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Twestival: Social Media Enables Social Change
What’s this Twitter stuff all about? If you have a Twitter account (millions of you do), and you want to engage in social change, then Twitter may have just the event for you. Twestival Local, or Twitter-Festival,…
Read MoreInsight Trip: Tanzania – Mark Zoller Day 1 Post
This post is a part of an ongoing series from YAO members on an insight trip in Tanzania. It’s Monday evening and YAO is winding down after our first full day here in Tanzania. The majority of our…
Read MoreInsight Trip: Tanzania – Jason Duff Pre-trip Post
This is a part of an ongoing series of posts from members of the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity. September 5, 2009 Today, I embarked from Columbus, Ohio on a 7-day, 264-hour, 2-country African experience…
Read MoreInsight Trip: Tanzania – Suzie Hofert Pre-trip Post
This is a part of an ongoing series of posts from members of the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity. In two days I leave for the YAO Insight Trip to Tanzania and Rwanda. To say that I am excited would be…
Read MoreInsight Trip: Tanzania – Sonya Perez Pre-trip Post
Twenty Young Ambassadors for Opportunity have embarked on a journey that is sure to change their worldview forever. During their 10-day trip to Tanzania and Rwanda, they will discover firsthand the impact…
Read MoreInsight Trip: Tanzania – AJ Renold Pre-trip Post
Twenty Young Ambassadors for Opportunity have embarked on a journey that is sure to change their worldview forever. During their 10-day trip to Tanzania and Rwanda, they will discover firsthand the impact…
Read MoreFor Some, “Back to School” is Easier Said than…
It’s that time of the year again. Children all across America are heading back to school, a sometimes chaotic, but relatively uncomplicated task for families. Unfortunately, “back to school” isn’t…
Read MoreCongressional Delegation Visits Opportunity International…
Oak Brook, Ill., (Sept. 03, 2009) — A delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives visited Opportunity International’s bank in Kigali, Rwanda early in September to learn more about the need to…
Read MoreExpanding Outreach in Malawi: OIBM’s efforts to launch…
This study explores the efforts of the Opportunity International Bank of Malawi to implement mobile banking (m-banking) for its microfinance customers.
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