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Opportunity Staff Interview on BBC Radio 2
Listen today! BBC Radio 2‘s Jeremy Vine interviews Nick Lea, development economist and an Opportunity trustee, and Lydia Baffour Awuah, head of Africa programs at Opportunity UK. Recording of interview…
Read MoreLast Chance to Triple Your Impact–The Banking on…
Congratulations! Because of your support, our Banking on Africa campaign has reached its $75,000 summer goal, making crucial progress toward the day when all people in Sub-Saharan Africa will be able to…
Read MoreTop 5 Creative Fundraisers by International Nonprofits
Last February, 29 super-dedicated young professionals and entrepreneurs went to Orlando, Florida to jump out of a plane, skydiving to raise funds and awareness for Opportunity Tanzania‘s microfinance…
Read MoreSupport our Clients, Buy a Sevenly T-Shirt
Wear your passion for microfinance with pride. This week only, Sevenly is selling a specially designed t-shirt to benefit Opportunity International in honor of our Banking on Africa campaign concluding…
Read MoreMy First Trust Group Experience, a Traveler’s Report…
We rose early today and split into two groups with ours visiting a Trust Group in Kampala, which is the bustling capital of Uganda. We meandered down the shopping district, winding our way through an orderly…
Read MoreMeet Thomas, a Loan Officer in Moshi, Tanzania
Meet Thomas. Thomas is a loan officer in the Moshi branch of Opportunity Tanzania. When I asked him about himself he said he likes hip hop music, traveling, and helping out clients. His Trust Group adores…
Read MoreEmpowerment through Microfinance–Meeting Rwandan…
Dorosera Mukagahima made our long two-hour bus ride worth the trek to her remote village. She’s the elected treasurer in her Trust Group of about 30, mostly women. In her business she buys and sells…
Read MoreUnlocking Potential Through the Power of Education
Opportunity’s financial products, educational programs and business training help impoverished families, especially women, develop their capacity to the fullest. Where poverty is the way of life, people’s…
Read MoreAn Outstanding Group of Ugandan Microfinance Clients
These people meet weekly in this very, very rough setting to repay their loans. They must each be current on their payments for the group to be deemed current. They all are. On their own (not an idea from…
Read MoreTanzania Reporter: Our Day at Arusha’s Faraja Center…
Reporting back from the recent YAO Insight Trip to Tanzania, Tanzania Correspondent Contest winner Kelly Flanagan shares photos from the community service day she and her fellow travelers spent at the…
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