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What We’re Reading: “Tapping into the Potential of the Unbanked in the DRC”
This post, “Tapping into the Potential of the Unbanked in the DRC,” was originally published Wednesday morning on ACCION International‘s Center for Financial Inclusion Blog, written by Kadita Tshibaka, a member of ‘s . Kadita was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and spent 33 years working around the world in…
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Taking the Live Below the Line Challenge: Actress Malin Akerman, Young Ambassadors, Governors & Staff
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 Grandmas, Friends, Wives and Mothers: A Tribute to Important Women in Our Lives
(YAO) members and staff weigh in on the important women in their lives and what they mean to them: My Grandma is one of my soulmates. Her heart has always understood mine and I have always understood hers. Ever since I was a child we have been able to talk for hours about life, relationships,…
Read More April is the Month of Microfinance
April showers bring more than May flowers in the world of microfinance. Shawn Humphrey, an Economics professor from the University of Mary Washington, has started the Student Microfinance Movement, designating April as the Month of Microfinance, and with it comes a showering of educational events and fundraisers. The Month of Mifi raises awareness and support…
Read More Malawi: Freedom from Fistula
Our colleagues at Opportunity International Bank of Malawi sent this in to me. I think it is a great example of the power of partnership. Today, an estimated two million women in Africa are suffering from obstetric fistula caused by prolonged, obstructed childbirth and lack of access to maternity care. The effect on women is…
Read More Meet Our Staff: A Closing Interview with AJ Renold as He Prepares to Leave Tanzania
AJ Renold, mountain trekker, pizza maker, kite surfer, manager of business development and donor relations for Opportunity International Tanzania, hails from Chicago, Ill. He joined Opportunity-US as an intern in their suburban Oak Brook headquarters in 2009. That summer, he helped plan and traveled on the first-ever Young Ambassadors Insight Trip to Tanzania. AJ quickly…
Read More Vote and Help Tunes for Tanzania Make a Global Impact
Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) is creating an outlet for local talent to make a global impact. By uniting our community through our annual benefit concert, Tunes for Tanzania, we’re able to create entrepreneurial futures for the people of Tanzania by helping to finance small businesses. Right now, YAO is in the running to win…
Read More Discovery, Realization and Action at Ambassador Training 2012
This post was written by YAO member Suanna Lynn of Chicago, following her chapter’s Ambassador Training 2012. Trainings have taken place so far this year in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. Don’t miss the next training in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 14th. Discover… On Saturday, March 3rd, the Chicago chapter of Young Ambassadors…
Read More Gaining More As A Group
This past Friday, the Chicago chapter of YAO met for the first time in 2012. About 35 of us mingled, catching up on life since we last saw one another, and talking further about some of our new business opportunities. I really enjoy being part of the YAO – Chicago group because of the potential…
Read More Leverage Your Talents and Skills in Fighting Global Poverty
Fine-tune your leadership skills as part of a dynamic team, while expanding your network and working for the greater good. Join New York young professionals and entrepreneurs building a globally minded philanthropic community that’s taking action to partner with microentrepreneurs in the developing world to provide opportunities to change their world. The YAO – New…
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