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Meet the woman who wants to help create 20 million…
http://www.womensagenda.com.au/career-agenda/lessons-learned/meet-the-woman-who-wants-to-help-create-20-million-new-jobs-by-2020
Read MoreEagle Business interview with Calum Scott
http://www.eaglewavesradio.com.au/2014/05/eagle-business-22-may/
Read MoreRebuilding After Typhoon Haiyan
More than six months on from Typhoon Haiyan, families in the Philippines are still trying to rebuild their lives. Of the 14 million people affected, more than 67,000 were Opportunity clients – families…
Read MoreInvest in a Mother this Mother’s Day
Mothers all around the world strive to provide the best for their children. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we want to honour the hard work of mothers like Myrna (pictured) who endeavour to…
Read MorePushing for Progress
People share the same basic needs such as food, clean water, housing and education. Unfortunately for families like Digna’s (pictured) in the Philippines, these needs often go unfulfilled. A mother-of-six,…
Read MoreNew Study Shows the Dynamic Effects of Your Support
“The biggest challenge I faced was not earning enough money to cover the cost of renting a room and my children’s education fees,” Marini says. Marini’s a mother-of-three from Indonesia. Like many…
Read MoreCalum Scott on microfinance and measuring impact
http://www.switzer.com.au/video/scott-20140403/
Read MoreExecutive’s philanthropy fuelled by brush with death
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/executives-philanthropy-fuelled-by-brush-with-death/story-e6frg8zx-1226869194703
Read MoreMobile payments a boon to microfinance
http://www.australianbankingfinance.com/asian-markets/mobile-payments-a-boon-to-microfinance/
Read MoreFive women share their best piece of advice to mark…
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/five-women-share-their-best-piece-of-advice-to-mark-international-womens-day/story-fnixwvgh-1226848708527
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