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What We’re Reading: Last Week’s Insight Trip to Colombia & Nicaragua

By Opportunity International on January 25, 2012

Opportunity International staff and contributors just returned this week from the first Insight Trip of 2012. Their travel adventure took them to Colombia and Nicaragua where they experienced microfinance firsthand and met our staff and clients. Four of our travelers published their personal accounts and reflections on a travel blog at adventuringincolombianicaragua.tumblr.com and we’ve loved reading each Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Adventuring in Colombia & Nicaragua, Agricultural finance, Blog, Clients, Colombia, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Insight Trip, Latin America, Loans, local staff, Microfinance, Nicaragua, ojala, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Opportunity Nicaragua, Poverty, Savings, Training, Travel, Trust Groups, Tumblr

What We’re Reading: The Huffington Post on a Microfinance Client in Bogotá

By Guest Post on September 19, 2011

The following post, “Turning Bogota’s Red Light Green: The Miracle of Microfinance,” by Elmira Bayrasli, was published on The Huffington Post on Monday, Sept. 12. It explores the impact of Opportunity’s microfinance work in Colombia, including loans, savings and training, on one Bogotá client. The original post on huffingtonpost.com can be found by clicking here. Bogotá’s Read more…

Posted in Loans, Our Work, Savings, What We're Reading, Where We Work
Tagged Blog, Bogotá, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Huffington Post, Latin America, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, Training, Women

What We’re Reading: Top 10 Blogs About Microfinance & Poverty Eradication

By Opportunity International on July 29, 2011

Blogs are a great way to hear a variety of voices and experience an issue from diverse perspectives and if you’re interested in microfinance and global development there are a variety of sites full of information, opinions, and more. These blogs, like our Opportunity Blog, are fun ways to learn more about the voices and Read more…

Posted in Our Motivation, Resources, Uncategorized, What We're Reading
Tagged Accion, Asia, banking with the poor network, Blog, Blogging, Blogs, Center for Financial Inclusion, CGAP, Community, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, Defeat Poverty, Financial services, global development, Global Poverty, Grameen Foundation, India, India Microfinance, MFI, Microfinance, MicroFinance Transparency, Mykro, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity Blog, Opportunity International, Poverty, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

Students of the World (SOW): Ghanaian Agricultural Finance Client Beatrice is a “Lady of the Land”

By Guest Post on July 5, 2011

The Students of the World (SOW) Boston team has just returned from a month-long trip to Ghana to visit Opportunity Ghana‘s microfinance operations and document their experiences in dozens of photos, posts and more on their blog. You can see all their updates and content on their site, and stay tuned to the Opportunity Blog and our Read more…

Posted in Events, Loans, Our Work, Resources, Rural Outreach, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Agriculture Microfinance, Blog, Blogging, bonsaaso, Client Stories, Clients, cocoa, cocoa farmer, crops, Education, Ending Poverty, Facebook, Farmer, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, guest blog, Kumasi, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Blog, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, Smallholder farmer, Students of the World, Trust Groups, Women

Spotlight on Educational Microfinance & IDP Rising Schools: Students of the World (SOW) Meets Students & Educators in Ghana

By Guest Post on June 30, 2011

The Students of the World (SOW) Boston team is in Ghana all this month visiting Opportunity Ghana‘s microfinance operations and documenting their experiences in a diverse array of photos, posts and more on their blog. You can see all their updates and content on their site, and stay tuned to the Opportunity Blog and our Facebook Read more…

Posted in Events, Insight Trips, Loans, Our Work, Resources, Strategic Partners
Tagged Africa, Blog, Children, Clients, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, guest blog, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, irene pritzker, Kumasi, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, SAT, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, Sinapi Aba Trust, Social Media, Students, Students of the World, Youth

Traveling with Students of the World (SOW): Seeing the Impact of Microfinance on Opportunity Clients in Ghana

By Ian Haisley on June 17, 2011

Posted in Our Motivation, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Strategic Partners, Trust Groups, What We're Reading, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, ashanti, Blog, Blogging, bonsaaso, Cell Phones, Clients, cocoa, Community, Ending Poverty, Farmers, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, Loans, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, Social Media, Students, Students of the World, Travel, Trust Group, Youth

What We’re Reading: ONE Blog–”1 percent: A matter of life and death”

By Guest Post on March 16, 2011

The following post, “1 percent: A matter of life and death” by Malaka Gharib, was published on the ONE Blog on March 4, 2011. It encourages readers to take action to let the government know that they oppose budget cuts for people living in poverty around the world. The ONE Campaign needs around 4,000 more names Read more…

Posted in What We're Reading
Tagged Advocacy, Blog, Blogging, budget, Congress, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, foreign aid, Foreign assistance, GDP, Global Fund, Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, Global Poverty, global security, Government, Guest Post, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS prevention, humanitarian, Malaria, Microfinance, natural disasters, ONE, ONE blog, ONE Campaign, Opportunity International, peace, PEPFAR, petition, Political advocacy, Poverty, senator, Tuberculosis, US Government, USAID

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

The Fear That Drove Me to Jump for Opportunity

By Guest Post on February 23, 2011

This guest post was written by Catherine Duclos, YAO Coordinator for Opportunity International Canada. Catherine was one of 29 young professionals and Opportunity supporters who jumped from an airplane at 18,000 feet to raise awareness and funds to help eradicate poverty in Tanzania. Here, Catherine reflects on her incredible experience at the Jump for Opportunity Read more…

Posted in Events, OptINnow, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Africa, Blog, Ending Poverty, Financial services, fundraisers, Guest Post, Jump for Opportunity, Microfinance, Opportunity Canada, Opportunity International, opportunity international canada, OptINnow, Poverty, Technology, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

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