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Rural Manual
This manual presents a compilation of articles discussing topics relevant to reaching the rural poor with financial services: agricultural finance, microinsurance, m-banking, back-end barriers, cost-benefit…
Read MoreOptINnow.org – Give the Holiday Gift that “Multiplies”…
Oak Brook, Ill., (Dec. 1, 2008) — Imagine giving a present worth 10 times the amount you paid for it – one that honors the recipient and helps the world’s poor for years to come. Optinnow.org, a…
Read MoreJohn Deere Foundation and Opportunity International…
Learn how we are partnering with the John Deere Foundation to provide increased access to financing for the hunger-afflicted in Africa.
Read MoreOpportunity International Launches OptINnow™
Interactive Web site enables people to directly fund poor entrepreneurs Oak Brook, Ill., (Oct. 26, 2008) — Opportunity International, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing microfinance organizations,…
Read MoreOpportunity International Receives 4 Star Rating
OAK BROOK, Ill., Oct 14, 2008, Opportunity International, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing microfinance organizations, has been rated a top performing charity by Charity Navigator, America’s…
Read MoreFirst Female President of Liberia Receives International…
Opportunity International Honors President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Oak Brook, Ill., (Sept. 24, 2008) — Opportunity International paid homage to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia and Africa’s…
Read MoreOpportunity International’s Micro Insurance Agency…
$24.2 million in new funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help agency expand services in 11 new countries Oak Brook, Ill. – Feb. 6, 2008 – Opportunity International, one of the world’s…
Read MoreBanking Rollout Approaches to Rural Markets: Opportunity…
This paper examines strategies for expanding microfinance bank operations to a rural setting based on the experience of Opportunity International Bank of Malawi (OIBM), looking specifically at client responsive…
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