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Next Billion
The Power of Trust in Digital Finance
Featured in Next Billion, Dr. William Derban breaks down where we must focus in order to close the digital divide for people living in extreme poverty.
Voice of America
Atul Tandon on Voice of America
Our CEO Atul Tandon was featured in an interview with Peter Clottey on Voice of America (at 11:20) on the importance of investing in Africa and massively scaling services through technology.
Forbes
Microfinance Results Depend A Lot On Where Borrowers Live
A recent study of microfinance borrowers shows that, on the whole, their loans led to improvements in their standard of living. But the impact also depended on the region and country those people inhabit. To elaborate on those findings, Calum Scott, global impact director of nonprofit Opportunity International Australia, provided additional insights into the nine MFIs included in the survey that are supported by Opportunity International.
NextBillion
Getting Children Back to School: Lessons Learned from Uganda as it Ends the World’s Longest COVID-19 Shutdown
On January 10, Uganda reopened schools across the country — ending the world’s longest COVID-19 shutdown. Students in Uganda have been out of the classroom since March 2020, and while some schools attempted virtual education, limited digital access means that the majority of young people have not been learning for nearly two years.
Christianity Today
Life is More than Wall Street: Lessons on Leadership and Loving Others
With over four decades of leadership, learn how Atul Tandon ended up in pursuit of humanitarian work and speaks to building others up.
The Atlas
Opportunity International Malawi to strengthen rural population’s demand of financial services
Opportunity International Malawi has launched a project aimed at strengthening the supply and demand of financial services for marginalized and previously excluded rural populations in central and southern Malawi.
FinDev Gateway
Locked out of Learning: Addressing the COVID-19 Education Crisis
From economic slowdowns to travel restrictions to severe health risks, the pandemic has irrevocably changed our world. Over the past two years, we have lost jobs, opportunities, gatherings and loved ones. One of the greatest losses we have experienced—one whose implications we have yet to fully grasp—is education.
Reuters
Ghana's farmers arm against freak weather with crop insurance - Reuters
Ghana's worsening floods and droughts have made growing fruit and vegetables harder, and when the staple maize and rice crops are hit as well, families in the region are left with meager yields of grains that lack essential nutrients and vitamins. Through a pilot project run by social enterprise Roots of Change, crop insurance is helping farmers in Ghana who are increasingly hit by the effects of climate change.
Africa Science News
Armed with produce collateral, Ghana farmers widen Africa’s lending pool - Africa Science News
For the first time in Africa, farmers in Ghana are using farm produce as collateral to get loans from lenders. Charities like Opportunity International under its Roots of Change program are working with farmers in Ghana and DRC to provide financial solutions to poor households through innovations like warehouse receipting.
40 Strategy
Purpose Driven Leadership With Randy Kurtz
In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, Carl J. Cox talks with Randy Kurtz. He oversees Opportunity’s Finance, Accounting, Investment, Human Resources, IT, and Legal departments and joined Opportunity in November 2018.