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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
Good Gardening with One Hen
The following post was published on the “Stories of Service” blog, written by staff of United We Serve, a nationwide initiative encouraging social service. With the upcoming release of Katie Smith Milway’s book The Good Garden, the One Hen iniative is bringing the lessons of sustainable agriculture and food security to children through two new national service projects. Visit the “Stories Read more…
Tagged agricultural sustainability, Agriculture, Children, corporation for national and community service, Education, Food security, Food Sustainability, Honduras, Katie Smith Milway, Microfinance, One Hen, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, Students, Teachers, the good garden, the good garden: how one family went from hunger to having enough, united we serve, Women's Opportunity Network, WON, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
Top 10 Blog Posts on Education
It’s that time of year again… it’s almost time to go back to school! And for people living in poverty, having access to education is a crucial factor that can help them improve the futures of their children, their communities and themselves. That’s why Opportunity[/intlink] offers school fee loans, as well as education for the establishment of local schools Read more…
Tagged Africa, Banking on Education, CGI, Children, Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Girls, Indiana University, Insight Trip, International Reading Association, Kampala, ladybird infant primary school, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, One Hen, Opportunity International, Peace International School, Poverty, Schools, Students, The Girl Effect, Twitter, Uganda, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, WON, Youth
Inspiring the next generation of global citizens
Microfinance is a compelling, sustainable, working solution to global poverty. When a woman receives financial services, she sets into motion monumental changes. Family income rises. Children are well fed. Neighbors become employees. Homes are improved. Tuition is within reach. Women, who comprise 85% of our clients, gain status. For Opportunity clients around the world, these Read more…
Tagged Children, Clients, Education, Family, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, Katie Smith Milway, Kojo, Loans, Microfinance, One Hen
One Hen Inspires Second Graders to Microfinance
When Katie Smith Milway, author of One Hen, visited Lincoln Elementary School in River Forest, Ill. last Tuesday, she was confronted with the extraordinary work of the school’s second-graders. Up on a screen in the classroom was Opportunity International’s donation website, OptINnow.org, displaying that the children had raised $425 to help end global poverty. “Do you Read more…
Tagged Africa, Agriculture, Children, Education, Ghana, Katie Smith Milway, Kojo, Kwabena Darko, Microfinance, One Hen, Opportunity International, OptINnow, Poverty, Savings, Students
One Hen Takes Microfinance to School
On Tuesday, I got the chance to visit local elementary schools in Oak Park and River Forest, Ill., attending wonderful presentations by children’s author Katie Smith Milway. She wrote One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, a book about a Ghanaian boy named Kojo who receives a small loan to buy a Read more…
Tagged Africa, Children, Education, Entreprenuership, Ghana, Katie Smith Milway, Kojo, Kwabena Darko, Loans, Microfinance, One Hen, Opportunity International, OptINnow, Poverty, Savings, Students, Women's Opportunity Network, WON, Youth
Microfinance Movie Night: Indiana University
Last night I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with Indiana U’s Trockman Microfinance Initiative (TMI) at an event where they reported on their recent trip to Opportunity International’s office in Oak Brook and then we enjoyed an hour-long movie highlighting the microfinance industry. I have to say, I was impressed with Read more…
Live from the Smithonian Institution: One Hen Awarded Best Book for Young Children
The Outreach Council of the African Studies Association annually salutes the authors and illustrators of outstanding books about Africa published or distributed in the United States for young children and older readers. Today, Katie Smith Milway’s One Hen: How One Loan Made a Big Difference is commended for the life lessons it instills in youth, Read more…
Live from International Reading Association: One Hen sparks conversation among Educators
After a great morning with the students at Sidwell Friends School, I had the pleasure of joining Katie at the International Reading Association for an engaging panel discussion on Friday afternoon. The evolution of One Hen and its transformation from text to technology has spawned a stimulating conversation amongst a panel of educators and their Read more…
Tagged Children, Donations, Education, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, International Reading Association, Katie Smith Milway, Nigeria, One Hen, OptINnow, Philanthropy, Reading Across Continents, Technology, Washington D.C., Women's Philanthropy
Teaching Children the Power of Microfinance: Sidwell Friend’s School in Washington D.C.
The 6th graders at Sidwell Friend’s School in Washington D.C. eagerly welcomed Katie Smith Milway this morning, author of children’s book, One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, a story that teaches children the power of microfinance to transform lives. This occasion marks the beginning of multiple events in D.C. this weekend Read more…
