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The Power to Fight AIDS: A Mozambiquan Microfinance…
This week, Wednesday, Dec. 1 marks the 22nd annual World AIDS Day. Since 1988, it has become one of the most recognized international health days and provides a key opportunity each year to raise awareness,…
Read MoreMama Rosemary Offers Hope & Education to Children Affected…
“Love for children is deep in my heart,” says Rosemary Namande of Uganda, affectionately known as Mama Rosemary. “God has blessed me with the ability to care for hundreds of them.” Forty years…
Read MoreOn Black Friday, Avoid the Malls and Fight Global Poverty
Today, avoid the long lines at the mall, and give the gift that keeps on giving with a holiday gift card from OptINnow. Gift cards start at $10 and come in holiday packaging. The recipient goes tooptinnow.org,…
Read MoreThis Thanksgiving, What Are You Grateful for?
As you sit down to the Thanksgiving table this year, no doubt you’ll be thinking about what makes you thankful. Maybe you’re grateful for your family, your friends, good health, or a great Thanksgiving…
Read MoreEmpowering Rwandan Women in Microfinance
By Jeffrey Lee, CEO of Urwego Opportunity Bank (UOB) of Rwanda In Rwanda, gender equality is real. For example, more than 50% of the Rwandan senators are women. The chief justice is a woman. Approximately…
Read MoreONE Blog: “Day Two in Guatemala: An Inside Look at…
With World AIDS Day coming up on Dec. 1, celebrity activist Christy Turlington Burns reports on her ongoing work with (RED) and the ONE Campaign on the No Child Born with HIV campaign. At Opportunity,…
Read MoreIn the News: NPR on Savings at Opportunity Malawi
The NPR website has included a story on Opportunity International’s work in bringing microsavings programs to the people of Malawi. The story featured Opportunity Malawi CEO,Aleksandr-Alain Kalanda,…
Read MoreGates Foundation Summit: The Power of Savings
On Nov. 16-17, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation held its first-ever 2010 Global Savings Forum in Seattle, Wash. Heads of government, banking, technology and international development gathered from…
Read MoreToday, We Celebrate Universal Children’s Day
Today, Saturday, Nov. 20, is Universal Children’s Day, as set by the United Nations. Time Magazine reports today on a new survey that gives voice to children living in poverty. The Small Voices,…
Read MoreAndhra Pradesh: Will the Crisis Spread Throughout India?
In mid-October, the government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh passed an ordinance severely restricting the operations of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the region. The controversial…
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