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Top 3 Blogs From 2018
Last year, we traveled the world from the screen of our phone or computer, read impactful and thought-provoking books, and were inspired by clients and the stories of their perseverance. Our favorite…
Read MoreOur Favorite Insight Trip Moments of 2018
Each year, we invite donors, supporters, and friends to join us on life-changing traveling experiences we call Insight Trips. These adventures are designed to challenge your assumptions, open your eyes…
Read MoreRead With Us: January Book Club Selection
Happy new year, readers! Can you believe we are entering our second year of the Opportunity International Book Club? It has been so much fun to share our book recommendations with all of our fellow book…
Read MoreLeading Global Growth in Agriculture Finance
The challenge of ending extreme poverty, a key objective of the Sustainable Development Goals, is inextricably connected to agricultural development. This is because people in developing countries who…
Read MorePartnering with USAID for Economic Growth
Opportunity International has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for over 30 years, working together to support entrepreneurs and grow businesses. Opportunity…
Read MoreCelebrating Human Rights, Honoring Kofi Annan
Today is Human Rights Day, an annual holiday to honor human dignity. As we celebrate equality and justice on the 70th anniversary of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we remember Kofi Annan,…
Read MoreKM Insight - Strengthening Education and Career Pathways…
Opportunity International tailors holistic financial empowerment to directly benefit women as clients and shape women’s and girls’ surrounding environment through services such as women-inclusive trainings,…
Read MoreGlobal Food Security Act Re-authorization
We know that poverty alleviation is inextricably tied to global food security, which is why Opportunity provides financial services to farmers, processors, input suppliers and other enterprises in the…
Read MoreAnnouncing our November Book Club Selection: Indonesia…
The country of Indonesia is comprised of 17,000 islands—spanning thousands of miles in the Pacific Ocean. Journalist and HIV Epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani trekked 26,000 of those miles to research…
Read MoreRead With Us! December Book Club Selection
Winner of the National Book Award, the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award, the LA Times Book Prize, and more, Behind the Beautiful Forevers tells the story of Annawadi, a slum community near the Mumbai…
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