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What We’re Watching: Change Makers and Great Videos at the Global Citizen Festival in New York
In late September, 60,000 people, including Opportunity supporters from the NYC chapter of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, descended on Central Park for the largest syndicated charity concert in online and broadcast TV history. The Global Poverty Project‘s Global Citizen Festival brought together change makers with artists such as Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, The Read more…
Tagged Abbi Antablin, Agricultural finance, Alexa Chu, charity concert, Children, Education, Ending Poverty, Events, Financial services, Global citizen, Global Poverty, Global Poverty Project, K'Naan, Loans, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Opportunity International, Poverty, Schools, Students, UN General Assembly, videos, YAO, YAO-New York, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Meet Ugandan Staff Member Frida Mungoma, Education Finance Manager
This past Monday, just after arriving in the United States, Opportunity Uganda‘s Education Finance Manager Wakhasa Frida Mungoma–known as Frida–sat down with me at the Opportunity-US offices in Oak Brook, Ill. for a discussion of her work, the challenges she faces and the most rewarding aspects of her job. Below, see brief excerpts of my Read more…
Tagged Africa, Education, Education finance, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Frida Mungoma, international staff, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Uganda, Poverty, School Proprietor Loans, school proprietors, Students, Uganda, Women, YAO, YAO - San Francisco, YAO-New York, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
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
YAO Hosts an Expert Panel: The Microfinance Landscape Today
YAO-New York core member and event co-organizer Sheila Ramachandra sends us this report from the panel discussion YAO hosted on Tuesday evening, which examined the current microfinance landscape. On Tuesday evening, YAO-New York hosted a panel discussion entitled “Trends and Challenges in Today’s Microfinance Landscape.” The panelists included Sarah Buitoni, senior associate at Women’s World Read more…
Tagged Cell phone banking, Dan Yu, Deutsche Bank, Jennifer Mitrenga, Loans, MFI, Microensure, Microfinance, Microfinance Club of New York, Mobile Banking, Opportunity China, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, Technology, Women's World Banking, YAO, YAO-New York, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
YAO meets Ken Vander Weele at the Microfinance Club of New York
Panelist Ken Vander Weele (front center) and Opportunity’s East Coast Regional Director Richard Spalholz (far left) posed for a picture after the panel on Tuesday night, with guest blogger and YAO core member Michelle Mak (front right) and members of YAO-New York and YAO-Boston. YAO-NY core member Michelle Mak shares with us this report from last night’s Read more…
Tagged Africa, China, Global Leadership Team, HIV/AIDS, Ken Vander Weele, Malawi, MFI, Microensure, Microfinance, Microfinance Club of New York, Mobile Banking, Opportunity China, Opportunity International, Poverty, Training, YAO, YAO-New York, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Young Professionals, Youth
