Opportunity Attends the 10,000 Women Leadership Academy
The second annual 10,000 Women Leadership Academy brought more than 100 partners from around the world to Washington, D.C. from June 6-9, 2010. Opportunity International was honored to be in attendance...
View ArticleWhat We’re Watching: President Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast
Yesterday, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. EST, President Obama spoke at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, joining faith leaders from around the country. Pres. Obama spoke about his own faith...
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ONE Blog: A “Tale of Two Budgets” that Could Help Alleviate Global Poverty
The following post was published today on the ONE Blog, entitled “A Tale of Two Budgets” and written by Larry Nowels, it’s about the budgets currently in Congress that could have a significant impact...
View ArticleSupporting Smallholder Farmers and Laying the Groundwork to End Hunger
To end hunger, we need to grow more food in the developing world. But as we all know, before you plant the seeds, you must prepare the soil. In order to grow more food in the developing world, we must...
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ONE Blog: “Creating Jobs for Africans: An interview with Ambassador Marantis”
The following interview of Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, conducted by the ONE Campaign‘s Malaka Gharib, was originally published on the ONE Blog on Monday, June 6,...
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World AIDS Day 2011: Ending AIDS in a Generation
Today, Thursday, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day. This year’s theme, Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS-related deaths, is an optimistic one but there is good reason to hope. The latest...
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Death of Malawi’s President and Swearing in of Former VP Joyce Banda,...
President Joyce Banda pictured in Blantyre, Malawi on Jan. 20, 2012 (Photo: AP/Choko Chikondi) Last week, on Thursday, April 5, Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika died of cardiac arrest, and his...
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Obama Announces Food Security Partnership at Chicago Council on Global...
President Obama announces global partnership for food security at symposium (Source: Alex Wong/Getty Images North America) Last Friday, agricultural finance took center stage at the Chicago Council on...
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Clinton Global Initiative 2012: Momentum on Women’s Empowerment, Global Food...
The Clinton Global Initiative annual 2012 meeting wrapped up this past Tuesday. This year’s theme, Designing for Impact, provided a three-day podium for today’s leading ideas intent on creating more...
View ArticleOpportunity’s Banking on Africa Programs are a Step Ahead
The following post is by Kristabel Stark. Kristabel was an Intern with Opportunity International in the Summer of 2013 Close your eyes and picture Africa. What do you see? A hungry child? A war-torn...
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