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Taking the Live Below the Line Challenge: Actress Malin Akerman, Young Ambassadors, Governors & Staff

By Opportunity International on May 11, 2012

All this week, May 7-11,  supporters around the country, including members of  and , and our own staff took part in the Global Poverty Project’s Live Below the Line challenge to eat and drink for only $1.50 a day. They’re raising awareness for the 1.4 billion people who have to not only eat, but cover Read more…

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Opportunity International Joins Other Thought Leaders in Global Development to Discuss the Future of Philanthropy

By Guest Post on May 16, 2011

The following guest post was written by Emily Yahr, a media consultant for Opportunity International and attendee at Thursday’s Hudson Institute panel discussion. “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” -Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky On Thursday, May 12, representatives from research institutions, think tanks, universities, NGOs, and Read more…

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YAO Kicks Off their Chapter in Washington, D.C. with Guest Speaker from Kenya

By Opportunity International on August 19, 2010

A few weeks ago, members and supporters of the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) gathered in Washington, D.C. at the Financial Services Roundtable for the kickoff of the D.C. chapter of YAO. These globally-minded young professionals were there to network and to meet Betty Mutua, a regional manager at . Betty brought her nine years of experience Read more…

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