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School Improvement Loans Linked to Increased Learning…
Opportunity EduFinance partnered with the University of Chicago’s Center for RISC to measure the effectiveness of School Improvement Loans in Uganda related to increasing learning outcomes for students.
Read MoreOpportunity International Savings and Loans holds 2nd…
Opportunity International Savings and Loans in Ghana celebrated the second graduation ceremony for 54 street porters (Kayaye) under its flagship Youth Development Program.
Read MoreLives Lived Well
Learn about how John and Jacque Weberg are impacting families for generations to come through their exceptionally generous estate planning.
Read MoreTribute to Juan Ulloa
I first met Juan Ulloa in the late ’90s as we led Opportunity International Canada Insight Trips to Nicaragua, and we made a connection that I will cherish forever. Juan was a giant in our industry —…
Read MoreThrough the Noise: Small Loans & Business Training…
During these uncertain times, how are leaders adapting and changing course? Opportunity International CEO Atul Tandon joined Through the Noise host Ernesto Gluecksmann to discuss how the organization is…
Read MoreRise: Refugees and COVID-19: Impact on Food Prices,…
As part of the Refugees, Innovations, Self-reliance and Empowerment (RISE) project, Opportunity is using financial diaries and other human-centered design approaches in order to make informed and appropriate…
Read MoreRISE: The Financial Lives of Refugees Living in Uganda
Opportunity International and its partners launched the Refugees, Innovations, Self-reliance and Empowerment (RISE) project in June 2019 to help integrate and financially include refugee and host communities,…
Read MoreLooking For Equity After COVID-19? Prioritize African…
COVID-19 has presented not only a health crisis but a burgeoning economic catastrophe as well. A recent McKinsey report notes that in 2020, African economies could experience a catastrophic loss from $90…
Read MoreOpportunity International United States statement in…
As we join the world in anguish and lament over racism, oppression, violence, and injustice, we recall the very tenets on which Opportunity was founded. Opportunity International exists to extend…
Read MoreJune Book Club: The Hundred Wells of Salaga
The Opportunity Book Club began in 2018 with a curated reading list that represented a wide range of geographies, authors, and perspectives. Our community has traveled around the world from the comfort…
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