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Up Close and Personal: A Firsthand Look at an Insight…
In late April, Dan Bodwell, Opportunity’s regional director in Los Angeles, took his first Opportunity International Insight Trip, traveling to Colombia with Opportunity Canada staff and supporters.…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: The Launch of Roger Thurow’s…
If you’re looking for a summer read that inspires, Roger Thurow just released his new book, The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change. The Last Hunger Season…
Read MoreRemembering All Heroes Who Fight for a Cause Greater…
Memorial Day, although a domestic U.S. holiday, calls to my mind a universal theme: the honor and reverence due to the men and women who have fought and died for a cause bigger than themselves. Though…
Read MoreObama Announces Food Security Partnership at Chicago…
Last Friday, agricultural finance took center stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs symposium, “Advancing Food and Nutrition Security,” in Washington, D.C. on the eve of the G8 Summit. President…
Read MoreTheologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Freedom for One…
In my work as a writer for Opportunity International, I think a lot about what inspires people, and I spend at least an equal amount of time considering what inspires me. To be truthful, when I look at…
Read MoreNot Just Global, But Local: Opportunity-US Staff Day…
For 364 days of the year at Opportunity, our focus is global–global communities and the global issue of chronic poverty–but we also know how important it is to give back to our local community. So…
Read MoreInternal Operational Challenges Around Rural and Agricultural…
This “FIELD Brief” is the seventeenth in a series produced by the Financial Integration, Economic Leveraging and Broad-Based Dissemination (FIELD)-Support LWA Program. This brief discusses the internal…
Read MoreOpportunity International to Expand Access to Financial…
Learn how we are expanding financial services to help people living in poverty in Tanzania.
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: “Tapping into the Potential…
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,…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day! Meet Mother & Kenyan Staff Member…
Betty Mutua, Regional Relationship Officer at Opportunity Kenya and a mother of two, visited the U.S. last month and spoke to us about the challenges and triumphs of being a mom while working full-time…
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