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Six Questions with Opportunity International’s Technical…
How long have you worked at Opportunity? I began in August 2010 as an intern and I accepted my current job in May 2011, so I’ve been in this position for a little over one and a half years. What career…
Read More150,000 people displaced by Flooding in Chokwe, Mozambique
Flooding of up to six feet has ravaged homes and businesses in Chokwe, Mozambique over the past week, killing 38 people and displacing over 150,000. According to Opportunity Mozambique’s head of branch…
Read MoreWhat We’re Watching: Vicki Escarra on CEOIntroNet
In a recent interview with CEOIntroNet, our CEO Vicki Escarra highlighted Opportunity’s innovative approach in the field. Watch the footage to hear more about Opportunity’s unique approach to working…
Read More“I Have a Dream” for an End to Poverty: Martin…
Martin Luther King, Jr. led 250,000 people in the “March on Washington” in August 1963. On the national mall, Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. In it, he called for an end to inequality…
Read More“The Chronicle of Philanthropy” Spotlights Opportunity…
“The Chronicle of Philanthropy” featured Opportunity International‘s microinsurance work with subsidiary MicroEnsure and our CEO Vicki Escarra in an article published today. As part of Opportunity…
Read MoreThe Power of Technology to Eradicate Poverty
Technology efficiently and cheaply brings financial services to people in remote or rural areas. It breaks through barriers throughout the developing world, where people are excluded from financial services…
Read MoreOpportunity International Courts New Strategic Investors…
Learn how we are supporting the growth of MicroEnsure through strategic investors to expand global insurance to more families in need.
Read MoreMicroinsurance Expanded through New Strategic Investors
Opportunity International announced today that it had divested its majority stake in microinsurance organization MicroEnsure. This will bring additional capital and relationships in order to scale the…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: Council on Foreign Relations,…
MicroEnsure, the microinsurance subsidiary founded by Opportunity International, was recently recognized by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) as a “development innovation to watch in 2013.” In…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: Vicki Escarra in the Harvard…
At Opportunity International, we see our experienced, resourced entrepreneurial supporters as a major asset to the organization that has led to ground-breaking innovations in our work. Today, in the Harvard…
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