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A Message from our Patron HRH The Princess Royal

by Opportunity International

  HRH The Princess Royal, our Patron, has sent the following message thanking our supporters for the wonderful impact that they have been part of.  I have been Patron of Opportunity International for…

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A Candle Loses Nothing in Lighting Another

by Kelly Jennings-Robinson

 Accra, Ghana Linda Nyarko was just thirteen years old when her father died, leaving her mother and six children behind. With so many brothers and sisters to feed, Linda decided to work in the local market…

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A day in the life of a Ghanaian loan officer

by Opportunity International

Loan officers are crucial in helping people to access the finance and training they need to build secure livelihoods. They facilitate trust groups, deliver training, assist clients in accessing loans,…

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One Woman. One Opportunity.

by Kelly Jennings-Robinson

Happy International Women's Day!  Did you know that 95% of Opportunity International's loan clients are women?  Why? A woman is an investment. A woman is a change-agent. She can feed her family. Raise…

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Microfinance Offers Better Balance for Women

by Pete Parisetti. Pete manages our programmes in Rwanda and is based in Glasgow.

Under the overall theme “Balance for Better”, the 2019 International Women’s Day campaign affirms that “Balance is not a women's issue, it's a business issue”. No truer words were spoken about…

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How do you take your coffee?

by Kelly Jennings-Robinson

How do you take your coffee?  Whether it's black or milk with two sugars, why not make yourself a piping hot cup to sip as you read about our client, Teddy Namagembe?  She has a closer connection  to…

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A fertile land

by Opportunity International

Rwanda is ‘the land of a thousand hills’.  It is also a fertile land full of opportunities.  Agriculture is the main economic activity in Rwanda, with 70% of the population engaging in the sector. …

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Equipping Young People for the future

by Charles Wabwire (Consortium Lead for our DFID funded Girl's Education Challenge Project)

At the end of September 2018, I attended the Global Youth Economic Opportunity Summit in Washington DC, USA. The summit provides a forum for professionals who prepare young peope to learn, earn and thrive…

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Giving Opportunity to the next generation

by Opportunity International

The global population is getting younger.  Worldwide there are over 1.2 billion young people aged 15 – 24 years, which accounts for one out of every six people.  But for the majority of these young…

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