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New bank branch in Nakivale Refugee Settlement - officially…
“We are more than elated to announce that our Nakivale Branch is officially open to the public. With this new Branch, Opportunity Bank will scale its financial inclusion services to the underserved communities…
Read MoreTransforming the lives of rural women and their local…
“I’m so, so proud to stand with you all on this three-year gender transformational journey! You’ve identified, tested, and implemented, effective and cost-efficient delivery channels for providing…
Read MoreMind the Gap: Bridging the Gender Divide at Opportunity…
Women in low and middle-income countries are 10% less likely than men to own a phone and 23% less likely to use mobile internet. We regularly host roundtable events about Digital Financial Services (DFS)…
Read MoreRefugee to Entrepreneur: All they need is Opportunity.
Who or what do you see when you first hear the word refugee? Do you see a mother? A businessman? A daughter? A teacher? An athlete? In 2019, Opportunity International started working in the…
Read MoreAutumn 2021
The face of poverty is disproportionately female. Women and girls represent an estimated 70% of all people surviving on less than $2 a day. Our Autumn 2021 newsletter focuses on how we are providing women…
Read MoreA woman is a change-agent. Financial inclusion increasing…
I recently spoke to Agnes, a colleague who works for our partner Opportunity Bank Uganda to find out how financial inclusion is increasing gender equality in the Nakivale refugee settlement. This is our…
Read MoreCelebrating International Youth Day: A Spotlight on…
International Youth Day, held annually on the 12th August, is a great platform to highlight issues faced by young people globally and to celebrate their resilience. At Opportunity International, we recognise…
Read MoreYou 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…
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