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You can't lock down innovation
Do you feel like life is moving forward? That maybe the UK can start thinking about things other than Coronavirus? It looks positive, right? Many people are fortunate to have had our first vaccination…
Read MoreRefugee project hit by foreign aid cuts
The difficult life of a refugee living in Uganda just got harder. Covid-19 created a poverty crisis for refugees that will take longer to overcome than the health crisis threatened by the pandemic. It…
Read MoreIncluding people with limited literacy in digital financial…
Opportunity International recently hosted the first in a series of Digital Financial Services roundtable events. We brought together user experience experts from technology companies and business and venture…
Read MoreWhy do people donate to charity?
As we celebrate 50 years of our charity, we asked some of our UK supporters why they donate to Opportunity - why do they care about people living in poverty overseas? What is it that makes them give their…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Opportunity International
Join us for an ‘Introduction to Opportunity’ - a short, online, no-strings-attached webinar where you’ll meet our CEO, hear from our Director of Programmes and listen to stories from the field.
Read More50 Years of Opportunities
50 years of history, impact and success in a 3 and a half minute video. Sharing the highlights of Opportunity International UK's journey so far.
Read MoreCelebrating our Impact in 2020
2020 was difficult, but it also gave us a lot to celebrate. We saw microfinance reducing poverty for millions of our clients... our programmes help farmers in Uganda create sustainable livelihoods, jobs…
Read MoreSpring 2021
Opportunity International has reached a momentus milestone – 50 years of serving those living in poverty and helping to create jobs, livelihoods, better education and health to millions of individuals…
Read More‘Gender is not about equality but equity’
Opportunity International's CEO Sam Bickersteth writes about renewing our commitment to address injustices of gender inequality as we answer International Women’s Day 2021’s call to challenge bias…
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