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Meet Our Staff: Our New Head of Education Finance, Nathan Byrd
This May, we welcomed Nathan Byrd as our new head of education finance. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, and reporting to Colin McCormack, managing director, Africa, Nathan will provide strategic direction and leadership for our education finance program, developing specialized financial tools for schools and families and forming strategic partnerships in the education sector. Nathan is currently Read more…
Posted in Loans, Meet Our Staff, Our Leadership, Our Work, Where We Work
Tagged afghanistan, Africa, Banking on Education, Children, Colin McCormack, Education, Education finance, Financial services, Ghana, Global Microfinance Operations, India, Kenya, Loans, Malawi, Meet Our Staff, Microfinance, Nathan Byrd, Opportunity International, Rwanda, School fee loans, school tuition loans, Schools, Students, Uganda
Tagged afghanistan, Africa, Banking on Education, Children, Colin McCormack, Education, Education finance, Financial services, Ghana, Global Microfinance Operations, India, Kenya, Loans, Malawi, Meet Our Staff, Microfinance, Nathan Byrd, Opportunity International, Rwanda, School fee loans, school tuition loans, Schools, Students, Uganda
Photo of the Day: One Laptop, One Big Challenge for Technology Education in Africa
In the photo at right, a junior high level 2 instructor at Ahobrese Academy in Dansoman, Ghana, teaches a technology course with the one laptop in the entire school. They have the passion, drive, knowledge, commitment and the classroom. Now they just need the computers. This is my challenge: I’m looking for the best way Read more…
Posted in Local Staffing, Our Work, Technology, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Asia, computers, Education, Education finance, educators, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Nathan Byrd, Opportunity International, photos, Poverty, Schools, Students, Teachers, Technology
Tagged Africa, Asia, computers, Education, Education finance, educators, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Nathan Byrd, Opportunity International, photos, Poverty, Schools, Students, Teachers, Technology
