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What 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 to create lasting change in the fight against extreme poverty.
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We don’t have an ideas problem in education, we have a financing problem
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 models can help scale stronger schools, better learning outcomes, and sustainable education systems.
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Supporting Women and Mothers Worldwide: A cabi Story
Since 2008, cabi has partnered with Opportunity International to support women entrepreneurs around the world. Through donations tied to new Stylists and customer gifts, cabi has helped fund nearly 20,000 small business loans, creating opportunity for women to build businesses, support families, and strengthen communities.
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Running Towards a Brighter Future
After running Chicago’s Shamrock Shuffle with fellow Milliman employees, Maayan Essak reflects on why Milliman’s partnership with Opportunity International matters—and how a new $1,050,000 commitment will help more families build lasting pathways out of poverty.
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Building Livelihoods in Colombia: How Opportunity International's Graduation Program Helps Families Move Beyond Poverty
Opportunity International’s graduation program in northern Colombia has helped 750 families move beyond extreme poverty. Participants receive training, mentorship, financial inclusion, and seed capital to build sustainable livelihoods—raising average daily income from $0.86 to $2.53 and strengthening communities.
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The Bigger Picture: Women GROW the Future
Sophia Campello Beckwith unpacks the hidden barriers facing women farmers—and why unequal access to resources and information holds back productivity and livelihoods. She shares how Opportunity’s GROW approach responds: women-led Farmer Support Agent networks, stronger savings groups and co-ops, and shifting bank incentives.
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A Farmer’s Path to Stability in Rwanda: A Photo Journal
In Rwanda, a smallholder farmer and her family are growing more than crops. Through diversified farming, visible progress at home, and community leadership, her story shows how access to financial tools can help rural families build lasting stability.
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Getting more children into better schools through social finance and partnerships that unlock education funding
Opportunity EduFinance is working with banks in Ghana to make education financing work for schools and families. By pairing local capital with training and technical support, banks like Amenfiman Rural Bank are helping schools expand, improve quality, and reach more children—sustainably and at scale.
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How Regenerative Agriculture Helped Vestine Transform Her Farm and Her Family’s Future
In southern Rwanda, Vestine is building a stronger future for her family through the innovative practices taught by regenerative agriculture. With the right training and financial tools, she’s expanded her farm, launched new businesses, and become a leader in her community—one step at a time.
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2025 Year in Review
In 2025, Opportunity International scaled access to capital, business skills, and local support, enabling millions of families living at the bottom of the pyramid in the Global South to build livelihoods and improve their wellbeing.
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