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Top 10 Blog Posts on Education
It’s that time of year again… it’s almost time to go back to school! And for people living in poverty, having access to education is a crucial factor that can help them improve the futures of their children,…
Read MoreSpotlight on the Annual Report: Microfinance Helps…
The Opportunity Progressive Trust Group in Kampala, Uganda provides the perfect example for how http://www.opportunity.org/our-work/trust-groups/Trust Groups[/intlink] can strengthen a community, helping…
Read MoreMelinda French Gates on the Impact of Agricultural…
Want to do more to impact global poverty? In an interview in the August issue of Smithsonianmagazine, Melinda Gates outlines the techniques the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is using to fight global…
Read MoreSpotlight on the Annual Report: Empowering Emerging…
Meet Beatrice William. Beatrice is undergoing training through Opportunity International’s Emerging Leaders Program – part of Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women Initiative–which trains talented women…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Looking for a summer read? At Opportunity, we’re reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. It’s the story of a young boy with an entrepreneurial spirit…
Read MoreNotice anything different?
Regular visitors to the Opportunity blog will notice it has a different look and format than before. Go further. http://www.opportunity.org/Opportunity.org[/intlink] has been completely refreshed and…
Read MoreKnowledge Leads to Understanding: Getting to Know Uganda
Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) supporter Debby Farrington and her 16-year-old nephew Matt Statman contributed this final post about their trip to Uganda, summing up the unforgettable people they…
Read MoreMeet Betty Mutua of Opportunity Kenya
“Working in microfinance has transformed me. We use the word ‘transformation’ to describe our client training, but that word also describes how I feel,” says Betty Mutua, a regional manager at Opportunity…
Read MoreSpotlight on the Annual Report: Harvesting Hope
Providing access to clients living in the world’s most geographically remote areas is an important part of what Opportunity does. Reaching clients like Malawian farmer Jakobo Chikayiko, or Jakob…
Read MoreVote for OptINnow in the Paperless Choice Challenge
Opportunity International’s fundraising campaign,OptINnow, is entered in the Paperless Choice Challenge funded by the Overbrook Foundation. The contest is looking to reward non-profits with innovative…
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