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Does Microfinance Work? Does Microfinance Fight Poverty?
The story of microfinance has always been compelling in its simplicity: A poor entrepreneur receives a loan. The loan enables her to purchase equipment or goods. She is then able to sell or increase sales…
Read MoreAmbassador Melanne Verveer Discusses the Global Roles…
Welcome to the 21st-century reality: empowering women in the developing world alleviates poverty and grows economies. Gender equality equals smart economic progress. On Tuesday, May 4, Ambassador Melanne…
Read MoreSome settling may have occurred. Please shake well…
I suspect that few things can shake the senses — the soul really — like traveling. More specifically, traveling to Africa. A first-timer to Africa, I have landed in Kampala, Uganda. Drawing on…
Read MoreBringing It All Home: The Challenges of Microfinance…
At the Chicago Microfinance Conference last Friday (at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business), a panel of experts from four domestic microfinance organizations discussed the ongoing challenges…
Read MoreBill Morganstern Named CEO of Opportunity International
Brings Track Record of Mission-focused Leadership Oak Brook, Ill., (March 10, 2010) — Opportunity International today announced the appointment of Bill Morgenstern as CEO, replacing Kadita “A.T.”…
Read MoreChicago Microfinance Conference: Can Technology Innovations…
At the 6th Annual Chicago Microfinance Conference on Friday, a panel of experts explored the possibilities and pitfalls of ever-changing technology in the microfinance industry. Moderator Preeth Gowdar,…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day from Opportunity International!
Please be sure to visit our Global Opportunity Quilt at OptINnow.org/Mothers to see the beautiful patches purchased and read the inspiring messages supporters have dedicated to the important women in their…
Read MorePlease Join Us for the National Day of Prayer
Today, May 6th, is the National Day of Prayer. Please take a moment today to join Opportunity International in prayer… …For our clients that they would be empowered to transform their lives spiritually,…
Read MoreOne Hen Inspires Second Graders to Microfinance
When Katie Smith Milway, author of One Hen, visited Lincoln Elementary School in River Forest, Ill. last Tuesday, she was confronted with the extraordinary work of the school’s second-graders. Up on…
Read MoreOne Hen Takes Microfinance to School
On Tuesday, I got the chance to visit local elementary schools in Oak Park and River Forest, Ill., attending wonderful presentations by children’s author Katie Smith Milway. She wrote One Hen: How One…
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