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What We’re Pinning: Our Favorite Reads on Poverty, Philanthropy, and Women’s Empowerment
With all the amazing authors and books on countless interesting topics, it was hard to pick just six on Pinterest this week to share with you. But the ones we’ve chosen have especially inspired us and focus on topics ranging from empowering women to how to best help those in need. Some of these authors Read more…
Tagged Bob Lupton, Bonnie St. John, Carly Fiorina, Community development, Darcy Deane, Ending Poverty, Half the Sky, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Healthcare, How Great Women Lead, mark lutz, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Nicholas D. Kristof, oppression, Paul Farmer, Pinterest, Poverty, Sheryl WuDunn, Tough Choices, Toxic Charity, unpoverty, Women, women's empowerment
What We’re Watching: Last Chance to Watch Half the Sky Movement’s Documentary Online
If you missed the chance to watch the tear-jerking, moving, and inspirational Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide when it aired on PBS last week, the videos expire in the next two days. Part 1 closes tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 9) and part 2 closes the following day on Wednesday. It’s a Read more…
Tagged Africa, Asia, Cambodia, Children, economic empowerment, Education, Ending Poverty, Half the Sky Movement, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Healthcare, India, Kenya, Loans, Microfinance, Mothers, Nicholas D. Kristof, PBS, Sheryl WuDunn, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Somaly Mam, videos, Vietnam, what we're watching, Women
What We’re Reading: CEO Vicki Escarra’s Post on Women, the Half the Sky Movement & Ghana in The Huffington Post
The following post, “Empowering the Bigger Half,” by our CEO Vicki Escarra was published on The Huffington Post on Thursday, Oct. 4. Nearly 2.5 billion people live on less than $2 a day, and I am astounded and truly horrified that in 2012, women represent 70% of this number. Knowing this statistic, it’s not a Read more…
Tagged Abena Sarpong, Africa, Agnes Hene, Blogging, CEO, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, Half the Sky Movement, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Huffington Post, Loan Officer, Microfinance, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity International, Poverty, Sheryl WuDunn, Vicki Escarra, what we're reading, Women
What We’re Watching: Documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide on PBS
We’re tuning in tonight to PBS to watch the long-awaited documentary, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. (Airing in two parts, tonight and tomorrow, October 1 and 2, at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT.) With Nicholas Kristof as your guide, as well as Sheryl WuDunn, Hillary Clinton, and activist celebrities America Read more…
Tagged Cambodia, Children, Community, documentary, DR Congo, Education, Ending Poverty, Global Poverty, Half the Sky Movement, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Healthcare, Hillary Clinton, maternal mortality rates, Microfinance, Mothers, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity DRC, Opportunity International, PBS, Sheryl WuDunn, Sierra Leone, strategic partners, what we're watching, Women, women's empowerment
Empowering Women & Girls with Half the Sky
Though microfinance is available to both men and women entrepreneurs, the gains that women achieve are almost three times more likely to be reinvested in their children—providing a powerful generational multiplier that accelerates economic growth. A woman will spend 90% of her income on her family, while men typically spend only 35%. That’s why if Read more…
Tagged Children, Education, Empowerment, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Girls, Half the Sky, India, Investing in Women and Girls, Jayanthi, Loan Officer, Loans, Microfinance, Mothers, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity International, Poverty, Sheryl WuDunn, strategic partners, Trust Groups, Women, women's empowerment, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
What We’re Reading: A Microfinance, Poverty, Empowerment Reading List
Looking for your next big read? We’ve put together a list of compelling books we’re reading, running the gamut from microfinance and international development, to global aid and putting your faith into action. Check out our list and let us know what you think in the comment field below. What would you add, and what Read more…
Tagged Banker to the Poor, Daryl Collins, Dead Aid, Ghana, Global Poverty, Half the Sky, Jacqueline Novogratz, Katie Smith Milway, Kojo, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Muhammad Yunus, Nicholas D. Kristof, One Hen, Opportunity International, Portfolios of the Poor, Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day, Poverty, Sheryl WuDunn, The Blue Sweater, unpoverty, unpoverty rich lessons from the working poor, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
CGI Session-Going Small for Big Results: Microfranchise and Entrepreneurial Growth
It’s been a full first day already at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. This morning, CGI sessions have explored climate change with President Clinton and eight other world leaders, population issues with Clinton and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Then, attendees learned Read more…
Tagged #CGI2011, Africa, Bill Clinton, CGI, CGI 2011, Climate Change, Clinton Global Initiative, Community, Conference, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Loans, Lost Boys of Sudan, MFI, Microfinance, New York, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity International, Poverty, President Clinton, Sudan, The New York Times, Valentino Achak Deng, Women's World Banking, Zimbabwe
What We’re Reading: Top 10 Blogs About Microfinance & Poverty Eradication
Blogs are a great way to hear a variety of voices and experience an issue from diverse perspectives and if you’re interested in microfinance and global development there are a variety of sites full of information, opinions, and more. These blogs, like our Opportunity Blog, are fun ways to learn more about the voices and Read more…
Tagged Accion, Asia, banking with the poor network, Blog, Blogging, Blogs, Center for Financial Inclusion, CGAP, Community, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, Defeat Poverty, Financial services, global development, Global Poverty, Grameen Foundation, India, India Microfinance, MFI, Microfinance, MicroFinance Transparency, Mykro, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity Blog, Opportunity International, Poverty, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal
Worldwide Voices in Support of Microfinance and Dr. Muhammad Yunus
Earlier this week, Opportunity International and a dozen other leading microfinance organizations issued an open letter (below) supporting Nobel Laureate and Medal of Freedom winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Since then, we have seen an increasing number of statements in support of Dr. Yunus from high-ranking U.S. officials including Senator John Kerry, organizations like ONE and Read more…
