50 Weeks of Opportunity
Each week for the next 50 weeks, we will share a piece of Opportunity’s history—major or minor, sobering or inspiring, we have gotten where we are today by facing some of the world’s greatest challenges, with you by our side. Please join us in celebrating the many impactful moments that have built the foundation on which we will embark on our most audacious vision yet: ending extreme poverty.
Extraordinary Situations Demand Extraordinary Responses: Updates on the COVID Crisis in India
As the world is slowly opening up here at home, my friends and colleagues in India are facing the world's worst coronavirus outbreak yet. Countless families, including mine, have lost loved ones over the past few weeks. It's a devastating blow that comes on the heels of an impossible year.
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50 for 50: Origin Stories - Latin America
In 1971, Opportunity International made its first loan to Colombian entrepreneur Carlos Moreno. Since that fateful first relationship, we have continued to provide access to loans and financial training to thousands of entrepreneurs like Carlos.
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50 for 50: Highlighting Refugee Families on the International Day of Families
Throughout our 50-year history, Opportunity International has always worked to serve those most in need of resources, training, and support. We have moved down the economic ladder, working with those living in extreme poverty.n
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50 for 50: Celebrating 7 Educators During Teacher Appreciation Week
Opportunity International's Education Finance program began by recognizing education as an integral part of reducing global poverty and inequality. This year, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has only emphasized education's critical place in our world and reminded us of teachers' extraordinary creativity, tenacity, and strength.
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The Book Club is going back to where it all began
Continue our exploration of Colombia by reading one of the year’s most anticipated books. Experience the mountains of the Andes, the city of Bogotá, and the daily lives of undocumented Americans through the story of one Colombian-American family navigating hopes, dreams, and borders. Join us as we read Infinite Country by Patricia Engel.
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50 for 50: An Inside Look at Our Field Offices and Partners
One of our favorite parts of Opportunity International Insight Trips is visiting Opportunity's offices and outposts. It is always eye-opening to see where our global colleagues spend their days and where they meet, serve, and train clients.
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50 Years of Memories
For 50 years, Opportunity International has provided financial services, training, and support to families living in poverty—and built a dynamic global community of partners, supporters, clients, staff, and friends.
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50 for 50: Listen and Adapt - The Allmans' Story
Through this work, David Allman has become a longtime advocate of "second half" purposeful involvement—serving on Opportunity's President's Council and now Ambassadors Council, encouraging others to use their business experience to serve a project that matches their calling and a local need.
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50 for 50: How financial services and access have changed in the last 50 years
In the last 50 years, the global financial landscape has changed dramatically. And while current statistics demonstrate the continued need for Opportunity International’s work, they also show just how far we’ve come in improving global financial access.
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Left to Tell - What we're reading this month
Publishers Weekly called Left to Tell a "searing first-hand account" that "uplifts and inspires," and Jeannette Kagame, First Lady of the Republic of Rwanda, endorsed the book, saying "I hope that all can experience Immaculée's profound spiritual transformation and be inspired to work for a united and lasting nation."
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