Reaching the ‘Hard to Reach’

Kabudula, Malawi Forty kilometers of bumpy dirt road and two rivers away from Lilongwe lies Kabudula. Ten months ago the chief of Kabudula had requested the Opportunity International Bank of Malawi (OIBM) to open a bank branch there. Francis Pelekamyo, …

2011-04-19

Meet Fanny Chitambaya

Chimbia, Malawi Before a full scale bank branch is set up, Opportunity International usually tests demand by sending in a ‘mobile bank’. In many cases mobile banks continue to remain the only link for rural households to financial services. We …

2011-04-13

Financial Services and Diversification for Small – Holder Farmers

After a two-hour drive from Kumasi on dusty, rural off-roads, Jannalee, Rewa and I arrived in the heart of cocoa country.

2011-04-13

A Letter from African Leadership Academy Graduate, Tabitha Wombugha Tongoi

Meet Tabitha. Social advocate, entrepreneur, and community leader are just some of the hats that this dynamic young woman wears.

2011-04-08

Owning her Future

This week, President and CEO Reeta Roy of The MasterCard Foundation, will be blogging from Ghana as she travels with Ann Cotton – Camfed International Executive Director, and Deepali Khanna – the Youth Learning Director at The MasterCard Foundation . …

2011-04-05