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Stories from the Nakivale Refugee Settlement: Going…
In March 2020, as part of our Refugee project, we conducted our first participatory video fieldwork. In partnership with InsightShare – an expert in using media tools to give people a voice in participating…
Read MoreThe World's Largest Minority
Today, Opportunity International celebrates International Day of Persons with Disability. We support the empowerment of all people with a disability, visible or invisible, and promote equal opportunities…
Read MoreStarting Again
In 2019 we embarked on an exciting new project working with Refugees in Uganda. To get a deeper understanding of the people we were serving, their needs and experiences, we visited the Nakivale Refugee…
Read MoreHow mobile banking services are supporting women in…
Many of us are relying on digital connections to sustain our work, finances and social lives during COVID-19 and it’s restrictions yet over four billion people around the world remain digitally excluded.…
Read MoreElisabeth's legacy
The impact of COVID-19 on our jobs, lives and communities is evolving daily. It is the same for our clients in Africa. They too wonder if they will have a job next month, be able to feed their family and…
Read MoreGetting children back in school
An immediate concern, as we bring the lockdown to an end, is the fate of an estimated 30 million children who according to UNESCO may never return to school. For these, the world’s least advantaged children,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 is the rainy day Elizabeth has been saving…
Elizabeth is a fabric trader in Ghana. With a loan and financial training support from our partner organisation Sinapi Aba, she had grown her business and increased her income which allowed her to build…
Read MoreSupporting our clients during a global pandemic
Every community in the world has been effected by COVID-19. For all of us life has changed dramatically. We are working tirelessly with our partners on the ground to best support our clients at this…
Read MoreConnecting People to our Cause
Reflections from an Opportunity International UK volunteer two years on.
Read MoreAn Unshakeable Entrepreneurial Spirit
Akua had a thriving hairdressing salon in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Since December 2019 she had been growing her business through a small loan and applying the knowledge and skills gained from our financial…
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