Internships

Opportunity International is looking for extraordinary college students or recent graduates who would like to serve as Research Associate Interns or PR/Marketing Interns. Interns will have the opportunity to contribute to and gain valuable hands-on experience in a dynamic and rapidly expanding international development organization. Summer internships require a minimum of 300 hours over 12 weeks and fall/spring semester internships require 16 hours per week. All internships are unpaid.

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  • Ruth Nassimbwa was in business for years, but until she received an Opportunity loan in 2006, she had difficulty purchasing inventory for her Kalerwe Market stall in Kampala.
  • When her husband died, Rosemary Namande started a school for infants in makeshift quarters as a way to support her own family and help others at the same time.
  • Rayusa Muzalila of Kiganda, Uganda, has used Opportunity loans to expand her grocery and start a textile business. With her increased profits, she has opened her first-ever savings account with Opportunity.
  • The Nyamata branch of the Urwego Opportunity Bank (UOB) of Rwanda.
  • John Chimkango a loan officer with the Opportunity International Bank of Malawi meets with members of the Chigumukire Trust Group.
  • Loan officer Maximos Biyazawo meets with members of the Chilambo ("The Country") Trust Group near Lilongwe, Malawi.
  • Client Milly Nassuna makes a savings deposit at Opportunity’s bank branch near the Kalerwe Market of Kampala, Uganda.
  • Padmavathy was surprised and relieved when Opportunity insurance covered her daughter’s urgent surgery. Not only did she receive the care she needed, but Padmavathy was spared the burden of a significant debt. Here she reviews insurance forms with her loan officer, Rajeswari.
  • Ruth Nassimbwa signs paperwork at the weekly Progressive Trust Group meeting.
  • Opportunity client Nuulu Nankya teaches preschoolers at Ladybird School, adjacent to the Kalerwe Market.
  • The work of client Maria de los Angeles Ordjonez, Valle de Angeles, Honduras.
  • Client Margaret Nassozi sews Ladybird School’s uniforms as well as dresses at her tailor shop just outside the school.
  • Client Jemmalyn Alcantara, Manila, Philippines
  • Loan officer Valamarthi (left) helped Deepa, a client from a marginalized gypsy community, start a container business.
  • In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, loan officer Rehema Paul (left) meets with the Mshikamano-B Trust Group.
  • Our mobile banking in the Rwamagana District of Rwanda serves remote clients.
  • One of millions displaced by violence in Colombia, client Argelia Ramirez (right) says “Now I feel safe and grateful to God for my new life.”
  • at 17, Jorge Gepez learns about business at Opportunity’s Entrepreneurship training program in Colombia.
  • Opportunity Colombia clients Rubi Anillo (left) and Sandra Marquez record their Trust Group
  • Client Dorothy Makupe and her baby Ethel, Mulanje, Malawi Photo by Zsofia Molnar
  • When R. Jeyanthi became an Opportunity loan officer three years ago, she crisscrossed the streets of Chennai on her bicycle, forming 29 Trust Groups with 535 members along the way.
  • Shown here meeting with Godfrey Lutwama at his stall, loan officer Charity Namutebi says that helping others thrive is her way of serving God.
  • Opportunity managers attend leadership classes at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya.
  • In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Margaret Wangui can now use her cell phone to make financial transactions from the convenience of her restaurant.
  • Opportunity’s point-of-sale (POS) device brings banking services to our clients at this agriculture supply store in Malawi. Owner Rafi k Latiff (left) discusses POS usage with Webster Mbekeani, head of mobile marketing.
  • Client using an Opportunity ATM in Blantyre, Malawi
  • Fresh produce at a market stall in Malawi.
  • Students in Namirembe Hill Primary School, Kampala, Uganda
  • Students at Bright Community Nursery and Primary School in Kyebando, Uganda.
  • Emmanuel Zakia, one of two family members employed by loan client Kagimu Ceasar, makes paintings for tourists in Kampala, Uganda.