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An Opportunity for Scrooge & the Untapped Power of George Bailey

By Steve Nelson on December 21, 2012

Bathed in the spotlight, Ebenezer Scrooge towered above the audience, sitting atop a 10-foot-tall desk in the opening scene of “A Christmas Carol.” My eye was drawn to the sign posted in front of his shop: “Scrooge and Marley Money Lenders.” It dawned on me that Scrooge was, in reality, a tight-fisted microfinance lender who Read more…

Posted in Events, Loans, Our Mission and Vision, Our Motivation, Our Work
Tagged A Christmas Carol, Christmas, Clients, Ebenezer Scrooge, Ending Poverty, Financial services, George Bailey, Holiday, It's a Wonderful Life, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Steve Nelson

Holiday Giving Guide: Citi Foundation, One Woman and a Gift Card of Opportunity

By Emily Riemer on December 4, 2012

This year, Opportunity International has unique and interactive ways to give the gift of opportunity to more than four million clients around the world that will not only do good, but will make you feel great. Here are a few of our favorite ways for you to partner with us this holiday season. Your gift will Read more…

Posted in Client Stories, Donors, Fundraisers, Gift Cards, Loans, Microfinance, Online Giving, Our Work, Text to Give, What We're Reading, Women
Tagged Ada, Africa, Bob Annibale, Christmas, Citi Foundation, City A.M., Clients, Donations, Financial services, fundraisers, Ghana, Gift Cards, Global Poverty, Holiday, holiday giving, Loans, match, Microfinance, One Woman Holiday Challenge, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity Gift Cards, Opportunity International, Patience Dameh, Poverty, text to give, Women

Get Revved Up! It’s National Coffee Day

By Lydia Baldridge Meier on September 29, 2012

Today is National Coffee Day in the U.S. and as baristas around the country hand out free cups of joe, we wanted to share with you the faces of some of the people who grow the stuff that fuels our busy lives! Meet Josephat Nivin of Kinyamakobe, Uganda Like many farmers in Uganda, Josephat Nivin Read more…

Posted in Agricultural Finance, Client Stories, Events, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Client Stories, Clients, Coffee, coffee farmer, Community, Ending Poverty, Events, Financial services, Holiday, Loan Officer, Loans, Microfinance, Mubende, Opportunity International, Opportunity Uganda, Uganda

The Fruits of their Labor

By Opportunity International on September 3, 2012

As we celebrate our Monday off for Labor Day, most of us don’t realize it’s a national holiday started by the labor movement to honor the achievements of working people with a much-needed day of rest. Our clients are some of the hardest-working people we know and so we wanted to take a moment to Read more…

Posted in Client Stories, Events, Loan officer, Loans, Training, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Asia, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Financial services, Global Poverty, Holiday, labor day, Loan Officer, Loans, Microfinance, National holiday, Nicaragua, Opportunity International, Philippines, Savings, south america, Tanzania, Training

Finding Renewal Through Faith and Opportunity this Easter

By Emily Riemer on April 8, 2012

Blessings to you and your family from the entire Opportunity International family. This Easter, as we commemorate Jesus’s crucifixion and celebrate His resurrection, I’m reminded that resurrection need not only mean the miracle that occurred 2,000 years ago, but that renewal can take place in a number of ways in our own lives. Nothing that Read more…

Posted in Events, Faith in Action, Loans, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Where We Work
Tagged annual report 2009, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, displaced persons, Easter, faith, Faith in Action, Financial services, God, healing, Holiday, Hope, Insight Trip, International Visitor, Jesus Christ, Latin America, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, resurrection, women clients

My Family Traditions at Christmas

By Jamelyn Lederhouse on December 23, 2011

In the U.S., Christmas is a time when we anticipate the falling of snow, and pine-scented candles, and friends and family. I look forward to most of that (although I actually hate being cold so I’m not looking forward to snow). All things considered, this season is pretty spectacular. Every circle of family and friends Read more…

Posted in Events, Local Staffing
Tagged Advent, Christmas, Clients, Community, Family, Holiday, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, staff, Stories, traditions

Celebrating Independence Day around the World

By Opportunity International on July 4, 2011

On Independence Day, Americans celebrate with fireworks, barbeques, and joyous gatherings. We celebrate our “Americanness” whole-heartedly today and believe our national identity is a representation of the freedom that we gained in 1776. With that being said, none of us were alive in 1776! In fact, the majority of us don’t have relatives that were Read more…

Posted in Events, Loans, Our Work, Where We Work
Tagged Blantyre, Chennai, Clients, Deepa, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Fourth of July, Ghana, Global Poverty, Holiday, Independence, Independence Day, India, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Poverty, Women

Celebrating Fathers Like Opportunity Ghana Client Godwin Ocolo

By Opportunity International on June 19, 2011

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…

Posted in Events, Loans, OptINnow, Our Work, Resources
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

Happy Valentine’s Day! Top 3 Quotes About Love

By Opportunity International on February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here at Opportunity, we know that romantic love is not the only form that we should be celebrating. There is also agape love–an unlimited loving kindness, charity, towards all people. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. put it, it’s “the love of God operating in the human heart.” In that spirit, we wish you love, Read more…

Posted in Events, Faith in Action, OptINnow
Tagged agape, charity, Children, Clients, Ending Poverty, Events, Faith in Action, Financial services, God, Holiday, love, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Microfinance, MLK, Opportunity International, OptINnow, OptINnow gift cards, Poverty, Technology, valentine's day

The Loving Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Lydia Baldridge Meier on January 17, 2011

Today, our nation honors Martin Luther King, Jr. in an annual holiday dedicated to the life and legacy of a man who was a tireless advocate for inclusion, love and acceptance of all. The core value of Dr. King’s ideal, the “Beloved Community,” was agape love, which he described as “understanding, redeeming goodwill for all.” It is an Read more…

Posted in Events, Faith in Action, Our Mission and Vision, Our Motivation
Tagged agape, Clients, Community, compassion, Coretta Scott King, Education, Ending Poverty, Events, Faith in Action, Financial services, God, Holiday, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr., Microfinance, MLK, National holiday, Opportunity International, Poverty

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