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What We’re Watching: IDP Rising Schools Brings Better…
About IDP A growing body of research reveals many of the world’s most impoverished parents choose to send their children to private schools instead of subsidized or free government schools. These private…
Read MoreWhat We’re Pinning: Cities Around the World
Opportunity works in more than 20 countries around the world, and many of our clients live in urban areas. So this week, we pinned some of our favorite urban landscapes from countries that we work in.…
Read MoreFirst Day with Vicki Escarra, Our New CEO
Watch our video with Opportunity‘s new CEO Vicki Escarra. Get to know Vicki and welcome her in comments below or on Facebook. Vicki Escarra'a First Day from Opportunity International on Vimeo.
Read MoreThe Fruits of their Labor
As we celebrate our Monday off for Labor Day, most of us don’t realize it’s a national holiday started by the labor movement to honor the achievements of working people with a much-needed day of rest.…
Read MoreMeet Our Staff: How World Travel Brought Me Home to…
For the past month, when people have asked me how I am doing, I have answered, “I’m living the dream!” As the new manager of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, I spend my days interacting with smart,…
Read MoreWhat We’re Pinning: Entrepreneurs & Labor Day
Opportunity wouldn’t exist without the hard work of the millions of entrepreneurs around the world that we are blessed to have as clients. In honor of Labor Day and our clients’ tireless efforts, here…
Read MoreAn Education and a Brighter Future for Nicaraguan Girls
The following post was written by actress and Young Ambassador Malin Akerman about her July visit to Opportunity’s Emprendedora School in Granada, Nicaragua. It was first published on the Half the Sky…
Read MorePaying it Forward
“I’m at a point in my life where I want to give back,” was his response. “You know, kind of pay it forward.” At the end of the training session for my alma mater’s mentoring program (I volunteer…
Read MoreStarting a New Branch in Kyenjojo, Uganda: Building…
Microfinance is more than just loans and savings and business—it’s a way forward for many families with few resources and little hope. Wherever we work, we strive to understand the local communities…
Read MoreWhat We’re Watching: Banking on Education in Ghana
Forty-six million African children have never set foot in a classroom. That’s why we offer education finance initiatives in Malawi, Uganda and in Ghana, where access to school fee loans and school proprietor…
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