Aug 12, 2020
Sheila Ross
Opportunity International

The vision of Opportunity International is a world in which all people have the opportunity to achieve a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose.  Currently, Opportunity has a program in Nicaragua where we have community projects with rotary.  Like Rotary, Opportunity has an emphasis on working with women and girls.  Opportunity.org  

Sheila has always had a passion for serving the disadvantaged. She traveled to visit Light of Hope Home & School for Girls in Naivasha, Kenya in 2010 - which fostered her desire to address the issue of global poverty. She was a volunteer fundraiser for Light of Hope and raised funds for construction projects to improve the conditions at the school. Several rotary clubs supported these construction projects for Light of Hope and at the time, Sheila even presented to rotary clubs in the area, including the Excelsior Morning Rotary. 

In March 2018, Sheila traveled to Nicaragua on an insight trip with Opportunity International.  Energized by the optimism and hope of the Opportunity clients she met, Sheila returned home and vigorously pursued a career with Opportunity International.  She joined the Opportunity philanthropy team in May 2018, a career move that combined her deep faith, her passion for serving the needs of the poor and her skills in fundraising. 

 
“If you want to lift up humanity, empower women. It is the most comprehensive, pervasive, high-leverage investment you can make in human beings.”
~ Melinda Gates

 
What role can you play in ending extreme poverty in our lifetime? 
   
sross@opportunity.org
 
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