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Opportunity pushes forward with early recovery efforts…
As India records more than 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, Opportunity International Australia has scaled up early recovery efforts in vulnerable hotspots.
Read MoreIndonesia’s most vulnerable hit hardest by deadly…
The livelihoods of millions of vulnerable Indonesians are being decimated by a catastrophic COVID-19 Delta outbreak.
Read MoreWATCH: Amina's Story
A small loan helped Amina's mother break the cycle of poverty in her family and the dreams Amina had as a child have now become reality.
Read MoreEmergency relief for India’s COVID-19 second wave
Opportunity is working alongside partners to support last-mile health delivery and emergency relief.
Read MorePivoting in the pandemic: how small businesses are…
In a year that has been punishing for business owners around the world, it’s those living in poverty whose livelihoods are most affected by illness, lockdowns, travel restrictions, and forced closures.
Read MoreFarewell Meredith Scott from the Opportunity team
This month, we farewell our CEO Meredith Scott, a woman of enormous capacity who accomplished in three years what others might attempt over a decade.
Read MoreHolding a light to the pandemic's dark side
An immediate rise in reports of domestic violence and human trafficking since lockdowns in India has meant swift innovation in the way we protect girls and women.
Read MoreGetting girls back to school
Of the children whose schooling was interrupted by COVID-19, it’s emerging that girls are among the hardest hit. Of those who haven’t returned in Pakistan, 60 per cent are girls.
Read MoreThe quiet satisfaction of giving
Retired medical specialist and founding Opportunity Ambassador, Dr Ian Airey OAM, reflects on philanthropy, which causes to support, and his philosophy that has guided 20 years of giving.
Read MoreHow digital tools are helping entrepreneurs survive
Now, more than ever, digital technologies are helping entrepreneurs across the world overcome restrictions on face-to-face business says Opportunity Board member, Andy Jamieson.
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