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Green Tea And Honey With Muhammad Yunus

by Jessica Carter

Opportunity International Australia's Proposal and Program Coordinator, Jessica Carter, tells us what she learned after meeting Muhammad Yunus on his recent visit to Sydney.

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Spotlight On A Volunteer

by Katarina Andre

Friday 5 December is International Volunteer Day. Communications Intern Katarina Andre, reflects on her journey encountering microfinance and the great value in volunteering her time and efforts for a…

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Something Bigger

by Opportunity International Australia

A piglet, a handloom and a cooking stall might not look like they have much in common, but thanks to the hard work and determination of families in need, they’re all items that can pave a pathway out…

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How Many New Businesses Could You Start This Week?

by Carden Calder

19 November marks Women's Entrepreneurship Day. Entrepreneur Carden Calder, reflects on how the occasional hand up helped her, and how the loans provided by Opportunity International Australia help change…

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How A Small Loan Changed Seema's Life

by Opportunity International Australia

Seema lives in a slum just outside Delhi in India. Every day she struggled to feed her five children. But in spite of her hardship, Seema faced every day with a smile so wide it made everyone who saw it…

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Starting A School With $200

by Kate Saunders

Just 20 minutes from the head office of Opportunity Bank Uganda in central Kampala, I am in a ute, bumping up and down along dusty, rocky, unsealed narrow roads to reach one of the most well-reputed primary…

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What Opportunity International's Vicki Escarra & Carly…

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-02-01/news/58675889_1_indian-women-small-business-loans-two-women

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Give A Hand Up, Not A Hand Out

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/give-a-hand-up-not-a-handout/story-fni0dcne-1227107736440

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Cooking Up Change

by Stephanie Dobbin

This year’s Food for Thought campaign is coming to a close and we’ve been blown away by people’s creativity and determination to make a difference.

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Leave No One Behind

by Katarina Andre

Since 1990, extreme poverty rates have been cut in half – but 1 in 9 people still remain hungry every day. Friday 17 October marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

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