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Follow-up: Lydia’s Olympic Torch Moment
On Tuesday, Opportunity-UK’s Lydia Baffour Awuah made us all very proud when she carried the Olympic flame in Abingdon, U.K.–at 7:58 a.m. local time. Below, check out some photos of her big moment, provided by Harry Turner, CEO of Global Microfinance Operations. The British bank Lloyds TSB is an Olympic sponsor and a strategic partner of Read more…
Opportunity UK’s Lydia Baffour Awuah Will Be Olympic Torchbearer Tomorrow!
Opportunity International-UK’s Lydia Baffour Awuah has been chosen to be one of the torchbearers in the Olympic torch relay. Lydia will be carrying the flame tomorrow–Tuesday, July 10–at 1:41 a.m. Central Standard Time (7:41 a.m. BST, local time) from the town of Abingdon, U.K., just south of Oxford. Tomorrow is day 53 of the relay, Read more…
Tagged Africa, BBC, BBC Radio, Financial services, Ghana, international staff, Loan Officer, local staff, London, Lydia Baffour Awuah, Malawi, Olympics, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity UK, Oxford, Poverty, staff, support members
Opportunity Staff Interview on BBC Radio 2
Listen today! BBC Radio 2‘s Jeremy Vine interviews Nick Lea, development economist and an Opportunity trustee, and Lydia Baffour Awuah, head of Africa programs at Opportunity UK. Recording of interview is only available until 2:02 p.m. GMT+1 on Tuesday, Aug. 30th (9:02 a.m. EST in the United States). Listen to the 10-minute interview by clicking here. ** (The interview Read more…
Tagged Africa, BBC, BBC Radio, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, Loans, Lydia Baffour Awuah, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Mobile Banking, mobile banking vehicle, Mothers, Nick Lee, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Opportunity UK, Poverty, Savings, Schools, staff, Students, Technology, Trust Groups, Women
