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SEEP Conference: “Our Best Thoughts Come from Others”
The following post was originally published on the USAID‘s new Microlinks blog on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. It was written by Eric Meyer, Opportunity’s agricultural finance manager, who is guest blogging…
Read MoreEvent: Connecting and Inspiring Microfinance Professionals…
All this week, the 2010 SEEP Conference will be taking place in Arlington, Va. The annual conference is a forum for microenterprise development practitioners from around the globe to connect on the challenges…
Read MoreEducational Entrepreneurs, Bringing Schools to the…
Education is one of the most vital development tools for individuals and countries. Through the Banking on Education initiative, we’ve disbursed over 450 loans to educational entrepreneurs operating…
Read MoreCGAP Report: Mobile Phone Banking Effectively Reaches…
CGAP Technology Blog posted a report yesterday on the effectiveness of “branchless banking” (mobile phone banking) in seven countries, with eight high profile m-banking providers, including M-PESA…
Read MoreOur Insight Trip to Meet the Microfinance Clients of…
Our travelers gathered with Trust Group loan officers in their office to begin the day with morning devotions. The 15officers have 4,375 clients managed out of this particular office. Despite the heavy…
Read MoreOhio State Students Break Bread to Fight Poverty
The following is a guest blog post by Megan Colgan, a senior undergraduate student at Ohio State University and a former Opportunity intern: Appetizers galore, tasty homemade meatloaf, a giant platter…
Read MoreChicago Event: Granting Opportunities for Women Worldwide
The following guest post about this Chicago Council on Global Affairs event was written by Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) co-chair Betsy Perdue: “Studies show that women, when provided with a decent…
Read MoreProgram Update: Opportunity Launching Microfinance…
In Colombia, Opportunity is creating a finance company that will offer loans, savings, insuranceand training to entrepreneurs living in poverty. Opportunity’s three Colombian-based microfinance institutions…
Read MoreA Trust Group in India: The Most Marginalized Women…
It is refreshing to me that there has been a lot of discussion recently about economic and social empowerment of people living in poverty. Between the report on the Millennium Development Goals progress and…
Read MoreAssessment of Household Saving Behavior and Access…
This report presents findings from research on household saving behavior and access to finance services in Malawi, looking particularly at income sources and levels and its relationship to savings behavior.
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