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It’s More Exciting than Landing a Movie with Tom Cruise

by Malin Akerman

Malin Akerman is an actress and Young Ambassador. A couple weeks ago in L.A., I had the pleasure of reuniting with two incredible women, Geralyn Sheehan, Program Director at Opportunity Nicaragua, and Debbie Levin, President of the Environmental Media Association (EMA). I met Debbie when I got involved with EMA’s School Gardens Program, which supports gardens in urban schools in the L.A. area. I love spending time with the students; through this experience I’ve learned about the positive impact…

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Deyl Kearin Runs 155-Mile Ultramarathon Sahara Race to End Poverty

by Deyl Kearin

Deyl Kearin, is an Opportunity supporter and member of the Board of Governors, who’s en route right now to Egypt for an ultramarathon, Sahara Race, starting October 28. He’ll run the equivalent of six marathons in six and a half days — a total of 155 miles (250 kilometers) — to help Opportunity’s clients in sub-Saharan Africa work their way out of poverty. Follow along on Deyl’s Run 4 Poverty at run4poverty.org, make a donation at his Opportunity fundraiser, and share his story at opportunity.org/run4poverty…

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What We’re Pinning: Our Favorite Reads on Poverty, Philanthropy, and Women’s Empowerment

by Emily Terrell

With all the amazing authors and books on countless interesting topics, it was hard to pick just six on Pinterest this week to share with you. But the ones we’ve chosen have especially inspired us and focus on topics ranging from empowering women to how to best help those in need. Some of these authors are also speakers at the Opportunity Summit happening this weekend. Let us know what you’re reading or if you have any good book recommendations on these topics in the comments below! In this memoir,…

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Young Ambassador Malin Akerman at EMA Event on Opportunity Nicaragua at the Microsoft Experience

by Abbi Antablin

Environmentalists, Opportunity staff, and some of Hollywood’s finest came together to support entrepreneurship, microfinance and education at last week’s benefit hosted by Malin Akerman and the Environmental Media Association (EMA). The benefit raised funds for Opportunity Nicaragua’s Emprendedora School, located near Granada. Microsoft generously hosted the event at its new venue, The Microsoft Experience, and pledged a donation of five computers to be delivered to the school in February. Malin,…

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What We’re Pinning: Poverty Eradication Day, World Food Day and a Week of Social Activism

by Emily Terrell

With World Food Day on Tuesday, and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Wednesday, and more, it was a busy week for activists everywhere! This week on Pinterest, we’re sharing a few of our favorite pins from the causes we supported and promoted this week. Check them out, see if there’s any you’d like to get involved with, and maybe even start your own campaign! In honor of World Food Day: Infographic addressing the global issue of hunger with a great way to act! Malala Yousafzai…

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Poverty Eradication Day: Education for a Better Future

by Emily Riemer

Though few need a day to remind them that people around the world live in extreme poverty–in fact, more than half the world lives on less than $2 a day–today is the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, to raise awareness of and support for the issues that cause and result from chronic poverty. "Rampant poverty, which has festered for far too long, is linked to social unrest and threats to peace and security. On this International Day, let us make an investment in our common future…

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Today on World Food Day, there’s Hope for an End to Hunger

by Emily Riemer

"Globally, nearly 870 million people are undernourished–about 12% of the world’s population." It’s World Food Day and social media is buzzing with challenging facts and stats about hunger, like the ones in this post. This information is important. There’s no doubt that it’s one of the great injustices that children anywhere go to bed hungry, that women compose a disproportionate amount of malnourished people, and that smallholder farmers make up half of the world’s hungriest people. But…

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Blog Action Day: Beduith from Colombia and “The Power of We”

by Emily Riemer

Today, a total of 2,100 blogs, from 111 countries, using 43 different languages, are participating in the fifth annual Blog Action Day. Together, we’re all blogging today about one topic, to raise awareness and participation in an issue for good, and this year’s theme is, “The Power of We.” The theme is described as “a celebration of people working together to make a positive difference in the world, either for their own communities or for people they will never meet halfway around the…

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Today is the First-Ever United Nations International Day of the Girl

by Emily Riemer

Today marks an exciting event! It’s the first official UN International Day of the Girl Child, a day to highlight, celebrate, discuss, and advance girls’ lives and opportunities around the globe. The campaign to establish this day was led in the U.S. by School Girls Unite, and internationally by Plan International and CIDA. The Day was officially enacted by a UN General Assembly Resolution this past March, which recognized that the “empowerment of and investment in girls” is “critical to…

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What We’re Pinning: Powerful Women of the World

by Emily Riemer

The following six women are some of the most celebrated, powerful and inspirational women around. But women and men everywhere–in every country and in all walks of life–can and do make a difference every day because every person can do one thing, big or small, to change the world around them. Check out these pins, learn about these women, and be inspired to take action yourself, to do just one thing to empower women, whether they’re in your neighborhood or on the other side of the world. You…

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