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.
Staff Spotlight: Lucy Kabalisa
Lucy Kabalisa has worked for Opportunity International for over 6 years in a number of capacities – and her passion for economic and community development has driven her work for 20 years. Her work has helped countless students receive a quality education. See what makes her tick in this Spotlight interview.
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CATALYZE: Improving Schools & Empowering Learners
Opportunity International’s Education Finance team is dedicated to supporting education leaders, providing them with linkages to capital to invest in their schools, and delivering professional development training to improve the educational experience for learners.
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All good things must come to an end
Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or jumped in somewhere along the way, it’s been an enormous joy getting to read alongside you. But now it’s time for us to finish this chapter and close the Opportunity Book Club.
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Governor Spotlight: Rita Ullom
Rita is a member of Opportunity International’s Board of Governors; thanks to her energy and advocacy, our clients are working their way out of poverty to live with dignity and purpose.
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Ready to travel this summer? (No transportation required!)
Whether you have a summer vacation planned or not, you can explore the world through the pages of a great book! Join the Opportunity Book Club as we travel between Accra, Lagos, London, and New York in Taiye Selasi’s celebrated novel, Ghana Must Go. The captivating story opens with the death of a renowned surgeon in suburban Accra—an event that calls his five children home to Ghana from their homes across the globe. As the narrative unfolds, Selasi weaves the children’s perspectives together…
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Conference Insights: Cracking the Nut 2023
Inflation, the war in Ukraine, and climate-related disasters have placed incredible strain on the global food system. For the world’s smallholder farmers—who make up two-thirds of those experiencing extreme poverty—these international events wreak havoc on their day-to-day lives. Opportunity International representing at Cracking the Nut 2023 At Opportunity, we see the positive impacts of investing in the world’s smallholder farmers. By expanding opportunities through…
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Building Safe Futures for Refugees
Over the past 18 months, building on the initial success of Opportunity’s refugee pilot program in Uganda and the insights gathered from extensive listening, our work in Uganda has grown exponentially. We have much to celebrate…
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Staff Spotlight: Jim Delaney
Jim Delaney’s new role as Director of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising combines three of his favorite things: making an impact, tackling big challenges, and rallying new friends around a common goal. First up: the New York City Marathon this fall in support of Opportunity’s incredible clients in Malawi. And this is just the beginning.
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Governor Spotlight: Jeannie Burns Buckner
First introduced to Opportunity International through friends, Jeannie Burns Buckner serves as a member of our Board of Governors and has been deeply involved—on the ground and from afar—with projects in Nicaragua and Uganda. Her latest accomplishment is raising nearly $896,500 for the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda.
Read MoreView from the Field: Updates from Our Latest Webinars
In the spirit of our collaborative efforts, Opportunity International recently hosted two insightful webinars spotlighting urgent global issues: tackling gender disparities in education, and promoting regenerative agricultural practices for smallholder farmers.
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