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Opportunity International EduFinance, Teach A Man To…
Opportunity International EduFinance, Teach A Man To Fish, and Fundación Paraguaya Partner to Expand School Enterprise Challenge in Tanzania March 10, 2017 // by Nathan Byrd Opportunity International…
Read MoreOpportunity International and Cisco Collaborate with…
CHICAGO –March 8, 2017–Opportunity International will receive multi-year support from Cisco to impact the lives of low-income women by leveraging digitization, such as mobile cell-phone banking, across…
Read MoreBeauty After the Storm
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Opportunity’s Global CEO, Vicki Escarra, to learn about her recent trip to Malawi, Africa. Pen in hand I was prepared to hear about the typical field visit—news…
Read MoreOpportunity Insights, A Knowledge Management Report
Opportunity’s KM team is responsible for generating, capturing and disseminating knowledge throughout the Opportunity network as a result of conducting rigorous, groundbreaking research on clients, markets,…
Read MoreEnd Poverty in All Its Forms Everywhere
In 2015, about 10% of the world’s population—736 million people—lived in extreme poverty. And this crisis has become more severe in the wake of COVID-19. The World Bank estimates that 150 million…
Read MoreA Love Worth Celebrating
When Elton Guazambera was hospitalized last year, his life was filled with uncertainties. Would he recover? What would his long-term diagnosis be? But unlike most of his neighbors in Lilongwe, Malawi,…
Read MoreLeading the FinTech Charge
http://africanbusinessmagazine.com/african-banker/mybucks-leads-fintech-charge-says-banks-ceo/
Read MoreBringing Banking to Would-Be Entrepreneurs in Poverty
http://www.wsj.com/video/bringing-banking-to-would-be-entrepreneurs-in-poverty/7E30772A-23C7-4B6B-9D28-905845489F95.html
Read MoreThe Legacy of Al and Marion Whittaker
Al and Marion Whittaker had no idea what an incredible path their lives would take. Al was a gifted, unassuming businessman who had a very successful career as an executive with Bristol-Myers and the Mennen…
Read MoreBig Data Unlocks Impact Investing
http://www.philanthropyage.org/education/big-data-key-unlocking-impact-investing
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