Blog Archives

The Power to Fight AIDS: A Mozambiquan Microfinance Client Shows His Strength

By Opportunity International on November 30, 2010

This week, Wednesday, Dec. 1 marks the 22nd annual World AIDS Day. Since 1988, it has become one of the most recognized international health days and provides a key opportunity each year to raise awareness, remember those who have been victims of AIDS, and celebrate progress in the fight against this devastating epidemic. We all Read more…

Posted in Events, Faith in Action, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, AIDS, banco oportunidade de mocambique, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS prevention, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mozambique, Opportunity International, opportunity mozambique, Orphans, Poverty, Students, World Aids Day, World Aids Day 2010, Youth

An Unforgettable Family Trip to Kenya and Malawi

By Guest Post on August 24, 2010

Opportunity supporter and member of the Board of Governors, Rich McClure, writes of his experiences on the July 2010 Family Week trip to Kenya and his visits to Malawi: Visiting eastern Africa, we met women and men who have enterprises fueled by , who are selling their goods in crowded, dirty marketplaces in Nairobi and Lilongwe. Read more…

Posted in Board of Governors, Faith in Action, Insight Trips, Local Staffing, Our Mission and Vision, Our Motivation, Our Work, Rural Outreach, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Banking on Education, Board of Governors, Clients, Education, Education finance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Insight Trip, Kenya, lilongwe, Loan Officer, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Nairobi, Opportunity International, Orphans, Poverty, Schools, Trust Groups, Youth

Faith, Hope and Love on our Journey to Kenya

By Opportunity International on August 10, 2010

Opportunity’s John Kamperschroer, VP of Resource Development, recently returned from an Opportunity Family Week Trip to Kenya. He shares reflections from his travels. As we traveled along the bumpy roads of Kenya, dust and exhaust coated our lungs while receiving–as one driver put it–an “African massage.” We were on our way to visit three Kenyan schools: Read more…

Posted in Faith in Action, Insight Trips, Loans, Local Staffing, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Banking on Education, Children, Clients, Community, Education, Education finance, Ending Poverty, faith, family week trip, Financial services, Hope, Insight Trip, john kamperschroer, Kenya, Loans, Microfinance, Mothers, Opportunity International, Opportunity Kenya, Orphans, Poverty, Schools, Students, Women, Women's Philanthropy, Youth

Dreams for the Future: The Women of Uganda’s Peace Trust Group

By Guest Post on June 22, 2010

Guest blogger and Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) member Julie Hindmarsh sends us this report from WON’s “Mothers, Daughters and Sisters” Insight Trip to Uganda. Opening a conversation in Uganda is easy when you ask the question: “What are the challenges you experience in your life?” The women of Opportunity Uganda’s Peace Trust Group talked over Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Our Leadership, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged $2 a day, Board of Directors, Business, Children, Client Stories, Clients, Daughters, Education, Family, Formal Labor Force, HIV/AIDS, Inheritance Laws, Medicine, Mothers, Orphans, Savings, School fees, Sisters, Trust Group, Uganda, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

The Impact of a Ugandan Trust Group: An artisan, a Polaroid and a boda boda motorcycle

By Opportunity International on May 28, 2010

by Alexandra Arch, Writer and Uganda Insight Trip Participant Today combined some of the best of the best. The 12 members of the Mutungo Stars Trust Group graciously welcomed us to their weekly group meeting this morning. They were eager to share the work of their businesses, which include all types of retail, as well as hair salons, mechanics shops Read more…

Posted in Insight Trips, Trust Groups
Tagged Africa, Alexandra Arch, boda boda, Business, Children, Client Stories, Education, Insight Trip, Loans, Microfinance, Naguru, Opportunity International, Orphans, Polaroid, Poverty, Schools, Students, Trust Groups, Uganda, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

Strong Women: The Heart of Community in Kampala, Uganda

By Cynthia Greenwood on March 7, 2010

I woke up today, on the eve of International Women’s Day, thinking about the remarkable women clients I met on a recent trip to Kampala to visit Opportunity Uganda’s operations. For me, these women give new meaning to the words “hardworking,” “committed,” “brave,” and “strong.” Opportunity Loan Officer Charity Namutebi works out of the Read more…

Posted in Loans, Local Staffing, Our Mission and Vision, Our Motivation, Our Work, Savings, Training, Trust Groups, Where We Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged $2 a day, AIDS, Build businesses, Charity Namutebi, Client Stories, Community, International Women's Day, Loan Officer, Loans, Mariam Noah, Nuulu Nankya, Opportunity Uganda, Orphans, Ruth Nassimbwa, Savings, Schools, Trust Groups, Uganda, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

International Women’s Day: Coming Together to Recognize and Celebrate

By Marisa Brown on March 3, 2010

International Women’s Day is about coming together to recognize and celebrate the social, economic and political achievements of women all around the world. On this global day of celebration, it’s important to focus on the individual stories of women who show resilience, strength and courage each and every day. Opportunity International works with these very Read more…

Posted in Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Women's Opportunity Network
Tagged Children, Community, Community development, Education, Family, Female entrepreneurs, Global Opportunity Quilt, International Women's Day, LEAD Initiative, Orphans, Rosemary, Schools, Uganda, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON

World AIDS Day: Lending Hope to Africa

By Sonja Egeland Kelly on December 1, 2009

AIDS continues to devastate sub-Saharan Africa. Thirty million people have died already, leaving 14 million orphans behind. Without decisive action, millions more will die, at the rate of over 6,600 a day. This figure is likely to increase because of the 9,500 new daily infections in Africa alone. Today marks World AIDS Day. The day Read more…

Posted in Loans, Our Mission and Vision, Training, Trust Groups, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, AIDS, Crisis, Dorothy Kanjautso, Education, HIV/AIDS, Loans, Opportunity International, Orphans, Poverty, Training, Trust Groups, Women, World Aids Day

Spotlight from the Field: Naomi and her Royal Seed Orphanage

By Sonja Egeland Kelly on September 30, 2009

Naomi. I have never met a woman so determined to make a difference. Her bright eyes sparkled, her hands showed the toughness that comes from work, and from her mouth poured words of encouragement and empowerment. I had the pleasure to meet Naomi and tour her Royal Seed Orphanage in Ghana while on an Insight Read more…

Posted in Faith in Action, Insight Trips, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work
Tagged Client Stories, Education, Ghana, Insight Trip, Loans, Opportunity International, Orphanage, Orphans, Schools, Women

Subscribe to the Blog

Archives

Categories