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Opportunity International Encourages Citizen Diplomacy…
Claudia Kennedy, Member of Opportunity’s Board of Advisors and First Woman U.S. Army Lieutenant General, Encourages Individuals to Recognize their Power to Improve People’s Lives Around the World Washington…
Read MoreOpportunity & Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy Call for Citizen…
In support of the U.S. Summit and Initiative for Global Citizen Diplomacy this week in Washington, D.C., Opportunity International today called for a renewed focus on citizen diplomacy and economic empowerment.…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: “Women Find Freedom through…
Every Wednesday, we highlight an article, book or a blog in our “What We’re Reading” series. We feature works that are noteworthy, inspiring, educational or relevant to the work we do at Opportunity.…
Read MoreGlobal Poverty on College Campuses: The Two Dollar…
Today, Sonya Perez-Lauterbach, manager of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) presented about Opportunity’s partnership with the Two Dollar Challenge (TDC)organization to the Development Assistance…
Read MoreU.S. Summit for Global Citizenship Starts Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, the U.S. Summit & Initiative for Global Citizen Diplomacy begins in Washington, D.C. More than 100 NGO leaders working in nine task force groups on a number of topics, including business…
Read MoreOpportunity International and Caterpillar Foundation…
Caterpillar Foundation will match dollar-for-dollar, new donations made by corporations and small businesses to Opportunity International, up to $1 million, through Dec. 31, 2010 Oak Brook, Ill., Nov.…
Read MoreDouble Your Business’s Impact on Global Poverty with…
Investing in microfinance through Opportunity International is the best, most efficient way that we’ve found through all of our philanthropic investments to make progress possible in the lives of people…
Read MoreMicrofinance Loan Officers Go Green with Electronic…
Opportunity International’s loan officers are going green. They are traveling to loan client locations with the assistance of electric bicycles. If electric cars are the epitome of a culture that is…
Read MoreNews from ONE: Rwanda gives $1 million to the fight…
The following is a blog post published on the ONE Campaign’s blog yesterday, Nov. 10, written by Malaka Gharib. Here’s some really cool news–we just caught wind that Rwanda is donating $1 million to…
Read MoreMeet Opportunity Tanzania Microfinance Client Jumanne
The following report is by AJ Renold, YAO’s multimedia reporter on the ground in Tanzania. In September, I had the privilege of meeting one of Opportunity Tanzania’s most interesting clients. His…
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