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Today is a day of celebration
Three years ago, we began a bold journey to go where others can’t or won’t. To reach out to those who have been left out or left behind. To help families build sustainable livelihoods, send their children…
Read MoreOpportunity International Successfully Concludes Waymaker…
Opportunity International, a leading global nonprofit, today announced the successful completion of its three-year Waymaker Campaign, raising $101 million of philanthropic capital that will leverage over…
Read More5 Books We Loved in 2022
There’s nothing quite like exploring the world through the pages of great novels, memoirs, and stories. Every month, the Opportunity International Book Club expands our minds, perspectives, and understanding…
Read MoreAlternative Collateral for Women
This brief of work-in-progress summarizes Opportunity’s efforts at helping women leverage alternative collateral to access larger loans, including next steps and challenges.
Read MoreWaymaker Wednesday: Blanca
I met the father of my children. When I started a life with him, he began abusing me. He would hit, kick, and beat me. He would always say, “You will need me. You cannot live without me because a woman…
Read MoreOpportunity International Hosts Global Education Finance…
Opportunity International hosted a three-day Global Education Finance Conference in Nairobi where 155 attendees came together from 37 countries to discuss ways that financial inclusion and holistic school…
Read MoreListening and Learning: Community Economic Development…
In the late 1980s, professors at Northwestern University proposed a new method of economic development. The premise was simple: What if we started with what a community had, instead of what it lacked?…
Read MoreEnd the year with a memoir
This December, join us as we read The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War by Gioconda Belli. Belli grew up as part of Nicaragua’s upper class, living the charmed life set before her. But…
Read MoreEmpowering the Next Generation
In my role as Head of the Financial Inclusion Initiative at Credit Suisse, I recently traveled to Uganda to see first-hand the impact of Opportunity International’s education work.
Read MoreThe Power of Trust in Digital Finance
Featured in Next Billion, Dr. William Derban breaks down where we must focus in order to close the digital divide for people living in extreme poverty.
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