Causes: Economic Development, International, International Agricultural Development, International Economic Development, Microfinance, Small Business Development
Mission: Opportunity International is working toward a world in which all people have the opportunity to achieve a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose. By providing financial solutions and training, we empower people living in poverty to transform their lives, their children's futures and their communities.
Results: For 50 years, Opportunity International has developed innovative programs to serve families living in poverty. Over that time, in our best estimation, Opportunity has reached 250 million clients and their families, made 54 million loans, loaned $21 billion, and reached 8.1 million children—all thanks to your support.
Target demographics: Opportunity International works with financial institutions and field partners around the world to equip schools, students, smallholder farmers, agribusinesses, and micro banking clients with the tools and resources they need to break the cycle of poverty.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Opportunity International provides 19.4 million families with innovative financial resources, training, and support to grow their small businesses and send their children to school. In 2020, Opportunity International and its partners released $2.3 billion in capital across 30 countries and helped fund 8,800 schools that reached 2.8 million children.
Geographic areas served: We have clients in more than 30 countries throughout the developing world, including in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Programs: Opportunity International pioneered micro banking for those living in extreme poverty. As one of the first microfinance organizations, Opportunity International developed innovative financial services, training, and support that continue to help entrepreneurs and small business owners grow their businesses, provide for themselves, and help their families thrive. Through a comprehensive, high-touch, high-tech approach, we connect families to the tools and training they need to build bright futures for their families. Opportunity International helps parents access the resources necessary to send their children to school and helps affordable private schools provide quality education to students. Opportunity International’s Education Finance (EduFinance) program partners with financial institutions to help independent local schools provide affordable, quality education. At the same time, it helps parents access the resources necessary to send their children to school. By connecting private sector finance to education providers in low- and middle-income countries, we are tackling the global education crisis and helping more children attend better schools. Through targeted, finance-based solutions, Opportunity International helps rural families transform their small farms into more productive, lucrative, and effective enterprises. Opportunity International launched its Agriculture Finance (AgFinance) program in 2008 to help end the cycle of low-productivity farming in rural African communities. Opportunity delivers targeted, finance-based solutions, like access to seeds and fertilizer, connections to buyers, and training on agricultural best practices. These programs are designed to help rural families transform their small farms into more productive, lucrative, and effective enterprises. To date, Opportunity International has helped more than 540,000 farmers in sub-Saharan Africa build resilient livelihoods for themselves through small-scale farming
Mission: Opportunity International is working toward a world in which all people have the opportunity to achieve a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose. By providing financial solutions and training, we empower people living in poverty to transform their lives, their children's futures and their communities.
Results: For 50 years, Opportunity International has developed innovative programs to serve families living in poverty. Over that time, in our best estimation, Opportunity has reached 250 million clients and their families, made 54 million loans, loaned $21 billion, and reached 8.1 million children—all thanks to your support.
Target demographics: Opportunity International works with financial institutions and field partners around the world to equip schools, students, smallholder farmers, agribusinesses, and micro banking clients with the tools and resources they need to break the cycle of poverty.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Opportunity International provides 19.4 million families with innovative financial resources, training, and support to grow their small businesses and send their children to school. In 2020, Opportunity International and its partners released $2.3 billion in capital across 30 countries and helped fund 8,800 schools that reached 2.8 million children.
Geographic areas served: We have clients in more than 30 countries throughout the developing world, including in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Programs: Opportunity International pioneered micro banking for those living in extreme poverty. As one of the first microfinance organizations, Opportunity International developed innovative financial services, training, and support that continue to help entrepreneurs and small business owners grow their businesses, provide for themselves, and help their families thrive. Through a comprehensive, high-touch, high-tech approach, we connect families to the tools and training they need to build bright futures for their families. Opportunity International helps parents access the resources necessary to send their children to school and helps affordable private schools provide quality education to students. Opportunity International’s Education Finance (EduFinance) program partners with financial institutions to help independent local schools provide affordable, quality education. At the same time, it helps parents access the resources necessary to send their children to school. By connecting private sector finance to education providers in low- and middle-income countries, we are tackling the global education crisis and helping more children attend better schools. Through targeted, finance-based solutions, Opportunity International helps rural families transform their small farms into more productive, lucrative, and effective enterprises. Opportunity International launched its Agriculture Finance (AgFinance) program in 2008 to help end the cycle of low-productivity farming in rural African communities. Opportunity delivers targeted, finance-based solutions, like access to seeds and fertilizer, connections to buyers, and training on agricultural best practices. These programs are designed to help rural families transform their small farms into more productive, lucrative, and effective enterprises. To date, Opportunity International has helped more than 540,000 farmers in sub-Saharan Africa build resilient livelihoods for themselves through small-scale farming
101 N. Wacker Drive Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60606
1-800-793-9455
Economic Development
Chicago
