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Connecting in Rural Areas with Enterprise Open Sky (EOS) Technology

by Opportunity International

In remote areas of Mozambique, Ghana and Rwanda, far from the nearest brick-and-mortar bank branch, many Opportunity International clients, regardless of where they live or work, can make transactions in real time using Enterprise Open Sky (EOS). Built by Opportunity’s MIS Services, EOS is a set of computer programs that works seamlessly in conjunction with the core banking system, provided the loan officer can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi or an in-country cell phone provider. EOS enables…

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Education Programs in Nicaragua: Sending Children to School

by Abbi Antablin

The idea seemed almost too good to be true: a self-sustainable, private high school providing academic coursework in tandem with technical classes and apprenticeship within reach of people living in rural poverty. If it could be done, it would be completely in line with Opportunity Nicaragua’s Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) model. I was sold: hook, line, and sinker. In October of last year I learned of Opportunity Nicaragua’s plans to build an entrepreneurial school near their offices…

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What We’re Reading: A Microfinance, Poverty, Empowerment Reading List

by Opportunity International

Looking for your next big read? We’ve put together a list of compelling books we’re reading, running the gamut from microfinance and international development, to global aid and putting your faith into action. Check out our list and let us know what you think in the comment field below. What would you add, and what doesn’t make your list? Like you, we’re always looking for a good book recommendation so we want to hear from you. 1. Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2…

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Made in Rwanda… Follow Along with Opportunity Canada

by Opportunity International

Yesterday, 20 people from across Canada will be coming together in support of two organizations working in one country, Rwanda, to focus on issues of leadership and the development of human capital. A few participants for the first-ever Made in Rwanda Insight Trip and Leadership Summit are already on the ground and others have started blogging, posting on Opportunity Canada’s Facebook page and sharing about their experiences so far. Here’s a few of them… Lisa Wiebe… and her husband Roland…

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Our Prayers for Victims of Monday’s Devastating Earthquake in Philippines

by Emily Riemer

On Monday morning, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake (U.S. Geological Survey) struck central Philippines in a narrow strait just off Negros Island. The epicenter was closest to Tayasan, a coastal town of about 32,000 people flanked by mountains in Negros Oriental province. The quake could be felt in at least seven central provinces, including Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Cebu and Bacolod, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Wall Street Journal reports that local government…

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A Trip Down Memory Lane with Some New-Old Photos

by David Santoso

We have a lot of great photos at Opportunity International. With all of the amazing clients we get to meet and all of the places we get to work, great pictures aren’t hard to come by. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts to keep them neatly organized, some of those photos get buried underneath all of the new ones that come in. But from time to time, as we’re sifting through our photo library, we come across some that just make us stop. They’re not all perfect pictures, but they show our…

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Look Good, Do Good

by Ally Lynch

This week only, the social entrepreneurs at Sevenly selected Opportunity International as their featured nonprofit, designing t-shirts and a hoodie for sale to benefit our work. They were especially inspired by our work in India, focusing their week-long campaign on our microfinance there, especially health insurance through our microinsurance subsidiary MicroEnsure. After all, our financial services for clients all over the world–including savings products, small business loans and microinsurance—can…

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Opportunity Canada: 3 Girls Go Plaid for People in the Developing World

by Opportunity Canada

We’re always looking for cool new ways that Opportunity supporters find to help us end poverty. So when we read this story on Opportunity Canada’s blog about three teens going plaid for Opportunity, we loved it! Check it out below or on opportunityinternational.ca. Three girls, one shirt, one pair of shoes, 100 days, 2,500 dollars, 17 women, 85 lives. What does this mean? Nothing to most of us, but when those three girls are Abby, Bethany, and Chrissy it means a lot more. These three junior high…

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Opportunity Promotes Entrepreneurship for the Next Generation in Nicaragua

by Diane Ferguson

Opportunity International is launching a Technical High School to teach youth entrepreneurship skills in the agriculture and tourism industries as part of its community development initiative in Nicaragua. Opportunity recently broke ground on its Entrepreneurial Technical High School in Diriomo, Nicaragua. The school will provide rural students with the education and training they need to rise out of poverty. It will also provide the community with educated and skilled workers to catalyze regional…

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Meet Our Staff: Why Do I Believe in Opportunity?

by Ally Lynch

In May of 2010, I attended a luncheon hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs where Melanne Verveer, the first-ever U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues, spoke to the significance of investing in women as a means to drive economic growth in the developing world. Equally as captivating as Ambassador Verveer’s remarks was being in a room filled with hundreds of other people championing for women’s empowerment and taking a stand against injustice. It was at this lunch that…

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