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.
Live Chat with Michael Okleme
This week, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity and Campus Ambassadors welcomed Michael Okleme to their first live chat of the year. Michael worked for Opportunity as a loan officer and relationship manager in Ghana, and now works as a fundraiser for Opportunity in the US. As a loan officer, Michael directly served over 600 people working their way out of poverty. Later, as a relationship manager, he helped to double the capacity of his branch and led a team of loan officers working to empower clients.…
Read MoreChoose Nonviolence on Martin Luther King Day
The King Center is celebrating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by inspiring and educating youth to "Choose Nonviolence." In a press release from earlier this month, Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center, stated that this year's theme "underscores the urgency of Dr. King’s challenge to people of every nation to choose nonviolence as a way of life, as well as a method for peaceful social change." At Opportunity International, we’re constantly inspired by Dr. King’s impassioned…
Read MoreLiving Below the Line to Change Your Perspective
In April of 2013 Opportunity International supporters joined together with like-minded individuals around the world to walk in someone else’s shoes. For 5 days they lived below the line, committing to spend only $1.50 a day to eat and drink. Through The Global Poverty Project’s annual Live Below the Line challenge they came to better understand the challenges that Opportunity International clients face every day.
Read MoreHow Opportunity International is Helping to Rebuild the Philippines
2013 was an inspiring year. In this blog series, the 12 Days of Opportunity, we are celebrating the accomplishments made possible by our caring and generous community of partners and supporters. Because of you, our clients are working their way out of poverty, strengthening their families and building vibrant communities in 22 countries around the world. In November, Typhoon Haiyan – one of the worst tropical storms on record – hit the Philippines. The typhoon devastated the island nation,…
Read MoreTogether, We Invested in 27,800 Families
On January 1, millions of Opportunity International clients around the world woke up, eager for the New Year to begin. Instead of worrying where their next meal would come from, they set food on the table. Instead of wondering how they’d earn enough money to provide for their families, they went to work in the businesses they created. For millions of people across the globe, today there’s Opportunity—and that starts with people like you. We are so pleased to announce that through our Invest…
Read MoreInvest in One and You Can Empower Many
2013 was an inspiring year. In this blog series, the 12 Days of Opportunity, we are celebrating the accomplishments made possible by our caring and generous community of partners and supporters. Because of you, our clients are working their way out of poverty, strengthening their families and building vibrant communities in 22 countries around the world. What We Do Extreme poverty is a reality for 1.5 billion people today. Many are entrepreneurs like Justine Nassali (pictured below) who have…
Read MoreFundraising Superstars of 2013
2013 was an inspiring year. In this blog series, the 12 Days of Opportunity, we are celebrating the accomplishments made possible by our caring and generous community of partners and supporters. Because of you, our clients are working their way out of poverty, strengthening their families and building vibrant communities in 22 countries around the world. Every year, Opportunity International is extremely thankful for the generous donors who take their support a step further by turning themselves…
Read MoreOpportunity International Welcomed 5 New Cities to the YAO Network
2013 was an inspiring year. In this blog series, the 12 Days of Opportunity, we are celebrating the accomplishments made possible by our caring and generous community of partners and supporters. Because of you, our clients are working their way out of poverty, strengthening their families and building vibrant communities in 22 countries around the world. In 2013, Opportunity International welcomed 5 new cities to the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) network. From the midwest to the lone star…
Read MorePushing the Boundaries of Technology
2013 was an inspiring year. In this blog series, the 12 Days of Opportunity, we are celebrating the accomplishments made possible by our caring and generous community of partners and supporters. Because of you, our clients are working their way out of poverty, strengthening their families and building vibrant communities in 22 countries around the world. It’s incredible how fast time can pass. I remember about a year ago, we started thinking about a new website, one that would better communicate…
Read MoreRacing for Opportunity Since 2012
2013 has been an inspiring year. In this blog series, the 12 Days of Opportunity, we are celebrating the accomplishments made possible by our caring and generous community of partners and supporters. Because of you, our clients are working their way out of poverty, strengthening their families and building vibrant communities in 22 countries around the world. In October 2012, Governor Deyl Kearin pushed himself to the limit for Opportunity International’s clients, by running an ultramarathon…
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