Strategic Partner: Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse Supports Opportunity International's expansion of cutting-edge microfinance banking technologies. Learn More »

Strategic Partner: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates and MasterCard Foundations Partner with Opportunity International to Provide Financial Access to 1.4 Million of the Rural Poor in Africa. Learn more »

Opportunity International Microfinance Conference

Opportunity International will host its 2010 Fall Microfinance Conference for people who want to learn more about microfinance and our work to bring financial services to people living in poverty in the developing world. Learn More »

Annual Report: 2009

We and our supporters stand alongside our clients as equal partners in the fight against poverty. Our task is to create powerful microfinance tools and make them accessible to even the most marginalized people. Read the 2009 Annual Report »

Banking on Africa

Opportunity International has a bold vision to bring life-changing financial services to five million impoverished people in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years through our Banking on Africa Campaign. Learn More »

Breaking Bread

The best ideas are shared over food… so share your ideas and your inspiration for global change with family and friends by “Breaking Bread for Microfinance.”

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Book Release–UnPoverty: Rich Lessons from the Working Poor

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Opportunity International provides microfinance loans, savings, insurance and training to over two million people working their way out of poverty in the developing world.

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Microfinance is the provision of financial services such as loans, savings, insurance, and training to people living in poverty. It is one of the great success stories in the developing world in the last 30 years and is widely recognized as a just and sustainable solution in alleviating global poverty.

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