Opportunity EduFinance Partner in Uganda Named Finalist for European MicroFinance Award
The organisers of the European Microfinance Award today announced that Opportunity Bank of Uganda (OBUL) was among its three finalists for the award, which highlights the work of MFIs in enabling access to education for children and/or skill-training for youth and adults to enhance their employment and self-employment opportunities.
The Selection Committee for the 7th European Microfinance Award, composed of members of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) and Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg (InFiNe.lu), chose the three finalists who will go on to compete for the €100,000 prize. The announcement of a winner will take place on 17th November during a ceremony at the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg.
OBUL's EduFinance program has been in existence for nearly a decade, moving to scale in 2012 and serving more than 315,000 children over the past four years. In addition to lending, savings and insurance products to support children's access to an education, OBUL's program includes an innovative School Leadership Professional Development program and a school cluster model, grouping teachers into joint practice development networks for mutual support and growth in pedagogy and practice. Since 2012, OBUL's EduFinance program has injected more than US$20 million into the education sector through lending alone.
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