Wow!: How crop insurance is helping Ghana’s farmers arm against freak weather
DAVID NJAGI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at how a crop insurance program has proved a “game changer” for farmers in northern Ghana…
Addressing disadvantage: New Opportunity International Australia CEO’s “philanthropic journey”
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Scott Walters, newly appointed CEO of Opportunity International Australia…
ESSAY: ON WORLD ENTREPRENEUR’S DAY, LET’S EQUIP ENTREPRENEURS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO END POVERTY
On World Entrepreneur’s Day, MEREDITH SCOTT, chief executive of Opportunity International Australia, and JOANNA WHITE, chair of Opportunity International Australia’s board, celebrate the micro-entrepreneurs in developing nations who are turning around their families’ lives…
THE INTERVIEW: NATHAN BYRD, OF OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL, TALKS ABOUT HOW TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN EDUCATION
Empowering women in education means more than just getting girls into schools as Nathan Byrd, head of global programs at microfinance and development organisation Opportunity International, explains to DAVID ADAMS in an interview to mark International Women’s Day…
ESSAY: HELPING WOMEN AND GIRLS FIND THEIR VOICE
In an article marking International Women’s Day, CHIKONDI MPOKOSA, director of the women and girls program at microfinance and development organisation, Opportunity International, reflects on why women’s voices are important when it comes to getting more girls into education…
SIGHT-SEEING: OF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
CHRIS MURDOCH, of Opportunity International Australia, reflects on what exceptional leadership is all about…
ESSAY: HOPE IS UNIVERSAL
PETER CADWALLADER, a council member at Opportunity International Australia, reflects on the meaning of hope in the context of the organisation’s work…
POVERTY: COOK YOUR FAVOURITE CURRY AND GIVE A HAND UP TO ASIA’S POOR
DAVID ADAMS fires up the stove in preparation for Opportunity International Australia’s Great Australian Curry campaign to raise awareness of and funds for people living in poverty in Asia…
SENIOR AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR: DAVID BUSSAU’S PASSION FOR GIVING THE POOR A LEG UP, NOT A HAND OUT
DAVID ADAMS speaks to 2008’s Senior Australian of the Year, David Bussau…