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Faith in Action: Opportunity Supporter Walks 500 Miles…
With just 50 miles to go, Opportunity International supporter Ann Loar Brooks is about to complete a 500-mile walk for Ugandan women. Ann began her journey on August 27th, hiking the last 500 miles of…
Read MoreMobile Phone Banking & Technology: Learn from Microfinance…
Geoffrey Thige, chief operations officer of Opportunity International Kenya, arrived at our Oak Brook, Ill. offices this week–his first stop in a U.S. tour that culminates as a guest speaker at Opportunity’s…
Read MoreOpportunity International Brings Together Technologists,…
More than 400 attendees are expected in San Francisco to hear from Wired Magazine’s Steven Levy; poverty researcher Daryl Collins; Ambassador Tony Hall and other internationally-known experts on innovation…
Read MoreWhat We’re Watching: Opportunity Lifts Up Families…
It’s through the commitment of individuals and strategic partner organizations like the Caterpillar Foundation that Opportunity International is able to do so much to impact the lives of our clients.…
Read MoreIn Memory of Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
I had the great honor of twice meeting Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai. The first time was in the frenetic hallways of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. The second was in a quiet lecture room at…
Read MoreSupporting Rural Farmers, Reducing Poverty and Hunger
The John Deere Foundation recently approved a $2.5 million grant to support Opportunity’s agricultural finance program, which will extend a full range of financial services and crop-specific loans to…
Read MoreOpportunity International Featured at the 2011 Clinton…
Preceding President Barack Obama’s comments, a short film highlighted Opportunity International’s commitment to providing financial tools to the world’s poorest citizens New York, Sept. 22, 2011…
Read MoreWhy is Microinsurance a Powerful Safety Net for Clients?
Last week, Opportunity supporters and staff dialed in for a lunchtime conference call with Richard Leftley, the president and CEO of MicroEnsure, Opportunity’s microinsurance subsidiary. Leftley shared…
Read MoreCGI Day 2-Pres. Barack Obama, Opportunity’s Education…
Today’s afternoon plenary session at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative opened with a Students of the World documentary on Opportunity International’s Banking on Education initiative, which is increasing…
Read MoreA Look Back at YAO’s Summer Fun 2011
Summer 2011 was a busy season for YAO chapters across the country. From a soccer tournament in San Francisco, to the Chicago Half Marathon, to networking at Chapter Happy Hours, Young Ambassadors organized…
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