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Not Just Global, But Local: Opportunity-US Staff Day of Service
For 364 days of the year at Opportunity, our focus is global–global communities and the global issue of chronic poverty–but we also know how important it is to give back to our local community. So on...
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What Makes a Good Father? Opportunity Colombia’s Chief Transformation Officer...
Happy Father’s Day! As we celebrate with the fathers in our lives today, we’re examining what qualities make a good dad. For a group of our clients in a pilot project in Colombia, they’re examining...
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What We’re Reading: Darcy Deane on How Great Women Lead in Teen Vogue and More
Seventeen-year-old Darcy Deane and her mom, Bonnie St. John, wrote the book on inspiring female leaders. In How Great Women Lead: A Mother-Daughter Adventure into the Lives of Women Shaping the World,...
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Opportunity UK’s Lydia Baffour Awuah Will Be Olympic Torchbearer Tomorrow!
Opportunity International-UK’s Lydia Baffour Awuah has been chosen to be one of the torchbearers in the Olympic torch relay. Lydia will be carrying the flame tomorrow–Tuesday, July 10–at 1:41 a.m....
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Taking a Bite Out of Poverty with Cookies for Change
The kitchen at Opportunity International’s U.S. headquarters was filled with the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked cookies; this was no ordinary day in the office. As the Cookie Monster sang...
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A Breeze of Change in Ghana
I left Opportunity Ghana for the U.S. in 2007, after almost four years serving the local staff and clients–first, as a loan officer, bringing Opportunity to disadvantaged women, men and children; then...
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Serving the Whole Person with Opportunity’s Transformation Program
“It’s the dignity of it” was how one African loan client expressed herself to an off-duty staff member standing in line at an Opportunity International bank. She knew she had achieved success through...
View ArticleChristmas Greetings from Ghana and Opportunity’s Global Family
Merry Christmas from Opportunity International‘s global family to yours. On this sacred day, we wish you a Christmas filled with joy, peace and love! Effie Cooke, Opportunity’s head of human resources...
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Uganda Clients Increase Savings
Leveraging creative community outreach, Opportunity International Uganda is helping clients invest in their own futures through savings accounts. In just a few months in 2012, a savings drive launched...
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The Power of Technology to Eradicate Poverty
Technology efficiently and cheaply brings financial services to people in remote or rural areas. It breaks through barriers throughout the developing world, where people are excluded from financial...
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