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- Founded in 2008. Our mission is simple. We're working to end global poverty. Faster. How? By providing those who live in chronic poverty with one vital thing they need to transform their lives: Opportunity.
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- Mother's Day
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Sunday, April 26 at 1:00pm - International Women's Day
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Sunday, March 8 at 12:00am
The following is a guest post by Jessica Elisberg from Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX).Interested in learning about microfinance? Follow our biweekly Twitter discussion group #mifimon (because Microfinance Mondays was too long for Twitter’s 140-character limit!) The aim is to host an exch...
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Teddy Akiju, international education liaison at Opportunity Uganda, receives an International Women’s Leadership Award from the Women’s Opportunity Network.Goldman Sachs for its 10,000 Women initiative. On a sparkling Saturday evening in Washington D.C., the Women’s Opportunity Network of Opportu...
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The Outreach Council of the African Studies Association annually salutes the authors and illustrators of outstanding books about Africa published or distributed in the United States for young children and older readers. Today, Katie Milway Smith’s One Hen: How One Loan Made a Big Difference is c...
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After a great morning with the students at Sidwell Friends School, I had the pleasure of joining Katie at the International Reading Association for an engaging panel discussion on Friday afternoon. The evolution of One Hen and its transformation from text to technology has spawned a stimulating ...
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The 6th graders at Sidwell Friend’s School in Washington D.C. eagerly welcomed Katie Smith Milway this morning, author of children’s book, One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, a story that teaches children the power of microfinance to transform lives. This occasion marks the beginni...
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Having been ravaged by four back-to-back typhoons, the Philippines is enduring a humanitarian crisis on a national scale. Farmers have lost entire crops, families have lost thriving businesses and community members have had to lean on one another for support.The good news is that MicroEnsure, Opp...
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CEO Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka shares the Opportunity story with business and law school students at Pepperdine University.
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In a speech on Thursday October 29th to the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, Opportunity CEO Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka cited many things he learned while working in emerging markets at Citibank and Lloyds TSB Group for over 35 years. One is that a bottom-up approach to economic development i...
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The following is a guest post from Karen Schultz the Communications Director for One Hen, Inc.The spread of microfinance, as captured in the One Hen story, is drawing more and more kids to participate in poverty eradication. This summer, One Hen completed a successful pilot of our financial liter...
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OptINnow Opportunity International CEO Kadita "A.T." Tshibaka speaking at Pepperdine University: http://bit.ly/21Fj6X #mifion
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Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka speaking at Pepperdine about microfinance.
The following is a guest post from Betsy Perdue, Chair, Women’s Opportunity Network: Tomorrow, I will be participating in a panel with two other Opportunity International supporters at the Chicago Global Donor Network’s 6th annual conference, “Opportunity in Tough Times.” Our panel is titled “Mo...
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Vendor located near the entrance of the Kejetia Branch OfficeIn the Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ghana, there are 10,000 vendors and market stalls covering an area of 36 acres. Dozens of Susu collectors roam the narrow walkways wearing brightly colored coats with many pockets, each with a wad of mon...
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As many would agree, we are in a turbulent time. Old business models are breaking down and our future seems a bit more uncertain with each passing day. At the 10th Innovating Social Change Conference hosted last week by the Kellogg School of Management, I learned that now is the time to forget ol...
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You can never be too young to understand the power of microfinance. Just ask Opportunity’s team of volunteers who bring lessons of microfinance to life in the classroom through One Hen, an award-winning children’s tale. Championed by the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON), the One Hen volunteer ...
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Along with a booming microfinance industry in India comes a variety of organizations offering a variety of different services with a variety of delivery channels. As one such organization in the mix, Opportunity India recognizes the need for open communication and collaboration.This week, the Mic...
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OptINnow RT @CallCenterMSP: Palmer Center to Host CEO of Opportunity International | Public ...: Tshibaka is a passiona.. http://bit.ly/23u5tc http://bit.ly/gGgzm
Palmer Center to Host CEO of Opportunity International | Public Relations and News | Pepperdine Univ
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Palmer Center to Host CEO of Opportunity International
Pam Wonderful! I look forward to learning more and becoming involved.
Pots bubble, bread rises, and tortillas simmer as Maria does what she does every day: builds a better life for her family. And makes plans expand her business. And dreams of enrolling herself in school for the first time.If you were to ask Maria how old she is, she would reply (nonchalantly), “Se...
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We’re a group of young people who desire to live our lives “4 others”. With this vision, we launched our ministry, 4others.org, in the hope that we would inspire many more people to join us in fighting extreme poverty and disease around the world. During the year, we conduct campaigns that ...
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OptINnow Nominate Opportunity International as the Levi's Go IV Fortune Charity - http://goforth.levi.com/fortune
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Levi's - Grayson Ozias IV buried $100,000 somewhere in America. He left it there for you. Go forth.
The following is a guest post by Grameen America DC’s Alice Geglio, for Opportunity InternationalInterested in learning about microfinance? Follow our biweekly Twitter discussion group #mifimon (because Microfinance Mondays was too long for Twitter’s 140-character limit!) The aim is to host an ex...
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Sam Serio One of the most creative and effective ways to best help the poorest on the planet....
This quarter the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) and Opportunity International’s staff book clubs are diving into Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. A read that Melinda Gates calls “a brutal awakening and an unmistakable call to action”, Half the Sky captures one of our era’...
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OptINnow Opportunity International CEO Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka with President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York on Sept. 24, 2009
It makes perfect sense to me that Poverty Eradication Day (Oct. 17) and World Food Day (Oct. 16) are just a day apart. Hunger is a direct result of poverty, so if we can help eradicate poverty, we can also make sure that people everywhere have enough to eat. Today, one-sixth of all humanity suffe...
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One thing that I love about Opportunity International is that we listen to our clients. And when it comes to living sustainably, it’s a good thing we are because there is a lot to learn! In honor of Blog Action Day, I’d like to share what we are learning.As Opportunity expands its services ...
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There is a green revolution occurring in the developing world led by passionate individuals with a heart for change. Within this revolution, Opportunity International is equipping nations to do something radical–to feed themselves.In honor of www.blogactionday.org, I would like to introduce...
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The following is a guest post from Young Ambassadors for Opportunity supporter, Suzie Hofert:It was just another class (at least that’s what I thought). It started at a grueling 8:30 in the morning, but the class was for my major, so I had to push through. My goal: figure out how to get an “A” fr...
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OptINnow You have 3 days to take a stand against global poverty. Will you? http://bit.ly/AaeLN
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On October 17th, will you take a stand to support International Day for the Eradication of Poverty? For the next 5 days we’ve issued a challenge.
On October 17th, will you take a stand to support International Day for the Eradication of Poverty? For the next 5 days we’ve issued a challenge.1. On behalf of the 2.6 billion people that live in abject poverty, we are asking at least 26 people per day to purchase a virtual patch on the Gl...
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OptINnow Most will be out for Columbus Day, so it will be a quiet #mifimon - see you 10/19 12-2pm cst - Until then: http://bit.ly/444aDN
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