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Building Healthy Communities Opportunity International

WEBThis essay is a selection from the special edition of UnPoverty by Mark Lutz. The new edition has been released in celebration of Opportunity International’s 50th …

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WASH Programs in Schools Opportunity International

WEBEvery year, children in developing countries lose an estimated 443 million school days due to water-related illnesses 1 —an amount that equates to each student (K-12) in the U.S. …

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Partnering for Health and Well-Being: Exploring SDG3

WEBAnd through these innovative solutions and partnerships, we are working to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all …

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Healthy People, Healthy Communities: Lessons Learned in India

WEBA deserted alleyway during the height of the pandemic. Like so many people in I ndia, the pandemic was devastating Shankuntala’s community—economically, with …

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Live Below the Line Opportunity International

WEBAn international challenge to eat and drink on less than $1.50 a day for five days in honor of the 1.2 billion people who live below the extreme poverty line every day. It's an …

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Opportunity International Promoting Peace and Justice through

WEBBy including Goal 16 among the Sustainable Development Goals, the global development community has recognized and affirmed these truths—moving toward peace and justice, …

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Stanford Emergency Medical Department Partners in India

WEBSeptember 29, 2016 Opportunity's Partner Healing Fields Foundation collaborates with Stanford Emergency Medicine Department to Improve Health and Wellness in India

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8 Ways Education Impacts a Girl's Future

WEBGirls who get one more year of schooling than the national average see their wages increase by up to 20 percent. Stimulating development. For every 10% increase in girls …

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Learn facts about Ghana, Poverty, and Development Opportunity

WEBIn Ghana, poverty is increasingly concentrated in rural regions where most low-income families rely on cocoa farming for their livelihoods. Cocoa is the largest export crop in …

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Learn facts about India, Poverty, and Development Opportunity

WEBOpportunity in India. Opportunity’s initiatives in India are designed to create economic opportunities for the millions of people living in extreme poverty; improve quality of life …

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Learn facts about Malawi, Poverty, and Development

WEBMalawi, a small country in Southern Africa, has the fourth highest percentage of people living in extreme poverty in the world. In Malawi, more than two-thirds of the population …

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SPOTLIGHT

WEBHealth Leaders: Opportunity’s Health Leaders program empowers women in their communities to deliver basic health education, with a focus on illness prevention and …

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Proper Healthcare – A Prerequisite to Economic Development in …

WEBMonday October 7 is Child Health Day.A day intended to raise people’s awareness of how they can protect and develop children’s health. The following post is by Christie Lacey.

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Empowered Women Make a Difference and Change the World

WEBThe fifth Sustainable Development Goal is bold, broad and important. It challenges the world to: “Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls.” 1. It’s a goal …

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Opportunity International Leverages Network Across India to …

WEBCHICAGO, IL, USA, May 6, 2021 – Opportunity International, a longstanding global leader in providing microfinance services to lift people out of poverty, today announced it is …

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Sustainable Development Goals: End Poverty Everywhere

WEBIn 1990, 35 percent of the world lived in extreme poverty – 1.85 billion people. This horrifying statistic motivated the first Millennium Development Goal set in 2000: to cut …

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Bringing Health Insurance to Those Who Need It Most

WEB50 for 50: Bringing Health Insurance to Those Who Need It Most. By Richard Leftley. In 2004, Richard Leftley wrote a white paper outlining the severe risks the …

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10 Things You Didn't Know About World Hunger

WEBIndia has a population of 1.1 billion, and 230 million of those people are undernourished. This makes India the hunger capital of the world. The prevalence of underweight …

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