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"Building Social Business" with Muhammad Yunus
Last Friday, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs brought Dr. Muhammad Yunus to Chicago for a talk entitled “Building Social Business.” Dr. Yunus, often called the grandfather of microfinance, is…
Read MoreCredit Suisse Microfinance Advocates Partner with Opportunity
Thank you to John Shon, Reference Data Group, Credit Suisse, for this guest blog post. The Credit Suisse Microfinance Advocates Network is an employee global network with the mission to promote microfinance…
Read MoreWhy we’re excited about the Tanzania launch on OptINnow…
Now that Opportunity has launched Tanzanian clients on OptINnow, participants from last September’s YAO Insight Trip to Tanzania want to share the good news. Here, they tell us what excites them most…
Read MoreMicrofinance and Gender: Some findings from the financial…
This study presents research on the financial behaviors of hundreds of low-income Malawians to present the gendered characteristics of the Malawian economy and the impact of financial services on women.
Read MoreUSAID: "Agriculture Development is Springboard for…
Opportunity International is attending today’s Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Keynote speaker Rajiv Shah, administrator…
Read MoreOpportunity International Tanzania Opens New Branch…
This week, Opportunity announces the launch of its Tanzanian clients on OptINnow.org. AJ Renold, our multimedia YAO reporter on the ground with Opportunity Tanzania, had the opportunity to travel to…
Read MoreOpportunity International Expands Deployment of Cutting-Edge…
Electronic Wallet Strategy Improves Services and Reduces Costs Oak Brook, Ill., (May 19, 2010) — Opportunity International will use a grant from Credit Suisse to expand the deployment of cutting-edge…
Read MoreIs access to financial services a human right or not?
Opportunity International’s April DuBois opened her presentation today at the 7th International Human Rights Forum in Lucerne, Switzerland, with this question. She and Opportunity’s Daryl Skoog partnered…
Read MoreThe Memorable Microfinance Clients of Opportunity Tanzania
After visiting Tanzania on last September’s Insight Trip, YAO members share their experiences meeting the hard-working microfinance clients of Opportunity Tanzania. Question: What clients did you meet…
Read MoreCell Phone Banking Technology Comes to Opportunity…
Opportunity International is excited to announce that, after several years and many challenges, Opportunity Malawi launched its cell phone banking product, Banki Mmanja, on May 7 in the rural district…
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