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Innovation to Aid the Horn of Africa: USAID Administrator…
Last Thursday, USAID administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah spoke at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs lunchtime talk entitled “America’s role in Food Security and the Horn of Africa Famine.” Administrator…
Read MoreOpportunity Celebrates 40 Years at “Side by Side”…
Last Thursday night, more than 400 guests gathered at International Market Square in Minneapolis, Minn. to celebrate Opportunity International‘s 40th anniversary at a gala event, “Side by Side: Celebrating…
Read MoreToday, Opportunity International and Empact’s Young…
Today, Opportunity International and Empact visit the White House. Empact, formerly known as Extreme Entrepreneurship Education, is honoring the country’s top 100 young entrepreneurs on their Empact…
Read MoreOpportunity Participates in the 2011 Global Microcredit…
This week, one of the largest microfinance industry conferences in the world launches in Valladolid, Spain. The 15th annual Global Microcredit Summit runs Monday, Nov. 14-Thursday, Nov. 17 and features…
Read MoreTunes for Tanzania–who knew a Tuesday could be this…
While everyone seemed moved by the goal of building a bank in Tanzania, as I gauged from the robust rounds of applause, Tuesday’s Tunes for Tanzania event was also just a good time for all. We packed…
Read MoreTwin Cities Gala Celebrates 40 Years of Opportunity…
Funds raised will provide access to financial tools for 40,000 families working their way out of poverty; Don Whittaker, son of Opportunity International founder Al Whittaker to give remarks; Minnesota…
Read MoreCarlos Moreno-The Success of Opportunity’s First…
Carlos Moreno was a small business owner selling spices in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, but he knew he needed additional funding in order to grow his business. In 1971, Carlos became Opportunity International’s…
Read MoreMeet Ugandan Staff Member Frida Mungoma, Education…
This past Monday, just after arriving in the United States, Opportunity Uganda‘s Education Finance Manager Wakhasa Frida Mungoma–known as Frida–sat down with me at the Opportunity-US offices in Oak…
Read MoreWhat We’re Watching: Top 3 Conference Videos on Technology
Check out our top 3 videos on technology from our fall conference in San Francisco–click on the speakers’ names to watch. 1. Steven LevySenior writer at Wired; Author of In the Plex: How Google Thinks,…
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