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Fathering Opportunity: Meeting Congolese Client and…
The following post is by Harry Turner, CEO of Opportunity’s Global Microfinance Operations, recounting his recent trip to DR Congo where he met Papa Roger, an extraordinary father and a father figure…
Read MorePhoto of the Day: One Laptop, One Big Challenge for…
In the photo at right, a junior high level 2 instructor at Ahobrese Academy in Dansoman, Ghana, teaches a technology course with the one laptop in the entire school. They have the passion, drive, knowledge,…
Read MoreHave You Gotten Our Note? Volunteer Thank-You Day in…
Two weeks ago, two groups of Opportunity volunteers came by our office in Oak Brook–an afternoon and an evening shift–to help staff write thank-you notes to you. If you made a tribute patch this Mother’s…
Read MoreUp Close and Personal: A Firsthand Look at an Insight…
In late April, Dan Bodwell, Opportunity’s regional director in Los Angeles, took his first Opportunity International Insight Trip, traveling to Colombia with Opportunity Canada staff and supporters.…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: The Launch of Roger Thurow’s…
If you’re looking for a summer read that inspires, Roger Thurow just released his new book, The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change. The Last Hunger Season…
Read MoreRemembering All Heroes Who Fight for a Cause Greater…
Memorial Day, although a domestic U.S. holiday, calls to my mind a universal theme: the honor and reverence due to the men and women who have fought and died for a cause bigger than themselves. Though…
Read MoreObama Announces Food Security Partnership at Chicago…
Last Friday, agricultural finance took center stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs symposium, “Advancing Food and Nutrition Security,” in Washington, D.C. on the eve of the G8 Summit. President…
Read MoreTheologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Freedom for One…
In my work as a writer for Opportunity International, I think a lot about what inspires people, and I spend at least an equal amount of time considering what inspires me. To be truthful, when I look at…
Read MoreNot Just Global, But Local: Opportunity-US Staff Day…
For 364 days of the year at Opportunity, our focus is global–global communities and the global issue of chronic poverty–but we also know how important it is to give back to our local community. So…
Read MoreInternal Operational Challenges Around Rural and Agricultural…
This “FIELD Brief” is the seventeenth in a series produced by the Financial Integration, Economic Leveraging and Broad-Based Dissemination (FIELD)-Support LWA Program. This brief discusses the internal…
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