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Minnesota Supporters Spin, Discuss and Dine, Taking Action for our Clients

By Guest Post on November 28, 2012

This November, Opportunity International supporters in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area were busy holding fundraising and awareness-raising events for the sake of our clients. Meet two Minnesota supporters — Cassie Burns and Steve Waters — who each share their experiences hosting recent get-togethers in their hometown. Cassie was co-host of a panel discussion with local women Read more…

Posted in Donors, Events, Fundraisers, Insight Trips, Loans, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Online Giving, Our Leadership, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Women
Tagged Bogotá, Bonnie St. John, Cartagena, Colombia, donors, Ending Poverty, fundraisers, How Great Women Lead, Insight Trip, Loans, Microfinance, Minneapolis, Nicaragua, Noemi Vivas Ocaña, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Opportunity Nicaragua, Vicki Escarra, women entrepreneurs, Women Leaders

Up Close and Personal: A Firsthand Look at an Insight Trip to Colombia

By Dan Bodwell on May 31, 2012

In late April, Dan Bodwell, Opportunity’s regional director in Los Angeles, took his first , traveling to Colombia with Opportunity Canada staff and supporters. He sent back glowing and detailed reports from his trip. Below, travel along with him with these glimpses into his week. Day 1 I’ve arrived safely in Cartagena. We have a full Read more…

Posted in Faith in Action, Insight Trips, Our Motivation, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Cartagena, Cartagena Jones, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Dan Bodwell, Financial services, indigenous people, Insight Trip, Jim Frantz, Loans, Microfinance, Opportunity Canada, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, Travel, Trust Groups

A Photo Tour of Colombia & Nicaragua Insight Trip

By David Santoso on March 15, 2012

In January we had the chance to visit Colombia and Nicaragua on one of our first Insight Trips of 2012. We could write pages and pages about the trip and all that happened, but sometimes, pictures just say things better than words. So here are a few pictures from the trip! We have more trips Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Loans, Rural Outreach, Where We Work
Tagged Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Cartagena, Clients, Colombia, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Granada, Insight Trip, Latin America, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Nicaragua, Opportunity International, Poverty, Trust Group, yucca

Day 4: “Dream Big” – Opportunity Colombia Empowers Young Entrepreneurs, Mothers, Trust Groups & More through Microfinance

By Guest Post on June 25, 2011

The following travel post was written by Jeannette Stewart, a member of the Opportunity International Board of Governors living in Maryland. This week, Jeannette is traveling with her son on the Opportunity Family Week Insight Trip to Colombia. Other Colombia travelers have written posts this week too, catch up on all their adventures by reading Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Loans, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Board of Governors, Cartagena, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Colombia Family Week Trip 2011, displaced persons, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, family week trip, Financial services, Global Poverty, individual loan client, Insight Trip, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, roof and floor program, small business loans, Trust Groups, Women, Youth, Youth Entrepreneur Program

Day 3: Striving to Have Enough — Opportunities for Colombian People Through Savings

By Guest Post on June 23, 2011

The following travel post was written by David Gardner, a member of the Opportunity International Board of Governors and co-founder of The Motley Fool, a multimedia financial services company, living in Washington, D.C. with his wife Margaret and their teenage children. The Gardners are traveling right now on the Opportunity Family Week Insight Trip to Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Loans, Our Work, Savings, Where We Work
Tagged Cartagena, Colombia, Colombia Family Week Trip 2011, displaced persons, Education, family week trip, gratitude, Infant-mortality rate, Insight Trip, Loans, Opportunity Colombia, Savings, Trust Group

Feeling the Lord’s Presence on my Visit to Microfinance Clients in Colombia

By Guest Post on March 18, 2011

The following blog post was written by Emily Soltvedt following her recent Insight Trip to Colombia. A dedicated Opportunity International supporter, Soltvedt is a leader of the Minneapolis chapter of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) and a member of the Board of Governors. I had the blessed opportunity to travel to Colombia on an Insight Trip Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Faith in Action, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Board of Governors, Bogotá, Cartagena, Children, christian, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, faith, Faith in Action, Financial services, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, Insight Trips, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Mothers, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, spirit, Students, Transformational Training, Trust Groups, Women, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

What We’re Watching: Opportunity Canada Meets Microfinance Clients in Cartagena, Colombia

By Opportunity International on January 21, 2011

Our friends at Opportunity Canada are leading an Insight Trip to Cartagena, Colombia and reporting back throughout January. Check out this video of their trip, including their visit to see client Melvis, who runs a bakery, who we also met on our Opportunity-US trip to Colombia in the fall. Clips from Day 3 in Colombia: Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Where We Work
Tagged Blog, Blog Posts, Cartagena, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Insight Trip, MFI, Microfinance, OIConnect, Opportunity Canada, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Opportunity-US, Poverty, Travel, videos

Our Insight Trip to Meet the Microfinance Clients of Colombia

By Guest Post on October 29, 2010

This guest post was written by Insight Trip traveler and Opportunity supporter Westina Matthews Shatteen, Ph.D., a fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. She traveled Oct. 5-7 to see the impact of Opportunity’s work in Cartagena, Colombia: Our travelers gathered with Trust Group loan officers in their office to begin the day with Read more…

Posted in Faith in Action, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Motivation, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Cartagena, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Community, displaced persons, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Harvard University, Insight Trip, Loan Officer, Loan Officers, Loans, Microfinance, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Prayer, Savings, Schools, Students, Trust Groups

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