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Opportunity LiveBlog: Banking on Africa
Over 75 percent of people in Africa lives on less than $2 per day. So when Opportunity looked at its expansion plan, Africa was the region that began to take priority. In 2008 Opportunity launched an ambitious…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: “I cannot make my payment”
Today conference attendees gathered into groups of 10, and each took on a new identity. They became Opportunity International loan recipients, each with a unique situation. In the middle of the Trust Group…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: Celebrating YAO
The Young Ambassadors for Opportunity is a group of enthusiastic young leaders who are joining forces to help eradicate poverty around the world. YAO firmly believes ending poverty can be done in their…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: A Second Calling
She has been called on to speak at multiple Opportunity events, so we knew we were in for a treat. Dale began, “we’ve talked about stories a lot. What I have learned as I look at my own life is that…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: “This Determination Led Me…
I would like to introduce you to Henrietta Isaac. She is a professional “champion of dreams.” When she was young, still in school, she dreamt of becoming a CEO. That led her to complete an MBA in the…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: A Testimony of Transformation
Opportunity governor Kathy Drake recently came home from an Insight Trip to India. The trip was composed of a group of Opportunity International supporters, determined to enter into community with the…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
When Bill and Melinda Gates decide to take on a project, they do it with gusto. They call themselves “impatient optimists,” and firmly believe that they are changing the world, one person at a time.…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: Harvesting Hope
It has been argued that rural outreach is the “Holy Grail” of microfinance. If that statement is true, John Magnay is the person who stands on the cusp of the discovery. John Magnay has lived and worked…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: Roger Thurow’s Global Food…
Roger Thurow’s job is to “outrage and inspire.” His recent book, co-authored with Scott Kilman, Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty, certainly does just that. He previously…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: Frida Mungoma Banks on Education
Wakhasa Frida Mungoma spends most of her days in the classrooms and offices of her clients. As a loan officer for the Education Finance program in Uganda, Frida works with people who need development…
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