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Minnesota Supporters Spin, Discuss and Dine, Taking Action for our Clients

by Cassie Burns and Steve Waters

This November, Opportunity International supporters in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area were busy holding fundraising and awareness-raising events for the sake of our clients. Meet two Minnesota supporters — Cassie Burns and Steve Waters — who each share their experiences hosting recent get-togethers in their hometown. Cassie was co-host of a panel discussion with local women leaders, moderated by Opportunity CEO Vicki Escarra with keynote speaker Bonnie St. John, co-author of the book “How Great…

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What We’re Reading: Malin Akerman’s Commitment to Opportunity featured in Us Weekly

by Emily Riemer

Malin Akerman — actress and Opportunity International supporter — was featured this week in the Dec. 3 print edition of “Us Weekly.” In it, Malin talks about her trip to Tanzania in March and her visit to see our entrepreneurial high school at Nicaragua in July. We’re thrilled to see Malin’s passion for our work on the page! If you get the chance to pick up a copy, check her out on page 94. See more of Malin’s commitment to Opportunity and you’ll be as inspired as we are by her dedication.…

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Show Your Support for Women on Giving Tuesday

by Opportunity International

Happy Giving Tuesday to our generous Opportunity International community! Coming right after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is a unique chance for nonprofits, families and businesses to come together to encourage the spirit of generosity and good will, to start the holiday giving season off right. Learn more about the movement at givingtuesday.org, where Opportunity International is an official Giving Tuesday partner. When you start a fundraiser for Opportunity International’s…

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Brighten Your Black Friday and Give the Gift of Opportunity

by Opportunity International

This holiday season, as you hunt for the perfect gift, consider giving friends, family and co-workers an Opportunity Gift Card to bring hope and opportunity to clients like Patience Dameh of Ghana (right). Your friends can use Opportunity Gift Cards to empower some of the millions of clients around the world like Patience who use Opportunity International loans and financial services to grow their businesses, employ their neighbors and feed their children. Patience Dameh owns of one of the most vibrant…

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On Thanksgiving and Every Day, We’re Grateful for Clients like Eugenie

by Opportunity International

As you gather around the Thanksgiving table, enjoying your time with family and friends, we know you’re grateful for all your blessings. At Opportunity International, we’re grateful for the opportunity to be part of work that empowers clients like Eugenie Nyirabagenzi to feed their families and secure a more hopeful future for themselves and their communities. Eugenie Nyirabagenzi owns a three-acre rice farm in Rwamagana, Rwanda. Until she became an Opportunity client, she couldn’t afford to…

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One Woman’s Determination to Transform her Life & her Community in Manila

by Opportunity International

Through one woman’s determination to overcome chronic poverty, she has grown to transform her life and make the future better for people in her community — especially the children in her Manila neighborhood. Opportunity International client Ana Serrano of the Philippines embodies the power of one person to impact the lives of many. Ana Serrano survived the first 20 years of her life on a Manila garbage dump, sifting through heaps of trash and dead animals to find food to eat and recyclables to…

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One Woman Holiday Challenge Launches Today for Opportunity’s Women Clients

by Vicki Escarra

This holiday season, with your help, Opportunity International has the potential to fund 6,000 new loans for women around the world. For our new campaign, the One Woman Holiday Challenge, we have an ambitious goal of raising $450,000 in 45 days. And thanks to a generous donor, all gifts to the campaign will be matched one to one up to $450,000. More than 1.5 billion people live in extreme poverty and many are women entrepreneurs with a plan to help themselves, their families and their communities.…

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CEO Vicki Escarra Checks in from 2012 Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna

by Vicki Escarra

This is an inspiring week as I attended the fourth annual Global Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna, Austria, where several hundred leaders from the corporate, academic and NGO settings gathered to explore the future of management and its impact on the future of global society. Peter F. Drucker was a management consultant, educator, author and contributor to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern business whose name graces two institutions at Claremont Graduate University in California:…

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We Invest in Leaders with Staff Transformation and Capacity Building in the Democratic Republic of Congo

by Diane Ferguson

In Democratic Republic of Congo, a highly skilled mentor becomes the catalyst for a lifetime of stability for women and their families. That’s what happens when Opportunity International’s capacity building programs equip staff with the knowledge and skill to guide families through their journey out of poverty. This program puts special emphasis on developing women, and identifying and investing in future leaders. In DR Congo, it empowered staff like Laurette Naul. In August, Opportunity’s…

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With a Grant from Citi Foundation, Opportunity Brings Financial Solutions to More Colombians

by Opportunity International

Opportunity opened a financially-regulated, full-service bank to serve people living in extreme poverty in Bogotá, Colombia in early October. Leveraging a grant from Citi Foundation, a long-time supporter of programs promoting the economic empowerment and financial inclusion of low-income people, we’re developing the capacity to conduct formal banking transactions, including interest-bearing savings, with the goal of reaching 37,000 savings clients and mobilizing $40 million in deposits over the…

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