Welcome to the second half of 2017! Our July Young Person of the Month is Dalia Al-Najjar from Palestine! Dalia grew up as a refugee in…
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Surprisingly, most “fresh and innovative ideas” laid out on thematic websites or from individuals are not in such a great demand as many think. Firstly, because…
Are you an African between 18 and 25 years young and thinking of taking part in this year’s Uongozi Institute Leadership Essay Contest? Opportunity Desk conducts…
We received a success story from an Opportunity Desk (OD) user, Jarius Andrew whose application to attend UNLEASH Lab 2017 has been accepted! Jarius Andrew is…
Welcome to the month of June, a month of possibilities! Our Young Person of the month is Jay Jay Fernandez Manuel, all the way from the…
When you’re enrolling into an online course and you’re doing your best to complete it, it’s important to do things right. You can spend a lot…
Yet again, we receive another success story of Brenda Chiuneme McWilson! Brenda has been accepted at Watson U School of Social Entrepreneurs this fall 2017! Watson U…
Welcome to the month of May! Our Young Person of the Month is Malawi’s Peter Yakobe. Twenty-four year old Peter is the co-founder of Center for…
As the world’s largest platform for providing global opportunities, we ensure to also help our users learn better ways of maximizing opportunities they come across. We…
We are delighted to receive a heart-warming letter from an Opportunity Desk user, Mohi Badr all the way from Egypt! Mohi Badr got selected to take…
Guest Post by Lucy Adams. Many people today are venturing into entrepreneurship due to the high rate of unemployment in the world. Entrepreneurs are people with…
Last year, we published the call for entries for the “Education Youth Video Challenge” by the Education Commission. The challenge invited 13 to 30-year-olds to submit…
On behalf of Opportunity Desk and Partners, Ayiba Magazine and Dobem IT Consults, we are pleased to announce the winners of the OD Impact Challenge. We…
We are pleased to announce our Top 12 finalists for the OD Impact Challenge! Each of these finalists represent leaders and entrepreneurs who are taking great…
Did you apply for the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship or Regional Leadership Center? Chances are that you might be called for an interview soon. These 10…