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Challenging Children For Change: One Hen 10K Bead Challenge
The following is a guest post from Karen Schultz the Communications Director for One Hen, Inc. The spread of microfinance, as captured in the One Hen story, is drawing more and more kids to participate in poverty eradication. This summer, One Hen completed a successful pilot of our financial literacy curriculum in three urban communities of Read more…
Reaching a Younger Generation through Inspirational Children’s Book
You can never be too young to understand the power of microfinance. Just ask Opportunity’s team of volunteers who bring lessons of microfinance to life in the classroom through One Hen, an award-winning children’s tale. Championed by the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON), the One Hen volunteer program seeks to connect Opportunity supporters with young children Read more…
This Quarter’s Book of Choice: Half the Sky
This quarter the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) and Opportunity International’s staff book clubs are diving into Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. A read that Melinda Gates calls “a brutal awakening and an unmistakable call to action”, Half the Sky captures one of our era’s most pervasive human rights violations: the Read more…
Tagged Africa, Asia, Children, China, Community, Global Poverty, Half the Sky, Human Rights, Julie Hindmarsh, Melinda Gates, Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
On World Food Day, Give a Loan, Feed a Family
It makes perfect sense to me that Poverty Eradication Day (Oct. 17) and World Food Day (Oct. 16) are just a day apart. Hunger is a direct result of poverty, so if we can help eradicate poverty, we can also make sure that people everywhere have enough to eat. Today, one-sixth of all humanity suffers Read more…
Initiating Change in Education: Opportunity’s CGI Commitment at 2:45 p.m. EST #cgi09
Ambitions soar, hope floats, and change hangs in the air each year at the Clinton Global Initiative. This year is no exception. Today (Wednesday), at 2:45 p.m. EST, Madeline Albright will spotlight Opportunity International as a key player in the advancement of opportunities for children in the developing world. By introducing tuition savings accounts, school Read more…
Tagged #CGI09, Children, Clinton Global Initiative, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Kadita "A.T." Tshibaka, Madeline Albright, Opportunity International, Savings, School fee loans, School financing, Schools, Secretary of State, Tuition savings accounts
For Some, “Back to School” is Easier Said than Done
It’s that time of the year again. Children all across America are heading back to school, a sometimes chaotic, but relatively uncomplicated task for families. Unfortunately, “back to school” isn’t so simple for many children living in impoverished communities around the world where schools, money and transportation are sparse. Jacqueline Syokwaa is the owner of Read more…
Tagged Back to School, Children, Education, Fundraising, Kenya, Nairobi, OptINnow, Trust Groups
Twestival: Social Media Enables Social Change
Guest Post written by Kaitlyn Davidson: What’s this Twitter stuff all about? If you have a Twitter account (millions of you do), and you want to engage in social change, then Twitter may have just the event for you. Twestival Local, or Twitter-Festival, is an event that unites Twitter users offline to have a Read more…
Tagged Chicago, Children, Education, Fundraising, Jacqueline Syokwaa, Kenya, Loans, Nairobi, Opportunity International, Social Media, Trust Groups, Twestival, Twitter
