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What We’re Watching: John Deere Classic on CBS Sports–John…
This video clip, which aired Sunday, July 10 on CBS Sports during the 2011 John Deere Classic PGA golf tournament, celebrates John Deere’s partnership with Opportunity International through the Classic…
Read MoreAssessing the Impact of Our Microfinance Services
Over the last decade, Opportunity has conducted more than 50,000 face-to-face surveys with clients in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Read MoreOpportunity Co-Hosts Financial Literacy Conference…
This week in Nairobi, Opportunity International and The Financial Education Fund (FEF)–which is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID)–are co-sponsoring a Financial Literacy…
Read MorePrayers for Peace in Malawi
The following post is a letter from Bill Morgenstern, CEO of Opportunity International, to Opportunity’s staff and supporters about the recent demonstrations in Malawi. While we are still gathering information…
Read MoreOur Prayers for the Millions Affected by the Drought…
For the past two years, a drought has affected East Africa and has placed more than 10 million people at risk. The lack of rain, especially in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, has caused crops to fail, food…
Read MoreUpdate: Opportunity DRC in Kinshasa Grows, Expanding…
Opportunity Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) celebrated its grand opening on May 19th in the capital city of Kinshasa. Since Opportunity International‘s arrival in the DRC, we’ve seen marked changes…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: “Rural and Agricultural Finance…
A few weeks ago, Shari Berenbach, Director of USAID’s Microenterprise Development Office, wrote a blog post on the USAID’s IMPACTblog reported on a conference held in Washington that directly addressed…
Read MoreOpportunity International Announces Tanzania Correspondent…
First Place Winner to Travel to the East African Nation to Document the Impact of Microfinance on Women Oak Brook, Ill., July 8, 2011 – Opportunity International (www.opportunity.org), a global non-profit…
Read MoreOpportunity International Announces a John Deere Foundation…
Learn how we are partnering with the John Deere Foundation to expand financial services for farmers and entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read MoreStudents of the World (SOW): Ghanaian Agricultural…
The Students of the World (SOW) Boston team has just returned from a month-long trip to Ghana to visit Opportunity Ghana‘s microfinance operations and document their experiences in dozens of photos,…
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