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Class Is in Session at Neighborhood School Near Kumasi, Ghana

By Guest Post on September 16, 2011

As U.S. students settle into the new school year, we check in with a Ghanaian school in the IDP Rising Schools Program, an initiative created and implemented by the IDP Foundation, Inc., in partnership with Opportunity International and Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT), which funds the development of quality local private schools in Ghana through school proprietor loans and other financial and Read more…

Posted in Loans, Our Work, Strategic Partners, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Children, Community, Education, Education finance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, IDP Rising Schools, Kumasi, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, Sinapi Aba Trust, Students, Youth

Unlocking Potential Through the Power of Education

By Opportunity International on August 19, 2011

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…

Posted in Local Staffing, Our Work, Resources, Strategic Partners, Training, Where We Work
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

Spotlight on Educational Microfinance & IDP Rising Schools: Students of the World (SOW) Meets Students & Educators in Ghana

By Guest Post on June 30, 2011

The Students of the World (SOW) Boston team is in Ghana all this month visiting Opportunity Ghana‘s microfinance operations and documenting their experiences in a diverse array 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 Facebook Read more…

Posted in Events, Insight Trips, Loans, Our Work, Resources, Strategic Partners
Tagged Africa, Blog, Children, Clients, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, guest blog, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, irene pritzker, Kumasi, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, SAT, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, Sinapi Aba Trust, Social Media, Students, Students of the World, Youth

Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam Visits Opportunity’s Microfinance Operations in Ghana

By Opportunity International on March 24, 2011

Over the years, Opportunity International has had the honor of hosting a variety of congressional delegations and international dignitaries. Congressman Peter Roskam, a Wheaton, Ill. Republican and House Chief Deputy Whip, traveling with Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush, spent the early part of this week in Ghana, leading a bipartisan fact-finding mission focused on trade, energy and Read more…

Posted in Events, Our Leadership, What We're Reading, Where We Work
Tagged 10000 women initiative, 10k Women, accra, Africa, Agricultural finance, Bank, Banking on Women, Bill Morgenstern, Congress, Education, Emerging Leaders, emerging leaders program, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, Goldman Sachs, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Millennium Village, Millennium Villages Project, Oak Brook, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, The Daily Herald, what we're reading

Educational Entrepreneurs, Bringing Schools to the Underserved

By Opportunity International on November 1, 2010

Education is one of the most vital development tools for individuals and countries. Through the Banking on Education initiative, we’ve disbursed over 450 loans to educational entrepreneurs operating private schools in underserved neighborhoods in Ghana, Malawi, Uganda, the Dominican Republic, and India. As part of this initiative, Opportunity also partners with the IDP Foundation Rising Schools Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Events, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Microfinance Conference, Our Work, Strategic Partners, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged 2010 fall microfinance conference, Africa, Banking on Education, Board of Governors, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Conference, Dominican Republic, Education finance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, India, Insight Trip, Liesel Pritzker, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Poverty, Sanitation, School fee loans, School fees, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, strategic partners, Students, Teddy Ajiku, Trust Group, Trust Groups, Uganda

Irene D. Pritzker, and Attendees of World Leadership Forum Dinner, Reflect on her Global Philanthropy Award and the Work of IDP Rising Schools Program

By Opportunity International on September 28, 2010

“We have created a new way to educate millions of poor children – who like all children, have big dreams.” -Irene D. Pritzker, accepting the Global Philanthropy Award at the Foreign Policy Association World Leadership Forum Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010 On Wednesday night, Irene D. Pritzker, co-founder and president of IDP Foundation, Inc., Read more…

Posted in Events, Our Work, Strategic Partners
Tagged 2010 fall microfinance conference, Africa, Banking on Education, Bill Morgenstern, Children, Clients, Community, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, foreign policy association, Ghana, Global Philanthropy Award, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, irene pritzker, Jennifer Mitrenga, Lillian Covington, Loans, Microfinance, Millennium Development Goals, NGO, Poverty, Schools, Sinapi Aba Trust, strategic partners, UN Millennium Campaign, Un millennium development goals, UNESCO, United Nations, World Leadership Forum

3 Breakout Sessions Not to Miss at Fall Microfinance Conference

By Emily Riemer on September 20, 2010

At Opportunity’s Fall Microfinance Conference, Oct. 8-9, in Washington, D.C., the days will be packed with breakout sessions and presentations from microfinance experts, international visitors and globally-minded individuals passionate about eradicating poverty. For me, this will be my first Opportunity microfinance conference[/intlink], and I’m really looking forward to hearing from guest speakers[/intlink] like Pulitzer Prize-winner Sheryl Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Events, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Strategic Partners, Technology
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Banking on Education, biometric technology, biometrics, Board of Governors, Board of Governors Conference, Cell phone banking, Clients, Community, Conference, Daryl Skoog, Dominican Republic, Education, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Poverty, fall microfinance conference, Financial services, Ghana, Global Philanthropy, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, John Magnay, Loans, Malawi, Maria Otero, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance Conference, Mobile Banking, Mobile Phones, Nobel Peace Prize, Opportunity International, opportunity microfinance conference, Philanthropy, Poverty, pulitzer prize, Roger Thurow, Savings, Schools, Sheryl WuDunn, Students, Technology, Tony Hall, Uganda, Washington D.C.

Irene Pritzker, IDP Foundation, Honored with Global Philanthropy Award

By Opportunity International on September 17, 2010

Opportunity International congratulates Irene Pritzker, co-founder and president of the IDP Foundation, Inc., who will be honored with the Foreign Policy Association’s Global Philanthropy Award at the World Leadership Forum Dinner on Sept. 22, 2010. The IDP Foundation is a strategic partner[/intlink] to Opportunity International, working with us on campaigns to promote education and educational Read more…

Posted in Events, Our Work, Strategic Partners, Where We Work
Tagged Education, Education finance, educational finance, educational microfinance, Ending Poverty, foreign policy association, Ghana, Global Philanthropy, Global Philanthropy Award, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, irene pritzker, Microfinance, Opportunity International, strategic partners, world policy forum

Back-to-School for Children Living in Poverty

By Opportunity International on September 7, 2010

School administrator Jacinta Njoki, of the Wisdom Junior Educational Center in Kenya, works with her students in the schoolyard. She started her school in 2001 with a $375 loan from Opportunity, and now has 150 kids and six teachers. Welcome back to school. It’s an exciting time for kids of all ages: new teachers, new Read more…

Posted in Events, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Strategic Partners, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Banking on Education, Board of Governors Conference, Children, Clients, Community, Conference, Dominican Republic, Education, Education finance, Ending Poverty, fall microfinance conference, Financial services, Ghana, IDP Foundation, IDP Foundation Rising Schools Program, India, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance Conference, opportunity dominican republic, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, Opportunity Malawi, Opportunity Uganda, Poverty, Scholarships, School fee loans, School Proprietor Loans, Schools, Students, Uganda, Washington D.C., Youth

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