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Share Dad’s Financial Tips This Father’s Day And…
Oak Brook, Ill., (June 9, 2009) —This Father’s Day, OptINnow is asking people to share lessons their dads taught them about personal finance and to learn more about the power of microfinance to help…
Read MoreRole of Microfinance in Asset-Building and Poverty…
This report evaluated the extent to which Sinapi Aba Trust contributed to poverty reduction among rural and urban poor especially women by supporting them with small loans to expand their businesses to…
Read MoreOpportunity International Joins Goldman Sachs 10,000…
Emerging Leaders Program to Provide Management Training for Young African Women in the Financial Services Sector Oak Brook, Ill., (May 19, 2009) —Opportunity International today announced it is partnering…
Read MoreOne Hen: How One Small Loan Makes a Big Difference
Award-winning children’s book tells inspirational, true story of microfinance, and how one young Ghanaian transformed his community Oak Brook, Ill., (April 23, 2009) Once upon a time, in Ghana, the oldest…
Read MoreOpportunity International Announces Retirement of CEO…
Former International Banking Executive named CEO Oak Brook, Ill., (April 7, 2009) — Opportunity International today announced the retirement of Christopher A. Crane as president and CEO and provided…
Read MoreDeveloping a Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool: Experiences…
This case study shares the experience of Opportunity International in designing a cost-benefit analysis tool to evaluate and compare microfinance delivery channels. It chronicles the tool’s design and…
Read MoreOmidyar Network Grants $4.5 Million to Opportunity…
‘Electronic Wallet’ Strategy Aims to Help Alleviate Poverty in Eight Countries Oak Brook, Ill., (Feb. 24, 2009) — Opportunity International today announced it has received a $4.5 million grant from…
Read MoreRural Manual
This manual presents a compilation of articles discussing topics relevant to reaching the rural poor with financial services: agricultural finance, microinsurance, m-banking, back-end barriers, cost-benefit…
Read MoreOptINnow.org – Give the Holiday Gift that “Multiplies”…
Oak Brook, Ill., (Dec. 1, 2008) — Imagine giving a present worth 10 times the amount you paid for it – one that honors the recipient and helps the world’s poor for years to come. Optinnow.org, a…
Read MoreJohn Deere Foundation and Opportunity International…
Learn how we are partnering with the John Deere Foundation to provide increased access to financing for the hunger-afflicted in Africa.
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