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Opportunity Teams Battle Hurricane Sandy & Cyclone Neelam at Home and Abroad
As many of our own Opportunity team members along the East Coast of the U.S. await power and water services following Hurricane Sandy, we join the rest of America in mourning the loss of life and the destruction of property. We applaud our first responders and the many public officials guiding us through these trying Read more…
Tagged CEO, Chennai, cyclone, Events, Global Microfinance Operations, GO Finance, Habitat for Humanity, Harry Turner, in the news, India, Loans, MFI, Microensure, Microinsurance, natural disasters, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Sam Chandar, Tamil Nadu
MicroEnsure Ghana Crosses One Million Milestone for Number of Lives Insured
The following post was originally published on microensure.com. This July , five years after its inception, MicroEnsure Ghana achieved one of its greatest successes: it crossed the milestone of insuring one million Ghanaians, a remarkable achievement considering it was serving just 40,000 lives in 2010. Beginning operations in 2007, MicroEnsure Ghana has held its place Read more…
Tagged Africa, Clients, floods, funeral insurance, Ghana, Health insurance, Insurance, life insurance, Microensure, Microinsurance, Mobile Phones, natural disasters, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, Technology, Tigo
Our Hearts Go Out to Those Affected by Floods in the Philippines
I was just in a market a few weeks ago when my husband, children and I went home to visit our families in the Philippines. We were admiring and appreciating the many beautiful handicrafts the Filipinos create so well. My daughters and I went from stall to stall and we could not decide which trinkets Read more…
Tagged APPEND, Asia, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, floods, in the news, Insurance, Loans, Manila, Microfinance, Microinsurance, natural disasters, Opportunity International, Opportunity Philippines, Philippines, Poverty, property insurance
Our Prayers for Victims of Monday’s Devastating Earthquake in Philippines
On Monday morning, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake (U.S. Geological Survey) struck central Philippines in a narrow strait just off Negros Island. The epicenter was closest to Tayasan, a coastal town of about 32,000 people flanked by mountains in Negros Oriental province. The quake could be felt in at least seven central provinces, including Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Cebu Read more…
Our Prayers Are With the People of Japan
In the days since the 8.9-magnitude earthquake (which was upgraded to 9.0) struck Japan on Friday, March 11, followed by the devastating tsunami, we at Opportunity, like the entire world, have been watching the scenes of destruction and listening to reports in the media, incredulous and deeply saddened by the news. It seems astonishing that Read more…
Tagged BBC, Community, Earthquake, Events, Global Giving, Japan, natural disasters, new york times, NPR, Prayer, Red Cross, Tsunami, Unicef, Washington Post, what we're reading, World Vision
What We’re Reading: ONE Blog–”1 percent: A matter of life and death”
The following post, “1 percent: A matter of life and death” by Malaka Gharib, was published on the ONE Blog on March 4, 2011. It encourages readers to take action to let the government know that they oppose budget cuts for people living in poverty around the world. The ONE Campaign needs around 4,000 more names Read more…
Tagged Advocacy, Blog, Blogging, budget, Congress, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, foreign aid, Foreign assistance, GDP, Global Fund, Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, Global Poverty, global security, Government, Guest Post, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS prevention, humanitarian, Malaria, Microfinance, natural disasters, ONE, ONE blog, ONE Campaign, Opportunity International, peace, PEPFAR, petition, Political advocacy, Poverty, senator, Tuberculosis, US Government, USAID
When Disaster Strikes, Access to Savings Can Help
The following post was published on Opportunity International Australia‘s blog in January. Read original post here. The recent onslaught of flooding around the globe has highlighted the devastating impact natural disasters can have on people regardless of where they live. The damage to homes and livelihoods, however, is particularly felt when victims have no form of financial security. Read more…
Tagged Australia, Bank Building, Clients, Community, Deposits, Ending Poverty, Financial services, flood, floods, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance Institution, microsavings, natural disasters, opportunity australia, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Australia, Philippines, Poverty, Savings, Savings account, The Philippines
What We’re Reading: “Haiti: Could Mobile Banking Be a Legacy of the Earthquake?”
Every Wednesday, we highlight an article, book or a blog in our “What We’re Reading” series. We feature works that are noteworthy, inspiring, educational or relevant to the work we do at Opportunity International. We welcome your comments in the comment field below–-tell us what you’re reading, or respond to the piece we’ve highlighted. The Read more…
Tagged ATMs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Cell phone banking, CGAP, cgap technology blog, Earthquake, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Fonkoze, Gates Foundation, Haiti, MFI, Microfinance, Mobile Banking, mobile phone banking, natural disasters, NGO, Opportunity International, point-of-sale devices, Port-au-Prince, POS devices, Poverty, Technology, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, what we're reading, World Bank
