Stories
50 for 50: Listen and Adapt - The Allmans' Story
Through this work, David Allman has become a longtime advocate of "second half" purposeful involvement—serving on Opportunity's President's Council and now Ambassadors Council, encouraging others to use their business experience to serve a project that matches their calling and a local need.
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50 for 50: How financial services and access have changed in the last 50 years
In the last 50 years, the global financial landscape has changed dramatically. And while current statistics demonstrate the continued need for Opportunity International’s work, they also show just how far we’ve come in improving global financial access.
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Left to Tell - What we're reading this month
Publishers Weekly called Left to Tell a "searing first-hand account" that "uplifts and inspires," and Jeannette Kagame, First Lady of the Republic of Rwanda, endorsed the book, saying "I hope that all can experience Immaculée's profound spiritual transformation and be inspired to work for a united and lasting nation."
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50 for 50: 7 Bible Verses to Inspire and Encourage You
Our motivation is clear: We respond to Jesus Christ's call to love and serve the poor.
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50 for 50: Founders Circle Award Winners Ken Vander Weele and Larry Reed
Thanks to Ken Vander Weele and Larry Reed's tireless efforts, Opportunity was able to prove success with pilots and established the first network of microfinance banks in Africa.
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50 for 50: Founders Circle Award Winner John Magnay
Over the last decade, John Magnay worked alongside Opportunity International's leadership team, field staff, and program managers to drive the tremendous success of the Agriculture Finance program.
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50 for 50: Founders Circle Award Winner Richard Leftley
Today, millions of Opportunity International clients and families living in poverty can protect their earnings and plan for the future. Thanks to small insurance policies, they know that a disaster won’t destroy years of hard work.
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50 for 50: Founders Circle Award Winners Susy Cheston, Martha Cray, Jill Dailey Smith, and Linda Vander Weele
On Saturday, February 20, 2021, we presented the first of a series of 50th anniversary awards. The first Founders Circle Awards went to a group of Opportunity International pioneers who helped us innovate our strategies and programs to better serve clients. These awards celebrate the earliest days of initiatives that have come to define Opportunity's work—and we are so excited to go back and remember how these programs began.
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What we know (and don't know) about School Reopening Plans
The questions are known and have been echoed around the world, as countries have wrestled with balancing student and educator safety amidst an ongoing pandemic against the massive risks of learning loss. The answers are more complex, shift on a sometimes daily basis, and are often controversial, as stakeholders approach the common goal of mitigating learning loss from many varied perspectives.
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50 for 50: Founders Circle Award Winner Chris Crane
On Saturday, February 20, 2021, we presented the first of a series of 50th anniversary awards. The first Founders Circle Awards went to a group of Opportunity International pioneers who helped us innovate our strategies and programs to better serve clients. These awards celebrate the earliest days of initiatives that have come to define Opportunity's work—and we are so excited to go back and remember how these programs began.
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