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Oxford, OX4 1AW UK

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© 2024 Opportunity InternationalOpportunity International United Kingdom is registered as a charity in England and Wales (1107713) and in Scotland (SCO39692).

About Us

Opportunity International is working to end global poverty by providing a hand up, not a handout. We believe that enabling individuals to create dignified and sustainable work is the foundation for transforming their lives, their children’s futures and their communities.

The clients we work with have ambitious dreams for their futures, but lack the opportunities needed to make those dreams a reality. Today, Opportunity International serves more than 10 million hardworking families in over 20 countries around the world.

How we work

  • We support local partner organisations that provide innovative financial solutions to empower people, create jobs and build vibrant communities.
  • We create innovative partnerships to provide complementary services to clients.
  • We seek to positively impact the lives of clients, staff and supporters.
  • Our products, services and training enable clients to develop businesses, to save and to insure against an uncertain future.
  • We strengthen and influence value chains to benefit our clients, connect them to viable markets and drive economic progress.

Our Difference

  • Our programmes provide opportunities for families living in poverty to transform their lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout. We seek to help the poorest of the poor wherever possible. While we aim to ensure the sustainability of our programme partners, our primary focus is not economic return – our return is seeing people’s lives transformed.

  • We deeply value relationships. How we go about our work is fundamentally important to us. We strive to have our values reflected in all we do.

  • We are a long-term, strategic partner. We support our programme partners with funding as well as much-needed technical and operational assistance, empowering them to reach out to people in poverty in their area.

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Our Vision, Mission and Values

Our vision is a world in which all people have the opportunity to achieve a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose.
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Our History

Opportunity International was founded in 1971 by two visionary leaders who were inspired to take action by their experiences with people living in extreme poverty.
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Our Organisation

Opportunity International is a network of organisations giving a hand up out of poverty to millions of families in over 20 countries around the world.
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Our People

Opportunity International's UK staff are determined to help create a world in which all people have the opportunity to live a life free from poverty.
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Our Partners

Opportunity International could not support people and their communities to work their way out of poverty without the help of many partners.
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Our Financials

Find out how your donations are used to enable thousands of people to work their way out of poverty.
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