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Ghana's farmers fight climate change with crop insurance

by Opportunity International

Farmers in Ghana are increasingly hit by drought, flooding and pests. Using satellite data and in person visits to farmers fields to calculate crop loss insurance Opportunity International can help farmers…

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BBC Radio 4 Appeal 2022

Listen to award-winning journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown present Opportunity International's BBC Radio 4 charity appeal.

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Serving over 17,000 disabled people in Uganda and counting…

by Melissa Bell, Programme Manager for the disabilities project in Uganda

Today is International day of people living with disabilities – a wonderful opportunity for us to share the successes from our project that works with entrepreneurial disabled people in Uganda. Our…

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New bank branch in Nakivale Refugee Settlement - officially…

by Noah Ssempijja, Refugee Programme Coordinator

“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…

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Transforming the lives of rural women and their local…

by Lydia Baffour Awuah, Senior Programme Manager

“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…

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Mind the Gap: Bridging the Gender Divide at Opportunity…

by Opportunity International

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)…

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Refugee to Entrepreneur: All they need is Opportunity.

by Opportunity International

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…

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Autumn 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…

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A woman is a change-agent. Financial inclusion increasing…

by Emily Wilson, Communications Officer

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…

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Celebrating International Youth Day: A Spotlight on…

by Deborah Foy, Executive Director Opportunity International UK

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…

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