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Our Hearts Go Out to Those Affected by Floods in the Philippines

By Leilanie Delrosario on August 15, 2012

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…

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Year-end Update from MicroEnsure, Providing a Powerful Safety Net for the World’s Most Vulnerable People

By Diane Ferguson on December 27, 2011

As we approach the end of year, we’re celebrating a big 2011 full of growth for MicroEnsure, Opportunity International‘s microinsurance subsidiary. Here are a few highlights from the year in review… • During 2011, MicroEnsure grew ten-fold in Africa to cover more than one million people in Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania. Within two years, the Read more…

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Why is Microinsurance a Powerful Safety Net for Clients?

By Opportunity International on September 22, 2011

Last week, Opportunity supporters and staff dialed in for a lunchtime conference call with Richard Leftley, the president and CEO of MicroEnsure, Opportunity’s microinsurance subsidiary. Leftley shared background on MicroEnsure’s growth in recent years and then answered callers’ questions on what he envisions for the organization’s future. He detailed how insurance is an indispensable tool Read more…

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