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50 for 50: Bringing Health Insurance to Those Who Need…
In 2004, Richard Leftley wrote a white paper outlining the severe risks the HIV/AIDS crisis presented for Opportunity International Trust Groups. He proposed a new, creative solution: very small insurance…
Read More50 for 50: YAO Memories
In 2008, a group of young philanthropists came together in support of Opportunity International. They were so impressed by the model and inspired by the clients that they decided to build a community that…
Read More50 for 50: Investing in Agriculture: Celebrating Jane…
For the last 15 years, Jane and Peter Nelson have been champions of the Agriculture Finance program, providing generous funding and strategic vision to propel it forward.
Read MoreDesperate Times, Desperate Measures: A Microfinance…
Opportunity International has built a robust network of microfinance partners throughout India. Our local teams know our clients — and our clients trust our teams. Now, in the face of disaster, we are…
Read MoreRevisiting one of the Book Club’s favorite authors
Factfulness, by world-renowned physician and data analyst Hans Rosling, is one of our most popular book club picks ever (June 2018). So when his family released his posthumous memoir earlier this spring,…
Read More50 for 50: Origin Stories - Eastern Europe
Opportunity International has always gone where the needs are greatest. In 1993, that meant Eastern Europe—and today it means reaching increasingly rural and impoverished communities around the world.…
Read More50 for 50: Honoring World Hunger Day
Opportunity International's Agriculture Finance program works to end the cycle of low-productivity farming in rural communities and help rural families transform their small farms into more productive,…
Read MoreOpportunity Insights, A Knowledge Management Report
Opportunity’s KM team is responsible for generating, capturing and disseminating knowledge throughout the Opportunity network as a result of conducting rigorous, groundbreaking research on clients, markets,…
Read MoreExtraordinary Situations Demand Extraordinary Responses:…
As the world is slowly opening up here at home, my friends and colleagues in India are facing the world's worst coronavirus outbreak yet. Countless families, including mine, have lost loved ones over the…
Read More50 for 50: Origin Stories - Latin America
In 1971, Opportunity International made its first loan to Colombian entrepreneur Carlos Moreno. Since that fateful first relationship, we have continued to provide access to loans and financial training…
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