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A Fun Way to Fight Poverty: Host a Chili Cook-Off
Allison Bearden, an Opportunity intern and chili cook-off co-host, shares how easy it is to host a small event like this at your work, school or church, raising awareness and funds to help eradicate…
Read MoreMeet Opportunity: Minnesota College Students Get to…
This fall, I spoke to a class at the University of Minnesota about Opportunity International’s work and about my involvement with Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO). The students were asked to…
Read MoreMerry Christmas from Malawi
Merry Christmas from our world family to yours. Watch the video below for a special Christmas message to Opportunity supporters from Fanny, Dorothy, Grayson, Elizabeth and Elliot inMalawi–just a few…
Read MoreA Meaningful Last-Minute Gift
Give the last-minute gift that helps end global poverty. You can still order OptINnow gift cards in time for Christmas through one of our two online options: print or email. Go to optinnow.org/giftcard and…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: “Microfinance: Women’s Way…
Every Wednesday, we highlight an article, book or a blog in our “What We’re Reading” series. We feature works that are noteworthy, inspiring, educational or relevant to the work we do at Opportunity.…
Read MoreOpportunity Mozambique Is on a Roll with Three New…
Last week, Doug Pond, head of operations for Opportunity Mozambique, announced the Mozambique Central Bank’s approval of our three newest mobile banking vehicles. Opportunity plans to deploy all three…
Read MoreLeading Researchers in Support of Microfinance
This week, nine leading economics researchers–from MIT, UC-Berkeley, Harvard, Yale, Boston University and the Chicago Booth School of Business–co-wrote a piece for the Financial Timesentitled, “Microcredit…
Read MoreFive Million People in Five Years: Bank-Building in…
Last Wednesday, Opportunity staff and supporters gathered for the quarterly conference call hosted by the Board of Governors. The topic was “Bank-Building in Africa” and Opportunity’sBanking on…
Read MoreIn South Africa this Week, Tomorrow’s World Leaders…
Yesterday, December 13, was the start of the World Festival of Youth and Students in Pretoria, South Africa, the largest youth festival in the world. More than 500 young people from around the world…
Read MoreToday, Honor Human Rights Defenders, Celebrate Human…
This year, the theme for Human Rights Day, on Friday, Dec. 10, is recognizing and acclaiming human rights defenders who act to end discrimination, often at great personal risk to themselves and their…
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