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Chris Murdoch speaks about Opportunity International's…
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Read MoreEmpowerment through microfinance loans
Empowerment is key to helping families free themselves from poverty. Recently I spoke to a woman from America about her visit to Africa. It was her first visit and she spent a few months there, yet one…
Read MoreValentine's Day
Valentine’s Day can be a tough time of year for many. For some, it’s a day to cherish the one you love; a day to appreciate your significant other and spoil them with all the supermarket chocolates…
Read MoreAustralia Day
I can’t help but love this time of year. It’s a time full of excitement and new beginnings. The air is warm, the days are long, and you cannot ignore the communal sense of thankfulness and joy that…
Read MoreWorld Religion Day
Just because you like cricket and your sister likes ballet, doesn’t mean you can’t be friends and love each other.
Read MoreThe Generosity Gym
The idea of a fresh start is appealing. A clean slate from which we can start again to create the life that that we want. In theory that is what the new year brings to us every December 31. As part of…
Read MoreBig Data Unlocks Impact Investing
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Read MoreFree Families From Poverty This Christmas
This Christmas, 2.7 billion people will be trapped in poverty - unable to put food on the table, put clothes on their backs or have a roof over their heads.
Read MoreSummer has arrived and our magazine is hot off the…
“We’re not storm-free but we can be storm-proof.” Opportunity’s Summer Magazine has hit the shelves! This edition explores the concept of resilience in the face of adversity by hearing from those…
Read MoreOpportunity Partner in India Receives Prestigious Microfinance…
13 December 2016 – One of Opportunity International Australia’s largest microfinance partners in India, ESAF Microfinance (EMFIL), has received the sector’s top award, the Microfinance Organisation…
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