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Opportunity International today announced the successful completion of its three-year Waymaker Campaign, raising $101 million of philanthropic capital that will leverage over $1 billion in social impact funding.
Opportunity International has been awarded a $2 million grant from Visa Foundation to provide micro and small business loans, digital tools and specialized technical training to women-led small- and micro businesses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda.
Opportunity International loan recipients defy the odds with such consistency that it’s clear they have a formula for success. But it’s never some cookie cutter plan. I believe a huge reason Opportunity International has been so successful in helping people out of poverty is because they do so in a highly customized, relational, human way.