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Opportunity Staff Interview on BBC Radio 2

By Opportunity International on August 29, 2011

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…

Posted in Loans, Our Leadership, Our Work, Resources, Savings, Trust Groups, Where We Work
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

Day 4: “Dream Big” – Opportunity Colombia Empowers Young Entrepreneurs, Mothers, Trust Groups & More through Microfinance

By Guest Post on June 25, 2011

The following travel post was written by Jeannette Stewart, a member of the Opportunity International Board of Governors living in Maryland. This week, Jeannette is traveling with her son on the Opportunity Family Week Insight Trip to Colombia. Other Colombia travelers have written posts this week too, catch up on all their adventures by reading Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Loans, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Board of Governors, Cartagena, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Colombia Family Week Trip 2011, displaced persons, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, family week trip, Financial services, Global Poverty, individual loan client, Insight Trip, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, roof and floor program, small business loans, Trust Groups, Women, Youth, Youth Entrepreneur Program

On Mother’s Day We Honor Judith, a Microfinance Client & Mother Who Inspires, Empowers and Loves

By Guest Post on May 8, 2011

The following is a guest post by Olivia Schultz, an intern in the marketing department at Opportunity International. You may have seen her picture on our website and Facebook page, in USA Today, or on a postcard for our Mother’s Day Gift Cards. In honor of Mother’s Day, we celebrate the story of Opportunity Kenya Read more…

Posted in Events, Loans, Local Staffing, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Africa, Banking on Women, Bungoma, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Gift Cards, Judith Godiah, Kenya, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mother's Day, Mothers, Opportunity International, Opportunity Kenya, Poverty, Savings, School, USA Today, videos, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy

Happy Easter from Opportunity International

By Emily Riemer on April 23, 2011

As we celebrate Easter, a season of rebirth and renewal, we are also reminded of the rebirth and recovery of our clients all over the world who are creating change in their lives and improving their futures. Meet Faustina Amoah, just one of the many Opportunity International clients who have been able to transform their Read more…

Posted in Loans, OptINnow, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Easter, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Kumasi, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, SAT, Sinapi Aba Trust, small business loans

From Uganda to Oak Park, Ill.: Gathering to Brunch & Learn with Brenda Nabwala

By Ruth-Anne Renaud on April 13, 2011

I was moved and inspired to be able to join more than 40 engaged women gathered in suburban Chicago this past Saturday to meet Opportunity Uganda’s Brenda Nabwala, listening to her personal stories and learning how investing in women helps change the world faster. At the lovely Oak Park, Ill. home of Opportunity supporter Ann Read more…

Posted in Events, Insight Trips, Local Staffing, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged 10000 women initiative, Africa, Banking on Women, Clients, Education, Emerging Leaders, emerging leaders program, Ending Poverty, Events, Financial services, fundraisers, Goldman Sachs, Insight Trip, Kenya, Loan Officer, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Oak Park, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Poverty, Uganda, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

Feeling the Lord’s Presence on my Visit to Microfinance Clients in Colombia

By Guest Post on March 18, 2011

The following blog post was written by Emily Soltvedt following her recent Insight Trip to Colombia. A dedicated Opportunity International supporter, Soltvedt is a leader of the Minneapolis chapter of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) and a member of the Board of Governors. I had the blessed opportunity to travel to Colombia on an Insight Trip Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Faith in Action, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Tagged Board of Governors, Bogotá, Cartagena, Children, christian, Client Stories, Clients, Colombia, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, faith, Faith in Action, Financial services, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, Insight Trips, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Mothers, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, spirit, Students, Transformational Training, Trust Groups, Women, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity

Female Empowerment at the International Women’s Day Festival in Chennai

By Guest Post on March 8, 2011

The following post was written by Opportunity International supporter Eric Schade, traveling on our International Women’s Day Insight Trip to India this week. Here, he reflects on the International Women’s Day celebrations he saw in Chennai on day two into his travels. Female empowerment. That was the theme of today’s International Woman’s Day festival, loud and clear. With inspirational Read more…

Posted in Events, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Leadership, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Chennai, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Economic development, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, GO Finance, Growing Opportunity, India, Insight Trip, Investing in Women and Girls, IWD Insight Trip 2011, Loans, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Rural Outreach, Schools, Trust Groups, videos, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

Honor Opportunity’s Women Clients Today for International Women’s Day 2011

By Opportunity International on March 8, 2011

On this 100th anniversary, we celebrate the significant progress that has been achieved through determined advocacy, practical action and enlightened policy making. Yet, in too many countries and societies, women remain second-class citizens. [...] In the home and at school, in the workplace and in the community, being female too often means being vulnerable. -U.N. Read more…

Posted in Events, Insight Trips, OptINnow, Our Mission and Vision, Our Motivation, Our Work, Technology, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Africa, Ban Ki-moon, Banking on Women, biometric technology, biometrics, Cell phone banking, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global change, International Women’s Day, Judith Godiah, Kenya, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mobile Banking, mobile phone banking, Mobile Phones, Mothers, Opportunity International, Opportunity Kenya, OptINnow, point-of-sale devices, Poverty, Schools, Social Change, Students, Technology, UN Secretary-General, United Nations, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

Impressions from My First Day in Chennai

By Guest Post on March 7, 2011

The following post was written by Opportunity International supporter Eric Schade, traveling on our International Women’s Day Insight Trip to India this week. Here, he reflects on all he’s seen and heard, and the extraordinary people he’s met, just one day into his travels. From the street… A Widow’s Tale The life of a widow in India is Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Local Staffing
Tagged Chennai, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, GO Finance, Growing Opportunity, India, Insight Trip, International Women's Day, IWD Insight Trip 2011, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, Students, Trust Groups, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON, Youth

Day One: Meeting Clients on My Insight Trip to Chennai, India

By Guest Post on March 7, 2011

The following post was submitted by Jill Dailey Smith, direct from her travels in Chennai, India on an Opportunity International Insight Trip in honor of International Women’s Day. Smith is an Opportunity supporter based in River Forest, Ill. She’s a member of the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) and serves on our Board of Directors. Is it really just Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Chennai, Client Stories, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, GO Finance, Growing Opportunity, India, Insight Trip, International Women's Day, IWD Insight Trip 2011, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

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