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A 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…
Read MoreOpportunity International’s MicroEnsure Named Runner-up…
Recognized for Low-income Health Insurance Product in India Oak Brook, Ill., (June 4, 2010) — Opportunity International subsidiary MicroEnsure, a leading insurance intermediary for people living in poverty,…
Read MoreDon’t Miss the Chance to See Microfinance Work Firsthand…
“It was exciting to see how quickly Opportunity is growing in Tanzania. We met so many of its inspiring clients when we visited — real people working hard to improve their lives.” -YAO member and…
Read MoreOpportunity International’s MicroEnsure Named Runner-up
Congratulations to Opportunity International’s subsidiary MicroEnsure, which has been named runner-up for the 2010 Financial Times Sustainable Banking Award for Banking at the Base of the Pyramid. MicroEnsure…
Read MoreGetting to the Source: Meeting Ugandan Farmers and…
The events of the day center on getting to the source. Not only did we trace the chain of coffee production back to the very farmer who planted the seed, but we also arrived at the source of the famed…
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