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Reaping Innovation In Rural Areas
An alternative livelihood project run by one of Opportunity’s partners in the Philippines is having a significant impact on the lives of community members who previously earned their incomes as scavengers…
Read MoreConnecting Women: Mobile Phone Access in Developing…
Find out how Opportunity is connecting women through mobile banking and bridging the gender gap in mobile phone ownership in the countries where we work.
Read MoreThe rising importance of ‘mumtrepreneurs’
http://www.growyourbusiness.com.au/grow-tv/annie-crawford-and-robert-dunn/
Read MoreClothes swap charity a dream event
http://www.communitynews.com.au/news/Clothes-swap-charity-a-dream-event/7672544
Read MoreCountry Spotlight: Indonesia
Know more about Opportunity's work in Indonesia and how we're helping farmers like Maksi earn stable incomes and transform villages into thriving agricultural communities.
Read MoreHow to get the most out of your tax return
http://www.news.com.au/finance/money/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-tax-return/story-fnkji35w-1227421695057
Read MoreFinding The Unbanked: The Findex
The second edition of the Global Findex (Financial Inclusion Index) report recently issued by the World Bank has been described as a landmark insight into financial inclusion across the world.
Read More'You have to start somewhere'… Advice on measuring…
http://simna.com.au/you-have-to-start-somewhere/
Read MoreStudents mini-businesses helping African communities
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/students-mini-businesses-helping-african-communities/story-fngnvli9-1227406323992
Read MoreThe Struggle of Slums
‘Slum cities’ are said to be the largest growing human habitat in the world, where one third, or 860 million, of the world’s urban poor live in households deprived of basic shelter, clean drinking…
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