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.
Opportunity Global CEO Vicki Escarra wins Skills to Succeed award from Accenture
Vicki Escarra, Global CEO of Opportunity International, has received a Committee of 200 Annual Luminary Award for Exceptional Women. Vicki was chosen as this year’s Skills to Succeed Champion for Opportunity International’s work training women to be better entrepreneurs and leaders in 22 countries where were the organization is active.
Read MoreLead With Your Heart: An Example From Colombia - Part 2
The following is the second post in a two part series written by Walker Morrow. It was originally published on Walker's blog here. During my recent trip to Bogota, Colombia, I got to see the impact that Opportunity International is having on the lives of its clients. My visit to an Opportunity branch office showed me the passion and dedication that the staff has to its mission, and I was inspired by the philosophy that Carlos, the branch manager, uses to motivate his work: “lead with your heart.” I…
Read MoreLead With Your Heart: An Example From Colombia
The following is the first post in a two part series written by Walker Morrow. It was originally published on Walker's blog here. Opportunity International Bank Brand, Restrepo, Bogota I recently had the privilege to travel to Bogota, Colombia, to see Opportunity International’s operations in action. In this two-part blog series, I would like to reflect on how I saw Opportunity’s staff and clients working hand-in-hand to end global poverty. Located in the heart of Colombia, Bogota is a city…
Read MoreOpportunity Bank Malawi Helps Clients Rebuild After Devastating Market Fire
Less than 10 days after a massive fire ripped through Lilongwe’s Tsoka Market, Opportunity Bank Malawi (OBM) presented client vendors with about $10,300 to help them rebuild their businesses and lives. While there were no reported injuries from the blaze, many of the stalls in the Tsoka Market and much of the merchandise were reduced to ashes. Each of the 160 affected OBM customers received a $63 deposit into their OBM accounts to help rebuild following the accident. “We hope to mitigate the…
Read MoreMulti-Dimensional Impact: Innovative Tools that Empower
Every person deserves access to clean water and good health. Opportunity International seeks more than growth in number of families reached with financial services. Our deep desire is to equip our clients to achieve holistic transformation.
Read MoreRiding in the Trois Etapes
Opportunity International supporters came in second in the Trois Etapes, raising thousands of for those living in poverty.
Read MoreRwandan Genocide - 20 Year Commemorative
Remembering Tragedy Twenty years ago, from April to July 1994, genocide tore through Rwanda as ordinary citizens took up arms against their friend, family and neighbor. By early July, as many as 800,000 were brutally murdered and two million displaced - a humanitarian crisis with consequences certain to span generations. A nation heals: Opportunity in Rwanda Opportunity Rwanda opened its doors to welcome impoverished and displaced families with open arms in Kigali in 2007. Recently named a top-running…
Read MoreEntrepreneurcast: Meet Krista Carroll, Co-Founder and CEO of Latitude
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Krista Carroll, CEO of Latitude, to talk about entrepreneurship, giving back and how to balance running a business and a family. Krista and her husband Jeremy co-founded Latitude in 2009 after visiting Haiti and feeling inspired to serve humanity. Latitude is a creative agency and social enterprise based in Minnesota which builds businesses through strategy, design, marketing and production. In addition, Latitude gives away 50% of its profits to organizations…
Read MoreOpportunity’s Genzo Yamamoto Participates In Housing Workshop In Washington DC
Increasing access to better housing for people living in poverty is a priority. That’s why Opportunity is excited to announce that our very own Genzo Yamamoto and Justice Arthur will be speaking on this topic this coming Wednesday at the SEEP conference in DC.
Read MoreOpportunity International Responds to Flooding in Serbia
In response to heavy flooding across Serbia, Opportunity Bank Serbia (OBS) has donated one million dinars in humanitarian aid to flood victims through a local relief fund and collected financial contributions from its staff that will be used to buy supplies for a large number of rescue health centers opening across the country.
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