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A Look Back at YAO’s Summer Fun 2011
Summer 2011 was a busy season for YAO chapters across the country. From a soccer tournament in San Francisco, to the Chicago Half Marathon, to networking at Chapter Happy Hours, Young Ambassadors organized fun summer events that got them inspired and energized to put their passion to end poverty into action. Here are highlights from Read more…
Tagged Africa, Banking on Africa, Chicago Half Marathon, chicago half marathon and 5K, Community, Conference, Ending Poverty, Events, Facebook, Financial services, fundraisers, Global Poverty, Insurance, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, Opportunity Tanzania, Poverty, Savings, Tanzania, Training, YAO, YAO - San Francisco, YAO-Chicago, YAO-Denver, yao-la, yao-los angeles, YAO-New York, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Pepperdine University Welcomes Microfinance Loan Officer Susan Chunda
On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Los Angeles chapter of YAO brought international guest Susan Chunda, an Opportunity Malawi loan officer, to share her experience with over 250 students on Pepperdine University’s campus. Students were lined up outside waiting to hear from Susan and the YAO-LA chapter about microfinance. Pepperdine students are especially excited about microfinance, as Read more…
Tagged Africa, Campus, campus coordinators, Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Insight Trip, International Visitor, Jon Yasuda, Loan Officer, Loan Officers, Loans, Los Angeles, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance club, Opportunity International, Opportunity Malawi, Pepperdine, Poverty, resource, Schools, Student resource page, Students, University, Women, YAO, yao-la, yao-los angeles, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
Conference Breakout: Engaging the Next Generation of Microfinance Champions
The following post by YAO member and Opportunity supporter Sonja Egeland Kelly is one of the many blog posts we published from the 2010 Fall Microfinance Conference. Click here to read all our conference blog posts… Recognizing the importance of inspiring the next generation of microfinance champions, the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO)[/intlink] breakout session at the Read more…
Tagged 2010 fall microfinance conference, Africa, Conference, Ending Poverty, fall microfinance conference, Financial services, Jump for Opportunity, Liesel Pritzker, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, OptINnow, Poverty, Tanzania, YAO, yao-la, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
