intlink] created the 10,000 Women program to empower women Read more…
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Good Gardening with One Hen
The following post was published on the “Stories of Service” blog, written by staff of United We Serve, a nationwide initiative encouraging social service. With the upcoming release of Katie Smith Milway’s book The Good Garden, the One Hen iniative is bringing the lessons of sustainable agriculture and food security to children through two new national service projects. Visit the “Stories Read more…
Tagged agricultural sustainability, Agriculture, Children, corporation for national and community service, Education, Food security, Food Sustainability, Honduras, Katie Smith Milway, Microfinance, One Hen, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, Students, Teachers, the good garden, the good garden: how one family went from hunger to having enough, united we serve, Women's Opportunity Network, WON, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
Melinda French Gates on the Impact of Agricultural Finance
Want to do more to impact global poverty? In an interview in the August issue of Smithsonian magazine, Melinda Gates outlines the techniques the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is using to fight global poverty in the 21st century. (“Melinda French Gates on Saving Lives,” by Terence Monmaney) It’s part of the magazine’s 40th-anniversary issue, featuring ”40 Things You Read more…
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Agriculture Microfinance, Agrifinance, Asia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Cell phone banking, Clients, Community, Crop insurance, Education, Ending Hunger, Ending Poverty, Farmer, Farmers, Financial services, Green Revolution, Healthcare, Hunger, Insurance, Loans, Malawi, MasterCard Foundation, Melinda Gates, MFI, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Mobile Banking, Opportunity International, Savings, Schools, Smallholder farmer, Students, Technology, The MasterCard Foundation, Training, Weather-index crop insurance, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
What We’re Reading: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Looking for a summer read? At , we’re reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. It’s the story of a young boy with an entrepreneurial spirit who was able to transform the lives of the people in his community. Young William Kamkwamba and his family grew up in surrounded by Read more…
Tagged Africa, Children, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Malawi, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Poverty, Students, Technology, the boy who harnessed the wind, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
Rwandan Women are Crucial to Economy — A Story on CNN.com
Check out CNN.com where Lisa Desai wrote a piece, accompanied by a video, that highlights the integral role that women play in the growing economy of Rwanda since the genocide in 1994. Today, women outnumber men in and, according to the piece, “there are more women in Rwanda’s parliament than any other country in the world. Read more…
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