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A Breeze of Change in Ghana
I left Opportunity Ghana for the U.S. in 2007, after almost four years serving the local staff and clients–first, as a loan officer, bringing Opportunity to disadvantaged women, men and children; then as a loan supervisor, providing leadership to other loan officers; and then as a Relationship Manager with a great team of loan officers Read more…
Tagged accra, Africa, Agricultural finance, Ashaiman, Branch staff, CEO, Community, Cosmus Kowuoche, Education finance, Financial services, Ghana, Loan Officer, local staff, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, Transformation, Vicki Escarra
Meeting Each of Us Where We Are
The following post was written by Rich McClure, a member of Opportunity’s Board of Governors, about his Insight Trip last week to India. As I finished an impactful Insight Trip to see Opportunity’s operations in Chennai, India, I was convicted again by Jesus’s example of meeting people where they are. No matter how a person Read more…
Tagged Asia, Board of Governors, Chennai, christianity, Clients, Ending Poverty, Faith in Action, Financial services, Global Poverty, GO Finance, God, India, Insight Trip, Jesus Christ, Loans, Lord, Microfinance, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Training, Transformation
Equipping a Community for Future Success in Kyenjojo, Uganda
is more than just and and business—it’s a way forward for many families with few resources and little hope. Wherever Opportunity works, we strive to understand the local communities and to get to know the families who use our resources. This is the first in a multi-part blog series about a new branch in Kyenjojo, Read more…
Tagged Africa, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Kampala, Kyenjojo Blog Series, Kyenjojo branch, Loans, Microfinance, Mubende, Opportunity Blog, Opportunity International, Opportunity Uganda, Poverty, Savings, Training, Transformation, Transformational Training, Trust Groups, Uganda
How to Make a Real Impact? Opportunity’s Partnership Model
Something that attracted me to , and that has kept me here for eight years, is that we work in partnership with our clients to build sustainable financial infrastructure in the community. Our services are nothing without the hard work, ingenuity, community and integrity of the individuals with whom we partner. For more than 40 Read more…
Program Update: Opportunity Mozambique is Cultivating Hope among Smallholder Farmers
is helping smallholder farmers achieve optimum output to put more food on the family table and increase food security in their communities. We’re committed to helping farmers in sub-Saharan Africa transition from subsistence to economically- and commercially-active farming. Through an innovative and sustainable approach to agricultural finance, Opportunity provides products and services designed to achieve Read more…
Tagged Agricultural finance, chief transformation officer, Clients, crop yields, Ending Hunger, Farmers, financial literacy training, Food security, Global Poverty, Linda Godinho, Microfinance, Mozambique, Opportunity International, opportunity mozambique, pilot, Poverty, Rural Outreach, rural poverty, Smallholder farmer, sub-Saharan Africa, Training, Transformation, Transformational Training
The Passing of Ross Clemenger, a Pioneer of Opportunity Colombia
We were saddened to learn that one of ’s earliest supporters, Ross Clemenger, died unexpectedly on Sunday morning at the age of 88. More than forty years ago, Ross helped Opportunity make its first loan to client Carlos Moreno in Colombia, and the Canadian native was the first executive director and the founder of AGAPE, Read more…
Tagged agape, Carlos Moreno, Clients, Colombia, Ending Poverty, faith, Faith in Action, Financial services, Global Poverty, God, Implementing Members, In memoriam, Jim Frantz, Latin America, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mitzi Machado, Opportunity Canada, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Ross Clemenger, support members, Transformation
