Opportunity International, Chicago, IL Videos

Dr. William Derban has dedicated his life to expanding access to opportunity in Africa – and as head of Opportunity’s digital financial services, he has helped pave the way for millions of entrepreneurs, farmers, and school proprietors across the continent to achieve prosperity. Hear Dr. Derban share his thoughts on our human-centered strategies to train, support, and provide financial services to an African future in this month’s Civic Tech in Africa podcast, hosted by the Civic Tech Innovation Network. #innovation #fintech #Africa #climatechange #resilience #ai https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/using-artificiai-to-fight-poverty-in-malawi-dr-william/id1561784902?i=1000663303489

A small glimpse at Team Opportunity’s 7-day epic journey hiking through Tanzania, including an incredible summit day up Mt. Kilimanjaro starting at 1:30 am, ending with all 8 hikers successfully reaching the peak at 19,341 ft. We felt beyond blessed by good weather, excellent guides and porters, and a positivity that only comes from knowing how many people have generously given $178,000+ to help mothers in Malawi break free from poverty. We did it — you did it! #kilimanjaro #tanzania #malawi #opportunity #endextremepoverty

With your support, the Opportunity community raised $102,175 through our Harvesting Hope spring campaign! Those resources will help 4,087 farmers in Africa grow more food and earn more income. Thanks to our community's dedication and generosity, we will deepen our cutting-edge strategies that help us improve access to information, increase inclusion, scale successful services for the smallholder farmers! Thank you for investing in innovative solutions to help farmers grow more crops, earn more income, better feed their families, and break the cycle of poverty.

Over the past few weeks, you’ve heard about incredible innovations in farming. AI tools like Ulangizi are putting information at farmers’ fingertips. Digitization efforts have cut processing times dramatically. Climate resilience strategies are helping rural families weather droughts and floods. And new community training is equipping more and more farmers with the skills and resources they need to improve their harvests. Tonight, more than 800 million people will go to bed hungry. But we know how to change this story. We’re testing, piloting, and proving incredible solutions. Now we need your help to make sure every farmer can access the support they need to thrive. Give now at opportunity.org/hope

One of a farmer’s most precious resources is time. Simple tasks like traveling to the market, visiting the bank, or even attending a savings group meeting take hours away from the important work at hand. And for farmers who live far from the village or city center, these small errands can cost days of effort. In response, Opportunity International is always looking for ways to save farmers’ time—and technology is empowering us to do so! You can help fund incredible innovations like these by making a gift today. https://www.facebook.com/donate/1168796384536325/

Harvesting Hope: Empowering Fuseina
Fuseina grows maize and rice, but unstable weather often left her with small yields and weak grains that lacked essential nutrients and vitamins. She needed to build resilience to survive increasingly unreliable weather changes—and she wasn’t alone. In response, Opportunity International has begun developing climate resilience strategies and tools to help farmers like Fuseina navigate climate shocks. You can help fund these essential tools and strategies—and help farmers build resilience. Give now at opportunity.org/hope #OppIn #Opportunity #HarvestingHope #Hope #AgFinance #Philanthropy #donate

This incredible AI tool gives farmers access to up-to-date, localized, expert information, regardless of how remote a farmer lives. It’s like having an agriculture expert on speed dial, 24 hours a day—and it’s powered by people like you. Fuel these incredible innovations for farmers this spring. Make a gift today to help Harvest Hope at opportunity.org/hope. #Opportunity #HarvestingHope #Hope #AgFinance #Philanthropy #donate

There are countless interventions that help end extreme poverty – but only one constant: economic empowerment for women. When women are equipped with resources and opportunities to thrive, they lift up their families, communities, and economies. This #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate women like Shishu – who built her own pathway out of poverty, and helped hundreds of women in her community do the same. Thanks to our partners at The UPS Foundation, we are expanding our women empowerment programming to help women like Shishu across 3 continents, and we aren’t looking back. The pathway to achieving the #SDGs is through #SDG5 – let’s achieve it together. To learn more about our commitment to women’s economic empowerment, visit our #linkinbio #IWD2024 #Empowerment #FinancialInclusion

TransformHER: Thank You!
We are thrilled to report that this holiday season, our Opportunity International community raised $549,255 to help 109,851 girls! Thanks to your generous support, over 100,000 girls will have the opportunity to go to school, teachers will get training to improve their curriculums, parents can get loans to pay for school, and schools will get funds to improve and grow their facilities so there are more spots for girls to attend. You are a transformer, and you have sparked a ripple effect that has the power to break the cycle of generational poverty—for good. #TransformHER #Education #EmpowerGirls #Donate #MakeADifference #ThankYou LEARN MORE https://opportunity.org/transformher

TransformHer - Giving Tuesday - Thank you!
Thank you so much for celebrating Giving Tuesday with us! Together, we raised $117,934, which will help 47,173 girls get a good education! Thank you for helping transformHERs get a quality education so they can unleash their potential on the world. YOU are a transformer too! #Opportunity #TransformHER #EmpowerGirls #Education #Philanthropy

5 runners, 5 official NYC Marathoners, first epic challenge complete! It wasn’t always pretty but when the quads cramped and lungs burned we thought about our friends in Malawi living on dirt floors and walking five miles just to get food. What an honor to run for them. Their determination and perseverance was such an inspiration to us. We have $8k left to hit our goal—if you haven’t donated yet, will you help make our inaugural event a success by making a gift right now? Link in bio for Team Opportunity!

So close! We’ve got a full night’s sleep ahead and $10k to go — make our dream a reality — help us hit our goal! Link in bio. Let’s goooooooo!

Right now, women in Malawi are waiting for the opportunity of a lifetime. When you start a monthly gift today to support their journey, a generous donor will match your first month’s gift $1 for $1! The match ends on 10/23—join The Rise today. Opportunity.org/therise-donate

The Rise
When a family is starving, little else matters. That’s why The Rise starts with giving women a stipend for food, so they can focus on other priorities—like work, education, and the future. Join us today to give a family the food they need to survive. Learn more and get started at opportunity.org/therise! #EmpowerWomen #Malawi #ChangeLives #Opportunity #RuralCommunity #Hope #SupportingFamilies #SustainableChange #EndExtremePoverty #GirlsMakingMoney #BrighterFuture #TheRise

Introducing: The Rise
In a rural village in Malawi, a group of women live in the most extreme form of poverty. Every day, they find whatever work they can—like carrying water or washing laundry—to earn a dollar and feed their families. They often don’t have enough to eat, their children can’t go to school, and every single day is a fight for survival. These women are in desperate need of a way to rise out of poverty. You can give them that opportunity TODAY by joining The Rise, a brand new program from Opportunity International. You’ll help a woman in Malawi feed her family, start a business, and break free from extreme poverty forever. Learn more and get started at opportunity.org/therise

2023 Education Finance webinar
Our Education Finance webinar is only a few days away. Don’t miss out—register today: https://bit.ly/3oitWMV #webinar #lunchandlearn #educationfinance

2023 Agriculture Finance Webinar
Our upcoming Agriculture Finance webinar is only one week away! Don’t forget to register! Join us as we discuss how Opportunity is partnering with rural clients to face the challenges of climate change head-on. Learn about the innovative strategies and technologies that are helping farmers build their resilience and adapt to increasingly severe weather events. Register now: https://bit.ly/443vqe8 #webinar #lunchandlearn #agriculturefinance

2023 Webinars
Registration is open for our annual webinars! Head to our website to see what our Agriculture and Education team has in store and sign up today: https://bit.ly/3L0nC5y #webinar #lunchandlearn #agriculturefinance #educationfinance

5 Books We Loved in 2022
The Opportunity Book Club read some amazing books last year—see our top 5: https://bit.ly/3HwZO7y

Mwesigwa
When you support Opportunity International, you spark a ripple effect of change—empowering young leaders like Mwesigwa who will change the future of his community. Make a gift before the end of the year to power the waymakers of tomorrow at opportunity.org/waymaker