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Reaching Refugees
In Colombia and Uganda, Opportunity’s proven model of training, financial resources, and group support reaches thousands of refugees who have lost everything, relocated to another country under violent conditions, and desperately seek a path to self-sufficiency for their families.
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The Heart of Our Work: Opportunity International Clients
Mukyala Janat Wabika Justine, Farmer and Businesswoman, Uganda
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CATALYZE: Improving Schools & Empowering Learners
Opportunity International’s Education Finance team is dedicated to supporting education leaders, providing them with linkages to capital to invest in their schools, and delivering professional development training to improve the educational experience for learners.
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Waymaker 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 cannot live alone.” All those ideas had taken over in my head. I used to say, “It’s true. A woman needs a partner.” Today I feel completely different. Women can survive on their own. As long as you keep your eye on the goal that you have decided to fight for, you will get there. I am the…
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Passport to Opportunity: Uganda
On September 25, Opportunity International embarked on our second annual virtual Insight Trip—this time to Uganda. Our tour guide, Alice Lajwa, who works directly with those we serve, took us on a journey to better understand the challenges our neighbors around the world face and how we can help create opportunities for them to rise out of poverty.
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Growing Resilience and Recovery
Programs that create and promote opportunities for financial resilience are essential for recovery from natural disasters. Opportunity International’s work in Mozambique underscores the importance of both preparatory and reactive work in the face of natural disasters.
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Waymaker Wednesday: Micheline
Women are not respected yet here. They don’t value us. For women to be valued, we will need support. I used to face so many difficulties with paying the technical fees to the school. My kids couldn’t go to school because they just tell them to come back home. “If you don’t bring the fee, don’t come back until you have it.” Sometimes we used to starve. We didn’t even have sugar to take tea. We just slept like that and would eat tomorrow. This is the first time I’ve seen a bank coming…
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Waymaker Wednesday: Five Sisters
I’ve traveled all over the world, and met with hundreds of families living in poverty. I’ve sat on dirt floors of school classrooms and I’ve listened to their stories. So you would think that cultures would set us apart or maybe their challenges would divide us, but the thing is, parents all want the same thing: they all want to build a better life for their children. The family you see here wanted the same. Their father, Sekinder, drove his rickshaw taxi for more than 12 hours a day, yet he…
Read MoreWaymaker Wednesday: Luz & Andrea
Luz Dary and Andrea form part of a savings group in the south of Bogotá. They live in the area of Cazuca and it is mostly formed by internally displaced people that flock to the cities looking for safety because the countryside is very violent in Colombia right now. In the case of Luz, she used to be married to a man that was affiliated with the guerillas. He was assassinated, and she flocked to Bogota with her six children. Luz and Andrea are recyclers. Every night they leave their homes, they…
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The Power of Home
Home means something different to us all. For many, the term may invite feelings of warmth and memories of joy. But for others who have experienced instability and pain, home can be a symbol of hurt or loss. A reminder of what they never had.
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