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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Opportunity International - Latest Comments</title><link>http://opportunityinternationalblog.disqus.com/</link><description>Microfinance loans, insurance and training empower 5+ million people working their way out of global poverty. Learn what we do – and how you can help.</description><atom:link href="https://opportunityinternationalblog.disqus.com/comments.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:29:31 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Run4Poverty: Patagonia | Opportunity International</title><link>https://us.opportunity.org/fundraisers/patagonia#comment-3628904727</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Congratulation's Skye! We're so grateful for you!!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ian @ Opportunity</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:29:31 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: A business guy who wants to see a better world | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>http://opportunity.org.au/news/blog/2017/05/a-business-guy-who-wants-to-see-a-better-world#comment-3535787942</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Congratulations Rob. I'm excited to see where OI leads in the coming years. Enjoy the new role.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Rebecca McDonald</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:40:46 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: One family giving a hand up to others | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>https://au.opportunity.org/fundraisers/munroperryfamily#comment-3499479648</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Thoroughly enjoyed my stay in your hosted upstairs apartment. What a truly friendly, sociable loving family! I felt so spoilt! Thank you Kirsty, Ants and boys for your amazing hospitality! 😍&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pat Flood</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 18:33:43 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Running Together | Opportunity International</title><link>https://us.opportunity.org/fundraisers/runningtogether#comment-3480815302</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome aboard Opportunity, Heather and congratulations to Linda for finally getting your next gen partner!  Amen!!&lt;br&gt;What an awesome way to kick off the partnership!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Elise Lee</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 05:36:17 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Running Together | Opportunity International</title><link>https://us.opportunity.org/fundraisers/runningtogether#comment-3476701970</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks Jill!  So excited to join the team!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Heather Radzinski</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 14:46:32 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Running Together | Opportunity International</title><link>https://us.opportunity.org/fundraisers/runningtogether#comment-3473230592</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Fantastic hire.... this team will kick poverty in the teeth!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jill Dailey Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:52:17 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: International Women's Day Fundraiser | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>https://au.opportunity.org/fundraisers/iwd#comment-3203215127</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks everyone for donating! Please feel free to share this with your friends as well &amp;lt;3 Baska&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Barbora Lukacova</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 02:49:53 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Karma Yoga Community | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>https://au.opportunity.org/fundraisers/karmayogacommunity#comment-2467450151</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Support So Far&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Opportunity Fundraisers</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:56:24 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Sunshine Coast Food for a Purpose | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>https://au.opportunity.org/fundraisers/auopportunityorgfundraiserssunshinecoast#comment-2168160177</link><description>&lt;p&gt;And an amazing Sunshine Coast view to boot!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ant Clark</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:15:18 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Kathleen’s Scrumptious Spread | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>https://au.opportunity.org/fundraisers/kathleen#comment-2168159146</link><description>&lt;p&gt;What's for dinner Kathleen?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ant Clark</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:14:31 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Investing in Women Together | Opportunity International</title><link>https://us.opportunity.org/fundraisers/vicki#comment-1896643369</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Yes! I am the first to get on board. You have done so much for woman around the world. You had a vision and you can see what you have done. Maybe I can come on a trip with you. You are quite an amazing woman V.......XO&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Melissa Percy Spalding</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:15:45 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Tackling the English Channel | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>http://opportunity.org.au/news/blog/2014/10/tackling-the-english-channel#comment-1646198409</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Congratulations Ben on achieving your goals - both of them. It's an awesome effort and inspiring to all those making efforts to fundraise. What a great story to be able to tell.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Kirsty</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:05:26 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Tackling the English Channel | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>http://opportunity.org.au/news/blog/2014/10/tackling-the-english-channel#comment-1642771979</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ben, that's amazing! Congratulations. I know this has been a very long term commitment and your "stick at it despite everything" perseverence is bordering on extreme. From everyone at Opportunity, THANK YOU!  It is said that the value of the gift is referable to it cost, and this one has cost much. Again, many thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sincerely, Rob Dunn.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Robert Dunn</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 18:44:52 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: One family giving a hand up to others | Opportunity International Australia</title><link>https://au.opportunity.org/fundraisers/munroperryfamily#comment-1636430109</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kirsty and Ant - great to know 19 people in addition to the four recorded here have caught your vision to help lift families out of poverty! Trust the mulberry tree continues to 'deliver' for a prolonged period. Love how you're turning your dream to make a difference into tangible actions as a family.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ant Clark</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:38:46 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Cody for Governor | Opportunity International</title><link>https://us.opportunity.org/fundraisers/cody#comment-1636115469</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Way to go, Cody!!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jeff Swan</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:27:07 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Better for the Best | Opportunity International</title><link>https://us.opportunity.org/fundraisers/facebook#comment-1579441191</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Approve.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ian Haisley&lt;br&gt;VP Interactive Marketing, Opportunity International&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;T: 630.242.4104&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ian @ Opportunity</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:39:59 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Better for the Best | Opportunity International</title><link>https://us.opportunity.org/fundraisers/facebook#comment-1579401737</link><description>&lt;p&gt;13.5 million are hungry in America alone&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Amos</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:11:29 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Opportunity International Responds to Flooding in Serbia</title><link>http://opportunity.org/news/blog/2014/05/opportunity-international-responds-to-flooding-in-serbia?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokuqnMZKXonjHpfsX56OsqUaG3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DTcpgI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFS7TNMaxuyLgLXBQ%3D#comment-1402291399</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Our prayers are with the OBS team and with the people of Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia.  Harry Turner&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Harry Turner</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2014 09:10:18 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Opportunity International Announces New Unified Vision</title><link>http://opportunity.org/blog/opportunity-international-announces-new-unified-vision/#comment-1150761482</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Who is the woman in this picture?  She's beautiful.  What's her story???&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Cindy</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:34:55 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: CEO Vicki Escarra Blogs about Agriculture Finance for Huffington Post</title><link>http://opportunity.org/blog/ceo-vicki-escarra-blogs-about-agriculture-finance-for-huffington-post/#comment-1087438323</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Just met yesterday with OISL in Accra and learned more about its impressive work in rural and urban Ghana.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A particularly comprehensive report on the challenges and opportunities for investing in ag in SSA is:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Growing Africa – Unlocking the Potential of Agribusiness (World&lt;br&gt;Bank)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/03/04/africa-agribusiness-report" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/03/04/africa-agribusiness-report"&gt;http://www.worldbank.org/en...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Peter White</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:45:25 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: We&amp;#8217;re Thankful for Father&amp;#8217;s Around the World</title><link>http://opportunity.org/blog/were-thankful-for-fathers-around-the-world/#comment-985595158</link><description>&lt;p&gt;After reading this story, I am thankful not only for him but also the fathers around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.integradonews.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.integradonews.com"&gt;International Opportunities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">surya</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:54:25 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: One-Year Anniversary of Grand Opening of Opportunity DRC</title><link>http://opportunity.org/blog/one-year-anniversary-of-grand-opening-of-opportunity-drc/#comment-925203583</link><description>&lt;p&gt;This is thrilling! I'm so excited to have found your program! I can't wait to sponsor some Kinshasa loans! Praying for all of you as you grow this program.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mary Hoyt</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:46:49 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: One Woman Holiday Challenge Launches Today for Opportunity&amp;#8217;s Women Clients</title><link>http://opportunity.org/blog/vicki-escarra-one-woman-holiday-challenge-launch/#comment-925197260</link><description>&lt;p&gt;There she is again! Praying for peace and provision for you and your  kids, Annie, and for all Kinshasa clients like you!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mary Hoyt</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:40:24 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: The Power of Technology to Eradicate Poverty</title><link>http://opportunity.org/blog/technology-can-eradicate-poverty/#comment-925195829</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I love the pic and story of Annie in Kinshasa - I am looking forward to learning more about your Kinshasa programs and clients! Praying for great success in all areas!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mary Hoyt</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:38:49 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: One Kilometer, One Woman&amp;#8217;s Life Changed</title><link>http://opportunity.org/blog/one-kilometer-one-womans-life-changed/#comment-915776795</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Good intentions. Where are the 250 clients located?&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Margaret Mbogoh</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:04:38 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>