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6 Compassionate Organizations Working to Lift People Out of Poverty
A lack of income typically goes hand in hand with a lack of access to education and opportunity, creating a vicious cycle that makes it hard for those in need to improve their situation. Recognizing these difficulties, charitable organizations of all kinds of work to empower struggling individuals and families and provide them with the tools they need to survive and thrive. This article profiled a number of dedicated groups, listed in no particular order, that offer help to those seeking to leave poverty behind.
Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Mukti Bosco of Healing Fields Foundation Is Helping To Change Our World
Healing Fields Foundation partners with global nonprofit Opportunity International, whose microfinance institution members are trained as Women Community Health Entrepreneurs (CHEs), which was launched by Healing Fields with the support of Opportunity International and other donors. They are trained in basic healthcare management and equipped with a basket of affordable health products. Aided by technology, they offer a spectrum of health solutions in resource-poor communities.
Social Impact Investors: How Atul Tandon and Opportunity International Are Helping To Address Some of the World’s Biggest Challenges
Authority Magazine featured Atul Tandon, Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity International, as part of their “Social Impact Investors" series.
Kimberly Inskeep of cabi: The Future Of Retail In The Post Pandemic World
Kimberly Inskeep is the CEO of cabi, a women’s fashion apparel company, which has been selling solely through Independent Personal Stylists for almost 19 years. cabi is a long-time partner of Opportunity International, committed to helping offer the tools and resources to help families work their way out of poverty.
Global Mentor Network features Opportunity CEO Atul Tandon
Co-Founded by Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Keith Krach, the Global Mentor Network is a pay-it-forward enterprise with a mission to solve one of the world's great challenges: building the next generation of principled, transformational leaders. In this series, host Thuy Vu interviews Opportunity International CEO Atul Tandon.
The Life and Mission of Atul Tandon, Recipient of Life & News’ Krach Transformational Leader of the Year Award
Opportunity International CEO Atul Tandon is the recipient of Life & News’ Krach Transformational Leader of the Year Award.
Through the Noise: Providing and Improving Education Around the World
Andrew McCusker, Head of Opportunity EduFinance, interviewed with Through the Noise host Ernesto Gluecksmann to discuss the value of education when it comes to uplifting communities and improving school standards, both in quality and access.
Heart Of cabi Foundation Week features Opportunity International
Opportunity International partner cabi, the nation’s largest social selling apparel company, held its annual Heart of cabi Foundation Week this month. One America’s Stephanie Myers spoke with the foundation’s director, Amy Taylor, to talk about their efforts and how their partnership with Opportunity is supporting and empowering women living in poverty.
Ideagen's 17 Days of Sustainability: How Opportunity International is Tackling SDG 1
As we watch decades-long progress in the fight to end poverty possibly wiped out due to the result of the pandemic, where does that leave us in our collective goal to achieve SDG 1: Ending Poverty? Opportunity CEO Atul Tandon hosted a panel discussion with Opportunity's Africa Regional Director Tineyi Mawocha and Knowledge and Research Manager Mary Pat McVay for Ideagen's 17 Days of Sustainability to discuss the current standing and future of this critical goal.
Opportunity International’s AgFinance Model: Responding to Farmers’ Needs Amid a Pandemic
Opportunity’s Agriculture Finance (AgFinance) model is structured to bring scalable, competitive, and high-impact loans and training to families living in poverty in hard-to-reach regions of the world. Today we work through local, vetted, and regulated financial institution partners, hand-in-hand with our program teams, to bring critical poverty solutions to agricultural communities in sub-Saharan Africa to break the cycle of generational rural poverty.