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Opportunity International is a global coalition of more than 40 partner organizations working together in 26 countries around the world. Support Partners (Australia, Canada, Germany, UK, US) raise funds and awareness for Opportunity's microfinance initiatives. Implementing Partners provide the actual, on-the-ground microfinance services in communities across in the developing world. All partners are dedicated to providing opportunities for people in chronic poverty to transform their lives.

Overseeing the operations, standards, quality and programs of all partner organizations is the Opportunity International Network.

With a Board of Directors made up of members of different Support Partner Boards all over the world, the Opportunity International Network’s key mandate is to apply the core values of respect, commitment to the poor, integrity and stewardship to worldwide operations.

How does it work?

  1. The Network monitors all partner financial information and collects and publishes them in a quarterly journal. Partners must remain accountable to the Network in order to receive funding.
  2. The Network has developed training and technical service divisions: Investment Services, Management Information Services (MIS), Product Development, Member Services, and Human Resources. These divisions provide expertise in banking, operations, methodology, and are researching cutting edge tools to deal with global issues such as HIV/AIDS.
  3. To maximize economies of scale, reach many more of the world's poor with financial services and the love of God, the Network has drafted an aggressive vision of growth to reach 2 million clients by 2010. Growth hinges on three core principles:
    1. Building partner organizations to national scale
    2. Maintaining a transformational focus
    3. Converting some partners into formal financial institutions

Opportunity International Network Board of Directors


John Ford
Interim Co-chair of the Network Board, Chair Opportunity International UK
United Kingdom

Betty Jane Hess
Vice Chair
United States

Angel de Leon
Director of TSKI
Philippines

Lamberto Meer
Board Member TSPI
Philippines

T. Jothi Pandian
Chair, Growing Opportunity Finance (India)
India

Francis Pelekamoyo
Board Chair, Africa Partners
Malawi

Daniel Rodriguez
Board Chair, ASPIRE
Dominican Republic

Chris Sadler
Board Member, Opportunity International Australia
Australia

Peter Thorrington
Interim Co-chair of the Network Board, Chair Opportunity International US
United States

Kadita A.T. Tshibaka
Board Member, Opportunity International US
United States

Robert van Beers
Chair, Opportunity International Canada
Canada
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