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ONE Blog: “Cada madre cuenta!”
In honor of World AIDS Day this month, celebrity activist Christy Turlington Burns reports on her ongoing work with (RED) and the ONE Campaign on the No Child Born with HIV campaign. At Opportunity, we’re inspired by her commitment to improving the lives of women in the developing world with these health initiatives. The following blog post, ”Cada Read more…
Tagged (RED), Advocacy, Children, Clients, Community, community health, Education, Ending Poverty, Guatemala, Health, Healthcare, Latin America, Maternal Health, Millennium Development Goals, Mothers, Nonprofit, ONE, ONE blog, ONE Campaign, Opportunity International, Political advocacy, Poverty, Un millennium development goals, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
Opportunity Ranked in Top 5 Microfinance Nonprofits by Philanthropedia
This week, Opportunity International was rated in the top 5 microfinance nonprofits by Philanthropedia, a charity-rating organization that evaluates nonprofit effectiveness through surveys of industry experts. To determine which nonprofits were making the biggest impact on microfinance at the international level, Philanthropedia surveyed 131 international microfinance experts with an average of 10 years of work Read more…
Tagged Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Philanthropy, Global Poverty, International development, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Nonprofit, Opportunity International, OptINnow, Philanthropedia, Philanthropy, Poverty
Local Event: Investment in Women, the Power of the “Multiplier Effect”
On Monday, December 6, at the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park, Ill., Betsy Perdue, co-chair of the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON), shared about the ‘multiplier effect’ and how it increases the social and economic impact of microfinance on women in the developing world, as she led a program called “Education, Microfinance and Empowered Women.” The concept of the multiplier effect is Read more…
Tagged Betsy Perdue, Business, Children, Clients, Community, Community development, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Events, Families, Family, Financial services, Giving opportunities, Global Philanthropy, Investing in Women and Girls, Microfinance, Multiplier effect, Nonprofit, Oak Park, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Philanthropy, Poverty, Trust Groups, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
The UPS Foundation Awards Grant to Expand Opportunity’s Microfinance Services in India
Today, we announced that The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS, has awarded Opportunity International a grant in the amount of $100,000. The grant fosters economic literacy, as well as improves access to affordable microfinance services in India. “Opportunity International is grateful to The UPS Foundation for its dedication to helping impoverished families receive access Read more…
Tagged Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Female entrepreneurs, Financial literacy programs, Financial services, GO, Health insurance, India, Insurance, Loan Officer, Loans, Media, MFI, Microensure, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Philanthropy, Poverty, Professional training, Savings, Sheela, strategic partners, The UPS Foundation, Training, Transformational Training, Trust Groups, Women
Pepperdine University Welcomes Microfinance Loan Officer Susan Chunda
On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Los Angeles chapter of YAO brought international guest Susan Chunda, an Opportunity Malawi loan officer, to share her experience with over 250 students on Pepperdine University’s campus. Students were lined up outside waiting to hear from Susan and the YAO-LA chapter about microfinance. Pepperdine students are especially excited about microfinance, as Read more…
Tagged Africa, Campus, campus coordinators, Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Insight Trip, International Visitor, Jon Yasuda, Loan Officer, Loan Officers, Loans, Los Angeles, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance club, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Pepperdine, Poverty, resource, Schools, Student resource page, Students, University, Women, YAO, yao-la, yao-los angeles, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
Today, We Celebrate Universal Children’s Day
Today, Saturday, Nov. 20, is Universal Children’s Day, as set by the United Nations. Time Magazine reports today on a new survey that gives voice to children living in poverty. The Small Voices, Big Dreams survey questioned children ages 10-12, in 30 countries throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Conducted by ChildFund Alliance, a group of global Read more…
Tagged Banking on Education, ChildFund Alliance, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Hunger, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Kampala, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Opportunity Uganda, Rise and Shine School, Schools, Students, Trust Groups, Uganda, United Nations, Universal Children's Day
Andhra Pradesh: Will the Crisis Spread Throughout India?
In mid-October, the government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh passed an ordinance severely restricting the operations of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the region. The controversial action was taken after local officials complained of wide-spread abuses in the rapidly growing for-profit microfinance sector; the MFIs have challenged the ordinance in the state’s high Read more…
Tagged Agricultural finance, Andhra Pradesh, Bank Building, Bank for the poor, CGAP, Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, India, Insurance, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Rural Outreach, Savings, SEEP Network, Smart Campaign, Technology, Training
