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Staff Spotlight: Tineyi Mawocha
You may have heard Chief Program Officer Tineyi Mawocha discuss his work at one of our virtual events, and now is your chance to get to know him! Discover his favorite part of his job and the reason why he is inspired to get out of bed every day in this Q&A. Position title: Chief Program Officer, Africa Where do you live? I live in Kampala, Uganda, though I am Zimbabwean. How many years have you been with Opportunity? Seven years. Tell us a little about what you do day-to-day: I monitor and support…
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50 for 50: Progress Against Poverty
From 1971 to 2021, we've been working together to help people move out of poverty all around the world.
Read MoreWhat we’re reading this month
During Women's History Month, we are recognizing remarkable, inspiring women around the world. And today, we are joining our friends in the UK for World Book Day (we'll take any excuse to celebrate great books!). In honor of these two special holidays, we're reading a novel about a young Ugandan girl searching for meaning and understanding through her relationships with the women in her life.
Read MoreLearn something new this month
In December, one of you shared a recommendation that also appeared on Bill Gates’ holiday reading list, so we knew we needed to check it out. This month, join us as we read Range by David Epstein.
Read MoreA Pandemic at our door
2020 was a challenging and transformative year. For the first time in our lifetimes, all human beings faced a significant threat at the same time and the ground shifted on nearly everything simultaneously. Our homes, our work, our travel, our finances, our communities; how we eat, get information, connect with friends and family, dress, exercise, worship, grieve, and even define ourselves—it all changed.
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Reflecting on the International Day of Education
Sometimes the answers to simple, fundamental questions are in fact the most compelling. As part of International Day of Education 2021 we asked three of our Opportunity EduFinance staff to reflect on the importance of education in their own lives and the lives of others.
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50 for 50: The Power of Community
In the early 1990s, Opportunity International was testing out innovative new models around the world. While launching our very first programs in Africa and beginning to issue larger loans in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain, a group of donors in the United States dreamed up a new idea of their own.
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50 for 50: Let’s start at the very beginning
To begin our 50-year celebration, there is no better place to start than at the beginning. While today we serve 14 million people, the Opportunity International story starts with one.
Read MoreThe Pandemics We Don't See
This article was originally published on the Opportunity International blog on December 21, 2020. When The World Food Programme won the Nobel Prize last year, WFP president David Beasley took the increased press and attention to issue a warning: “We are going to have famines of biblical proportions in 2021.” His message is simple but devastating: For those living in extreme poverty, things are going to get worse. The year ahead will be more difficult than the one we have just weathered, and,…
Read MoreWhat We Read in 2020
In 2020, as we spent countless hours at home learning new terms like "sheltering in place" and "social distancing", we found ourselves turning to great books again and again. Reading provided a distraction, an opportunity to learn, and the chance to travel the world right from our couches. Every month, the Opportunity Book Club reads a book that opens our eyes to more of the world. We choose books written by underrepresented authors; books that share stories from the countries in which we work;…
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