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Deyl Kearin Runs 155-Mile Ultramarathon Sahara Race…
Deyl Kearin, is an Opportunity supporter and member of the Board of Governors, who’s en route right now to Egypt for an ultramarathon, Sahara Race, starting October 28. He’ll run the equivalent of…
Read MoreWhat We’re Pinning: Our Favorite Reads on Poverty,…
With all the amazing authors and books on countless interesting topics, it was hard to pick just six on Pinterest this week to share with you. But the ones we’ve chosen have especially inspired us and…
Read MoreOpportunity International and Habitat for Humanity…
Learn how we are partnering with Habitat for Humanity to improve African lives through better housing.
Read MoreYoung Ambassador Malin Akerman at EMA Event on Opportunity…
Environmentalists, Opportunity staff, and some of Hollywood’s finest came together to support entrepreneurship, microfinance and education at last week’s benefit hosted by Malin Akerman and the Environmental…
Read MoreWhat We’re Pinning: Poverty Eradication Day, World…
With World Food Day on Tuesday, and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Wednesday, and more, it was a busy week for activists everywhere! This week on Pinterest, we’re sharing a few of…
Read MorePoverty Eradication Day: Education for a Better Future
Though few need a day to remind them that people around the world live in extreme poverty–in fact, more than half the world lives on less than $2 a day–today is the UN International Day for the Eradication…
Read MoreToday on World Food Day, there’s Hope for an End…
"Globally, nearly 870 million people are undernourished–about 12% of the world’s population." It’s World Food Day and social media is buzzing with challenging facts and stats about hunger, like the…
Read MoreBlog Action Day: Beduith from Colombia and “The Power…
Today, a total of 2,100 blogs, from 111 countries, using 43 different languages, are participating in the fifth annual Blog Action Day. Together, we’re all blogging today about one topic, to raise awareness…
Read MoreToday is the First-Ever United Nations International…
Today marks an exciting event! It’s the first official UN International Day of the Girl Child, a day to highlight, celebrate, discuss, and advance girls’ lives and opportunities around the globe. The…
Read MoreWhat We’re Pinning: Powerful Women of the World
The following six women are some of the most celebrated, powerful and inspirational women around. But women and men everywhere–in every country and in all walks of life–can and do make a difference…
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