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Meet Opportunity Tanzania Microfinance Client Jumanne
The following report is by AJ Renold, YAO’s multimedia reporter on the ground in Tanzania. In September, I had the privilege of meeting one of Opportunity Tanzania’s most interesting clients. His…
Read MoreWhat We’re Watching: Podcast on Mobile Phone Banking…
There’s an opportunity for banking to be an innovator. To take advantage of technology that’s out there to solve the problem of how do we serve clients in a more cost-effective way, closer to where…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women…
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 MoreStand Up For Africa’s Farmers
When times are tough, it’s important to stay focused on what matters to you. At Opportunity, we remain focused on delivering microfinance services that make a real impact on our clients living in very…
Read MoreSEEP Conference Breakfast Workshop, “E-Banking with…
The 25th Annual SEEP Conference ended Friday after five days of sessions for microenterprise practitioners to learn and connect on the challenges and opportunities faced by microfinance institutions…
Read MoreDoes Microfinance Reduce Poverty? Grameen Hosts a Chicago…
On Monday at the Chase Auditorium in Chicago, Grameen Foundation hosted a lunchtime discussion called, “Does microfinance reduce poverty? A dialogue on the social impact of microfinance as a development…
Read MoreSEEP Conference: “Panel Explores Tools to Help Manage…
The following post was published on the USAID‘s Microlinks blog today, Thursday, Nov. 4. It was written by Eric Meyer, Opportunity’s agricultural finance manager, who is guest blogging about the 2010…
Read MoreSEEP Conference: “Newspaper Headline Risk for MFIs-Transparency…
The following post was published on the USAID‘s Microlinks blog on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. It was written by Eric Meyer, Opportunity’s agricultural finance manager, who is guest blogging about…
Read MoreWhat We're Reading and Discussing: Dead Aid by Dambisa…
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 MoreSEEP Conference: “Our Best Thoughts Come from Others”
The following post was originally published on the USAID‘s new Microlinks blog on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. It was written by Eric Meyer, Opportunity’s agricultural finance manager, who is guest blogging…
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