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Women on the Move
Our team has been on the move in these first weeks of 2020! We’ve been lucky enough to travel domestically and around the world to share and improve our work while meeting with staff, supporters, and clients. Here are some highlights from the beginning of 2020: TRACKING INNOVATIONS IN GHANA Left to right: Abbie from Opportunity International with Sinapi staff members Thomas, Abigail, and Alfred Research and Knowledge Coordinator Abbie Condie worked with staff in Kumasi,…
Read MoreEducation Quality Program Announces 2019 Award Winners
For the second year, Opportunity International’s Education Quality program is recognizing associated schools that have demonstrated the most significant innovation and determination to improve the quality of education for their students. Winning schools were evaluated based on their ability to implement planned activities and creatively use limited resources to maximize the impact of their learning environments. The award committee looked for approaches that both engaged and benefited the school…
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Join us on the family trip of a lifetime
Ever struggled with how to pass along your philanthropic passion to your children? We know the life-changing impact that an Insight Trip can have on a family when it's experienced together as a family. If you're longing for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, then register today to travel with us to Colombia from July 20-26 on this carefully crafted trip that has been planned with your whole family in mind. A colorful street in the "walled city" of Cartagena, Colombia. …
Read MoreWhat We All Can Learn from the 2020 Gates Letter
Beyond simple human decency, there are other factors at play that make gender equality such a significant priority for those working in development around the world.
Read MoreRosa Wang on the Ideagen Podcast
Rosa Wang, our Global Director of Digital Financial Services, was featured on the Ideagen Global podcast, hosted by Ideagen President George Sifakis, to discuss transformations and trends in digital finance.
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Our Top 10 for 2019
We spent the first part of the year reflecting on 2019 and were struck by the momentum we have harnessed. The final numbers aren't even in yet and we already know our supporters helped us increase the number of parents who have a business loan, up to 7.4 million and counting. We doubled the number of children we are reaching through our education programs—now up to 3.5 million. Your collective impact is moving the needle on poverty! We am joyous for what each and every numeric achievement…
Read MoreJanuary Book Club: Good Economics for Hard Times
As you make your resolutions for the year ahead, we have a challenge for you. Set a reading goal! Maybe it’s a number of books you want to complete in 2020 (we’ve got 12 recommendations coming your way this year — so 12 would be an excellent goal!). Maybe you want to read about cultures and regions that are less familiar to you, or maybe you want to focus on underrepresented authors. Whatever your personal reading goal is, the Opportunity Book Club is here to help! We’re…
Read MoreRead With Us: Our December Book Club Selection, Monstress
Winter makes us want to do one thing: curl up with a hot beverage, a cozy blanket, and a great book. Doesn’t that sound like the ideal day? Last month, we read Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. With detailed research and hilarious stories, Levitt and Dubner highlighted the benefits of thinking outside of the box—and challenged our assumptions about the world. Now we’re closing out the year with a collection of short stories by Filipino-American author…
Read MoreCongratulations to Muffy Macmillan, Outstanding Individual Philanthropist of the Year!
Opportunity International congratulates Muffy MacMillan, Opportunity Board Member and Global Ambassador for Women and Girls, on her Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award presented on Friday, November 15, 2019, by the Association of Fundraising Professionals-Minnesota Chapter at the National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon in Minneapolis. Thank you, Muffy, for bringing opportunity to women and girls across the world as you work to help end extreme poverty. Your passion for life, love for people,…
Read MoreWomen and Girls Opportunity Awards Highlight Partners’ Dedication to Gender Inclusion
Opportunity just concluded our second year of the Women and Girls Opportunity (WeGO) Awards. This award was launched in 2018 to celebrate and promote innovations in economic empowerment for women and girls as an essential part of ending extreme poverty. It honors staff and clients in Africa, Asia, and Latin America who work selflessly in challenging environments and calls attention to good work that deserves expansion and replication.
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