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Invest 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
Read MoreWhen I was young, having food on the table was a daily…
http://www.mamamia.com.au/mamamia-cares/opportunity-international-australia/
Read MoreEdward Kerr appointed Chair of Opportunity International…
November 2013, Sydney, Australia — Edward (Ted) Kerr has been appointed Chair of Opportunity International Australia, a non-profit organisation that uses a sustainable approach to solve the problem of…
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