Chicago, United States · Established 1971
Opportunity
Opportunity International
Empowering people to work their way out of poverty.
(About)
US-based non-profit organisation delivering financial services to poor entrepreneurs.
Opportunity International (Opportunity) was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Chicago, United States. Today it is a long-established organisation, working on microfinance, agriculture and education finance and known within the sector for its tagline "Empowering people to work their way out of poverty.".
The organisation currently operates in 11 countries, with major presence in Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda. US-based non-profit organisation delivering financial services to poor entrepreneurs. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at opportunity.org.
(Verified profile)
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Structure & mandate
Opportunity is headquartered in Chicago, United States, established in 1971. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Microfinance — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Agriculture — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Education finance — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
1971
HQ
Chicago
United States
Countries of work
11+
Independent registers
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(Public perception & reviews)
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(Work in the field)
Photos of their work.
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(Where we operate)
Active in 11 countries.
- Ghana
- Uganda
- Rwanda
- Malawi
- Colombia
- India
- Philippines
- DR Congo
- Nicaragua
- Honduras
- Kenya
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