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Opportunity LiveBlog: “This Determination Led Me to Opportunity”
I would like to introduce you to Henrietta Isaac. She is a professional “champion of dreams.” When she was young, still in school, she dreamt of becoming a CEO. That led her to complete an MBA in the UK against all odds—convincing her parents that it was a better idea to invest in education than Read more…
Tagged Business, Client Stories, Community, Dreams, GO Finance, Henrietta Isaac, India, Microfinance, Product Development, Sari business, Women
Opportunity LiveBlog: A Testimony of Transformation
Opportunity governor Kathy Drake recently came home from an Insight Trip to India. The trip was composed of a group of Opportunity International supporters, determined to enter into community with the Indian women that Opportunity serves. Tonight she told the story of the first Trust Group meeting she attended while in India. “The members had Read more…
Tagged Client Stories, Community, GO Finance, India, Insight Trip, Opportunity International, Trust Groups, Women
Opportunity LiveBlog: Harvesting Hope
It has been argued that rural outreach is the “Holy Grail” of microfinance. If that statement is true, John Magnay is the person who stands on the cusp of the discovery. John Magnay has lived and worked in Uganda for the last 32 years, including surviving two years running dairy farms during the reign of Read more…
Opportunity LiveBlog: Frida Mungoma Banks on Education
Wakhasa Frida Mungoma spends most of her days in the classrooms and offices of her clients. As a loan officer for the Education Finance program in Uganda, Frida works with people who need development loans, operation loans, salary loans and school fee loans. With a Master’s degree in Microfinance from the State University of Bergamo, Italy, she is well Read more…
Opportunity LiveBlog: Sharing Your Story
Daniel Taylor is a storytelling professional. He understands the importance of where to start a story, how to tell it, and what its conclusion should be. At Opportunity International’s fall Board of Governors Conference, each session he led was standing room only. We are delighted to have him join us again for our Spring 2010 Confernece. Read more…
The Important Role of Women at Opportunity Tanzania
Today, March 8, 2010, is International Women’s Day around the world. In recognition of their service to our clients and their importance to Opportunity International, I would like to share the stories of some of the women staff of Opportunity Tanzania. They are dedicated to their jobs, their families and our clients, and they bring warmth and happiness to Read more…
Tagged Build businesses, Client Stories, Community, Education, Gender equality, Gloria Benne, International Women's Day, International Women’s Day, Lillian Mbassy, Loan Officers, Opportunity Tanzania, Tanzania, Uganda, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, Women's rights, WON
Strong Women: The Heart of Community in Kampala, Uganda
I woke up today, on the eve of International Women’s Day, thinking about the remarkable women clients I met on a recent trip to Kampala to visit Opportunity Uganda’s operations. For me, these women give new meaning to the words “hardworking,” “committed,” “brave,” and “strong.” Opportunity Loan Officer Charity Namutebi works out of the Read more…
Tagged $2 a day, AIDS, Build businesses, Charity Namutebi, Client Stories, Community, International Women's Day, Loan Officer, Loans, Mariam Noah, Nuulu Nankya, Opportunity Uganda, Orphans, Ruth Nassimbwa, Savings, Schools, Trust Groups, Uganda, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
Two Days of Discovery in Uganda
Cynthia Greenwood, Opportunity’s public relations specialist, and I recently traveled to Uganda and Kenya to capture the stories of Opportunity’s clients, programs, loan officers and services. We started our trip in Kampala, Uganda, where we spent two days discovering the intersections amongst our clients: a school proprietor, a Trust group, marketplace vendors, and children that Read more…
Tagged AIDS, Banking on Education, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Education, Financial services, Kenya, Loan Officers, Loans, Savings, School, School fee loans, Training, Trust Group, Uganda, Women
Rabia Mwakasaka’s New Beginning
As we jump into 2010 with both feet, I am reminded of Rabia Mwakasaka’s story. Rabia is a widow with three children. Before she came to Opportunity Tanzania, she worked out of her home, but could not seem to make ends meet. She didn’t have the capital to buy large quantities of raw materials, so Read more…
Tagged Children, Client Stories, Community, Holiday, Loans, New Year, Opportunity Tanzania, Spotlight, Tanzania
The Gift of Health
Very often, we take health for granted. While the healthcare debate rages in Washington D.C. and around the U.S., the majority of us have health insurance, or at least have access to medical care in the case of an emergency. People in the developing world, however, do not often have the luxury of health insurance Read more…
Tagged Client Stories, Health insurance, Healthcare, Medical care, Microensure
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