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Waymaker Wednesday: Luz & Andrea
Luz Dary and Andrea form part of a savings group in the south of Bogotá. They live in the area of Cazuca and it is mostly formed by internally displaced people that flock to the cities looking for safety…
Read MoreOpportunity International honors Credit Suisse and…
Opportunity International today announced two awards to longstanding partners, Credit Suisse and Cisco Foundation, for the organizations’ ongoing commitment to expand financial and educational opportunities…
Read MoreThe Power of Home
Home means something different to us all. For many, the term may invite feelings of warmth and memories of joy. But for others who have experienced instability and pain, home can be a symbol of hurt or…
Read More“Required reading for the entire human race.”
We are so excited to dive into Nobel-Prize-winning writer Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Read MoreWaymaker Wednesday: Linda
Inside a bread factory in Accra, Ghana, I was greeted by men whose hands were 3 times the width of mine. The baking ovens and the hot Accra sun made the room temperature well over 100 degrees. Suddenly,…
Read MoreOpportunity International Announces Historic “Waymaker”…
Opportunity International today announced an ambitious capital campaign marking its 50-year history, with a goal of raising $100 million by the end of 2022 to help 25 million individuals in the least developed…
Read MoreGetting Children Back to School: Lessons Learned from…
On January 10, Uganda reopened schools across the country — ending the world’s longest COVID-19 shutdown. Students in Uganda have been out of the classroom since March 2020, and while some schools…
Read MoreUntapped Potential, Enormous Opportunities
Nestled along the Atlantic coast in West Africa, Ghana is a diverse and vibrant country. It’s home to farmers and families; merchants and makers; dreamers and doers. And, like much of sub-Saharan Africa,…
Read MoreLife is More than Wall Street: Lessons on Leadership…
With over four decades of leadership, learn how Atul Tandon ended up in pursuit of humanitarian work and speaks to building others up.
Read MoreOpportunity International Malawi to strengthen rural…
Opportunity International Malawi has launched a project aimed at strengthening the supply and demand of financial services for marginalized and previously excluded rural populations in central and southern…
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