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My First Trust Group Experience, a Traveler’s Report from Uganda
We rose early today and split into two groups with ours visiting a Trust Group in Kampala, which is the bustling capital of Uganda. We meandered down the shopping district, winding our way through an orderly confusion of shops, street vendors and a sea of humanity. It was hot and dry and the red dust Read more…
Tagged Africa, Banking on Africa, Banking on Africa Campaign, Banking on Africa Insight Trip 2011, boda boda, Client Stories, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, Kampala, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Uganda, Poverty, Trust Groups, Uganda
Unlocking Potential Through the Power of Education
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…
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
Tanzania Reporter Meets Emilia P. Mtei of the Chapakazi Trust Group
She is part of the Trust Group called Chapakazi (translation: Hard-Working) based in Moshi, Tanzania. Her passion is working at her small grocery store where she sells fish, avocados and various other vegetables. Emilia looks over at her loan officer Levina and laughs aloud as we YAO members ask her questions about her loan success Read more…
Tagged 2011 YAO Insight Trip, Africa, Banking on Women, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, guest blog, Insight Trip, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Moshi, Opportunity Blog, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, Poverty, small business loans, Tanzania, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
My Inspirational Meeting in Malawi with Microfinance Client Mary Jackson
Recently, Opportunity International staff members traveled to Malawi, seeing firsthand how technology enables us to deliver microfinance services to rural people living in extreme poverty. They met with Opportunity Malawi clients and local staff to capture the stories of entrepreneurs who are working hard to break the cycle of poverty. Below, read staff member Cynthia’s account of her meeting with Read more…
Tagged Africa, Blantyre, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Community development, Credit Suisse, Education, Electronic wallet strategy, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Female entrepreneurs, Financial services, Global Poverty, Loans, Malawi, Microfinance, Mobile Banking, mobile banking vehicle, mobile branches, Mozambique, Mulanje, OIBM, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Bank of Malawi, Opportunity Malawi, Poverty, Satellite bank branch, Savings, staff, success story, Technology, Training, videos, Women
Students of the World (SOW): Ghanaian Agricultural Finance Client Beatrice is a “Lady of the Land”
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…
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
Day 4: “Dream Big” – Opportunity Colombia Empowers Young Entrepreneurs, Mothers, Trust Groups & More through Microfinance
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…
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 2: Tales of Transformation in a Bogotá Trust Group
The following travel post was written by Margaret Gardner, a member of the Opportunity International Board of Governors living in Washington, D.C. Margaret is currently traveling on the Opportunity Family Week Insight Trip to Colombia with her husband David and their children. Her daughter Katherine wrote a blog post from Day 1 of the trip, Read more…
Tagged Bogotá, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Colombia Family Week Trip 2011, Community, displaced persons, Ending Poverty, Financial services, God, Hope, Jim Frantz, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Training, Transformation, Transformational Training, Trust Groups, Women
Celebrating Fathers Like Opportunity Ghana Client Godwin Ocolo
Today on Father’s Day, it’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate the responsible, caring men all over the world who work hard to support their families and the people of their community. Meet Godwin Ocolo, a 30-year-old Opportunity International client from the city of Koforidua, Ghana. Godwin is married and the father of two children. To Read more…
Tagged Africa, Client Stories, Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Father's Day, Fathers, Financial services, Fund a Loan, Ghana, Global Poverty, Holiday, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, OptINnow, Poverty
Congratulations to Our Tanzania Correspondent Contest Finalists!
Out of all the amazing entries we received in the last month for our Tanzania Correspondent Contest, our judges have made the tough choices and narrowed them down to our top 10. The judges chose people they thought would best use their skills to tell the stories of our Tanzanian women clients on an Insight Read more…
Tagged Africa, Arusha, Blogging, Client Stories, Clients, contest, Dar es Salaam, Ending Poverty, Financial services, guest blog, Insight Trip, Opportunity Tanzania, Poverty, Social Media, Tanzania, Technology, Women, women clients, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
On Mother’s Day We Honor Judith, a Microfinance Client & Mother Who Inspires, Empowers and Loves
The following is a guest post by Olivia Schultz, an intern in the marketing department at Opportunity International. You may have seen her picture on our website and Facebook page, in USA Today, or on a postcard for our Mother’s Day Gift Cards. In honor of Mother’s Day, we celebrate the story of Opportunity Kenya Read more…
Tagged Africa, Banking on Women, Bungoma, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Gift Cards, Judith Godiah, Kenya, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mother's Day, Mothers, Opportunity International, Opportunity Kenya, Poverty, Savings, School, USA Today, videos, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy
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