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The Funding Stopped. The Mission Didn't.
When USAID funding cuts disrupted education programs across six countries, teacher Simon Ottu of Ghana chose action over waiting—training colleagues in the skills he'd gained. His story reflects Opportunity…
Read MoreFlorelis Fled Venezuela. In Colombia, She Found a Way…
After leaving Venezuela for Colombia, Florelis struggled to find stable work and opportunity. Through Opportunity International’s Ultra-Poor Graduation program, she gained business training, financial…
Read MoreFrom Survival to Stability: How Families in Haiti Are…
Extreme poverty isn’t solved with a quick fix. Opportunity’s 18-month Graduation program equips Haiti’s most vulnerable families with assets, skills, and confidence to build businesses, grow savings,…
Read MoreColombia Graduation: A Journey Taken Together
Atul reflects on joining 451 entrepreneurs in Cartagena as they graduated from Camino de Oportunidades, Opportunity International’s Ultra-Poor Graduation program in Colombia. He shares stories of courage,…
Read MoreHow One Woman in Uganda Turned Small Beginnings into…
In Uganda, Ruth transformed her future through financial literacy, entrepreneurship training, and disciplined savings. Today, the farmer, business owner, and mentor is building financial stability for…
Read MoreMilliman Giving Fund renews commitment to Opportunity…
Milliman Giving Fund commits another $1.05 million over three years for Opportunity International to drive economic development and job creation in Uganda and Colombia.
Read MoreWhat We Mean When We Say “The Last Mile”
“That last mile” isn’t just a place—it’s where barriers to opportunity are greatest. From rural farmers to urban communities, explore how overlapping challenges shape our work and what it takes…
Read MoreWe don’t have an ideas problem in education, we have…
With a $97 billion annual education financing gap, grants alone cannot meet global demand. Opportunity International explores how catalytic philanthropy, private capital, and innovative education finance…
Read MoreSkills-based volunteering for the AI era: Inside Cisco’s…
Jessica White, Opportunity’s Director of Data Analytics and Systems Integrations, joined longtime Cisco partners for a hackathon focused on building more efficient back-end processes.
Read MoreFeeding Africa: The Financing Gap, the Solutions and…
Tim Strong, Head of Agriculture Finance, and Atul Tandon, CEO, are quoted in this feature on innovative financing solutions designed to support African smallholder farmers and close persistent gaps in…
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