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Breakout Session: Banking on Education

By Guest Post on October 15, 2011

A quality education empowers students with the skills and abilities to secure higher paying jobs, build strong families and help in the economic development of their communities. Today, we discovered how Opportunity’s Banking on Education program is increasing educational opportunities for more than 120,000 children in underserved neighborhoods in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda. The panelists Read more…

Posted in Events, Loans, Microfinance Conference, Our Work, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Africa, Banking on Education, Char Caldwell, Children, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Geoffrey Thige, Ghana, Kenya, Liesel Pritzker, Loans, Malawi, Microfinance, OIC2011, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, Opportunity Kenya, School fee loans, Uganda, USAID, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

What We’re Watching: Banking on Education Video by Students of the World at CGI 2011

By Opportunity International on October 6, 2011

We’re watching this video produced in partnership with Students of the World, which had its world premiere on the main stage at this year’s CGI. In it, Opportunity staff and clients discuss the goals and the impact of our Banking on Education program, which provides , and to 280 schools serving 120,000 students in Malawi, Uganda and Read more…

Posted in Events, Loans, Local Staffing, Microfinance Conference, Our Work, Resources, Savings, Training, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Banking on Education, CGI 2011, Clinton Global Initiative, Community, Conference, Education, Effie Cooke, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, Kadita "A.T." Tshibaka, Loan Officer, Loans, Malawi, OIC2011, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, Savings, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, Students of the World, Training, Uganda, videos

CGI Day 2-Pres. Barack Obama, Opportunity’s Education Initiatives, Rajiv Shah on Peace & Food Security, and More

By Opportunity International on September 21, 2011

Today’s afternoon plenary session at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative opened with a Students of the World documentary on Opportunity International’s Banking on Education initiative, which is increasing educational opportunities for more than 120,000 children in underserved neighborhoods in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda. The video was a progress report on Opportunity’s Banking on Education commitment Read more…

Posted in Events, Resources, Where We Work
Tagged #CGI09, #CGI2011, Africa, Banking on Education, Barack Obama, CGI, CGI 2011, Clinton Global Initiative, Dr. Rajiv Shah, Drought, Ending Hunger, Ending Poverty, Feed the Future Guide, Food security, Food Sustainability, Ghana, Hunger, international day of peace, Malawi, Melanne Verveer, Muhammad Yunus, Nicholas D. Kristof, Poverty, Rwanda, Students of the World, The New York Times, Twitter, Uganda, USAID, videos

Unlocking Potential Through the Power of Education

By Opportunity International on August 19, 2011

Opportunity’s financial products, educational programs and business training help impoverished families, especially women, develop their capacity to the fullest. Where poverty is the way of life, people’s potential is often overshadowed by the struggle to survive. But when equipped with the right tools, even the most vulnerable are able to change their own world and create a better future for their Read more…

Posted in Local Staffing, Our Work, Resources, Strategic Partners, Training, Where We Work
Tagged 2010 Annual Report, Africa, Banking on Education, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Education, Education finance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, Loans, Malawi, Microfinance, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, Uganda

What We’re Watching: Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka’s Voice of America Interview on Congo Grand Opening

By Opportunity International on June 8, 2011

Following the grand opening of our first regulated microfinance institution in the DR Congo, Congolese native and Opportunity supporter Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka appeared on Voice of America‘s In Focus TV program, which airs throughout Africa, to discuss the growth of microfinance in the DRC and the impact of Opportunity DRC on the lives of the Read more…

Posted in Bank Building, Events, Loans, Our Leadership, Our Work, Where We Work
Tagged Bank Building, Banking on Education, Children, Clients, Congo, Congolese, Democratic Republic of Congo, DR Congo, DRC Grand Opening, Education, Education finance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka, Kinshasa, Loans, Media, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity DRC, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, Students, TV

What We’re Reading: “To Fight Poverty, Invest in Girls” (Time Magazine)

By Opportunity International on February 16, 2011

Every Wednesday, we highlight an article, book or a blog in our “What We’re Reading” series, featuring pieces that are noteworthy, inspiring, educational or relevant to the work we do at Opportunity International. We welcome your comments in the comment field below–-tell us what you’re reading, or respond to the piece we’ve highlighted. The following post Read more…

Posted in Our Mission and Vision, Our Motivation, What We're Reading, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Banking on Education, Children, Community, Dominican Republic, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Girls, India, Investing in Women and Girls, Malaria, Malawi, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Poverty, Students, Time Magazine, Uganda, United Nations, WFP, what we're reading, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON, World Bank, World Food Programme

Today, We Celebrate Universal Children’s Day

By Lydia Baldridge Meier on November 20, 2010

Today, Saturday, Nov. 20, is Universal Children’s Day, as set by the United Nations. Time Magazine reports today on a new survey that gives voice to children living in poverty. The Small Voices, Big Dreams survey questioned children ages 10-12, in 30 countries throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Conducted by ChildFund Alliance, a group of global Read more…

Posted in Events, Where We Work
Tagged Banking on Education, ChildFund Alliance, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Hunger, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Kampala, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Opportunity Uganda, Rise and Shine School, Schools, Students, Trust Groups, Uganda, United Nations, Universal Children's Day

Educational Entrepreneurs, Bringing Schools to the Underserved

By Opportunity International on November 1, 2010

Education is one of the most vital development tools for individuals and countries. Through the Banking on Education initiative, we’ve disbursed over 450 loans to educational entrepreneurs operating private schools in underserved neighborhoods in Ghana, Malawi, Uganda, the Dominican Republic, and India. As part of this initiative, Opportunity also partners with the IDP Foundation Rising Schools Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Events, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Microfinance Conference, Our Work, Strategic Partners, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged 2010 fall microfinance conference, Africa, Banking on Education, Board of Governors, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Conference, Dominican Republic, Education finance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, India, Insight Trip, Liesel Pritzker, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Poverty, Sanitation, School fee loans, School fees, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, strategic partners, Students, Teddy Ajiku, Trust Group, Trust Groups, Uganda

Irene D. Pritzker, and Attendees of World Leadership Forum Dinner, Reflect on her Global Philanthropy Award and the Work of IDP Rising Schools Program

By Opportunity International on September 28, 2010

“We have created a new way to educate millions of poor children – who like all children, have big dreams.” -Irene D. Pritzker, accepting the Global Philanthropy Award at the Foreign Policy Association World Leadership Forum Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010 On Wednesday night, Irene D. Pritzker, co-founder and president of IDP Foundation, Inc., Read more…

Posted in Events, Our Work, Strategic Partners
Tagged 2010 fall microfinance conference, Africa, Banking on Education, Bill Morgenstern, Children, Clients, Community, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, foreign policy association, Ghana, Global Philanthropy Award, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, irene pritzker, Jennifer Mitrenga, Lillian Covington, Loans, Microfinance, Millennium Development Goals, NGO, Poverty, Schools, Sinapi Aba Trust, strategic partners, UN Millennium Campaign, Un millennium development goals, UNESCO, United Nations, World Leadership Forum

3 Breakout Sessions Not to Miss at Fall Microfinance Conference

By Emily Riemer on September 20, 2010

At Opportunity’s Fall Microfinance Conference, Oct. 8-9, in Washington, D.C., the days will be packed with breakout sessions and presentations from microfinance experts, international visitors and globally-minded individuals passionate about eradicating poverty. For me, this will be my first Opportunity microfinance conference[/intlink], and I’m really looking forward to hearing from guest speakers[/intlink] like Pulitzer Prize-winner Sheryl Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Events, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Strategic Partners, Technology
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Banking on Education, biometric technology, biometrics, Board of Governors, Board of Governors Conference, Cell phone banking, Clients, Community, Conference, Daryl Skoog, Dominican Republic, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Poverty, fall microfinance conference, Financial services, Ghana, Global Philanthropy, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, John Magnay, Loans, Malawi, Maria Otero, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance Conference, Mobile Banking, Mobile Phones, Nobel Peace Prize, Opportunity International, opportunity microfinance conference, Philanthropy, Poverty, pulitzer prize, Roger Thurow, Savings, Schools, Sheryl WuDunn, Students, Technology, Tony Hall, Uganda, Washington D.C.

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