Opportunity International Inc.
Chicago, IL
OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL, INC., (OPPORTUNITY), IS A TAX EXEMPT, PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FAITH-BASED CORPORATION. BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, SUPPORT AND TRAINING, WE EMPOWER PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE INCOMES, EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN AND ESCAPE GENERATIONAL POVERTY, IN THE PROCESS TRANSFORMING THEIR LIVES, THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. OPPORTUNITY'S PROGRAMS ARE FINANCED THROUGH CHARITABLE DONATIONS, EARNED INCOME FROM ITS BANKING OPERATIONS AND FOCUSED ON DEPLOYING LOCAL FUNDS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY PARTNER BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ITS CLIENTS. IN FY 2023 OPPORTUNITY AND ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SERVED 20 MILLION LOAN CLIENTS, 97% OF WHICH ARE WOMEN. CUMULATIVELY EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAMS REACHED OVER 10.1 MILLION CHILDREN AND AGRICULTURE FINANCE REACHED OVER 341,000 HOUSEHOLDS. MICROBANKING CATALYZED $2.6 BILLION IN LOANS AND CREATED OVER 1.8 MILLION JOBS THROUGH THOSE LOANS.