The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a comprehensive call to action for countries to work together to address global poverty. I have been considering throughout this blog series how the work of Opportunity International Canada contributes to progress in some of the goals. Today I will focus on SDG #9 — Industry, Innovation … Read more

Continuing this blog series on the connection between the work of Opportunity International Canada and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), I am writing today about SDG #8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth.  Joachin was a shoemaker in Honduras and a client of IDH, our local Partner. His wife Marta (pictured below) is … Read more

Opportunity International Canada is relentlessly focused on finding sustainable and scalable solutions to global poverty. Central to our approach is financial inclusion which unleashes the agency of individuals to break generational cycles of poverty through sustainable livelihoods.   I have been reflecting throughout this blog series on the ways our work contributes to progress on the … Read more

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) summarize a list of reasonable global objectives to ensure all people have the opportunity to live healthy, peaceful, and full lives. Opportunity International Canada is an international development charity that works to leverage the power of financial inclusion to help reduce poverty. n this blog series, I have … Read more

In this ongoing blog series, I have been discussing how the work of Opportunity International Canada contributes to some of the United National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The fifth goal – Gender Equality — is the focus of this blog post.  At a recent event, an attendee asked if Opportunity International helped any men build … Read more

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts reflecting on the connection between some of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the work of Opportunity International Canada. This post explores SDG #4 – Quality Education.  For more than 50 years, Opportunity International has been helping people build a better future for … Read more

I continue my blog series on the topic of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the ways Opportunity International Canada attempts to play a role in helping to achieve some of them. In this blog post, the focus is on the third goal – Good Health and Well-Being.  It probably goes without saying … Read more

In the third entry of this blog series around the intersection between the work of Opportunity International Canada and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), my focus is on SDG #2 — Zero Hunger.  Opportunity International recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary (one year delayed) with a gathering in Chicago. One of the guest speakers … Read more

Last week I began this blog series by introducing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reflecting on how the work of Opportunity International Canada intersects with some of those goals. In this week’s blog, I will dig into the first SDG – No Poverty. This goal is captured in the overall vision of Opportunity … Read more

OPPORTUNITY PUTS THE S IN SDGS Opportunity International is a global microfinance charity that has been working for over 50 years to reduce global poverty. We fully support the SDGs and are committed to progress in as many of them as are within the scope of our work. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) … Read more