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Oak Park and River Forest Supporters Gather to Celebrate…
Last week, a group of Opportunity supporters met together in Maryellen and Jim Betke’s home in Oak Park, Ill. Their common denominator? They are all champions of Opportunity’s microfinance work who…
Read MoreA Virtual Walk Alongside the Women’s Insight Trip…
Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) member Susan Gillette shares her excitement about the upcoming “Mothers, Daughters and Sisters” Insight Trip to Uganda, offering a unique, virtual way for everyone…
Read MoreWomen of the Congo: Bringing Hope through Microfinance
“It is a war that men have provoked, but women have paid the highest price.” These are the words of a UN peacekeeper in Lisa Jackson’s award-winning documentary, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the…
Read MoreOpportunity Ghana launches a mobile bank
“We have realized that many of our customers are travelling between 50 and 100 km [between 30 and 60 miles] to access banking services,” says Effie Cook, head of HR at Opportunity Ghana. “So we have…
Read MoreA Progress Report on the UN Millennium Development…
In September of 2000, the United Nations addressed the issue of global poverty by adopting the Millennium Declaration. The declaration pledged the members to accomplish measurable goals to eradicate…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Opportunity Blog Posts
Revisit Opportunity‘s five most popular blog posts from the past month. Got a comment? Share it with us in the comment field below. 1. UN Secretary-General Visits Opportunity Malawi Mobile Bank (6/02/10)…
Read MoreYAO meets Ken Vander Weele at the Microfinance Club…
YAO-NY core member Michelle Mak shares with us this report from last night’s panel at the Microfinance Club of New York. Last night, YAO-New York members (and YAO-Boston visitors) met Ken Vander Weele,…
Read MoreWhat YAO is reading: Portfolios of the Poor
Last night, at Noble Tree cafe in Lincoln Park, YAO-Chicago held a book discussion for Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day. If you missed it, never fear. There will be more…
Read MoreCrop Insurance: Protecting Farmers Against the Effects…
A recent UPI wire story, which highlights Opportunity International’s weather-index crop insurance, hails microinsurance as an exciting new tool to help communities in the developing world face the…
Read MoreSaying Good-Bye to the People of Uganda
Today we have entered the town of Jinja. After heavy overnight rains, the central market offers us a muddy, puddle-jumping adventure. Stalls overflowing with fruits, vegetables, clothing, music and more…
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