Network Services Divisions
- Planning, Knowledge Management, Marketing and Communications
- Transformational Impact
- Operations
- Human Resources
- Risk Management
- MIS
- MicroEnsure
- Product Development
- Market Research
Network Distinctives and Special Programs
- Code of Conduct
- Holistic Transformation
- Triple Bottom Line
- Savings
- Biometrics
- Investment Capital
- Trust Groups
- MicroEnsure
- Microfinance Banks for the Poor
About the Opportunity International Network
About Opportunity
The Opportunity International Network is comprised of regulated formal financial institutions and non-profit NGOs serving economically challenged families with microfinance. Our services include small loans, as little as $90, small savings accounts with a country average balance as low as $86, and microinsurance. Opportunity International has more than $900 million in assets serving poor families with microfinance, education, and training in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Opportunity builds, owns, and operates microfinance banks and the first wholly-owned microinsurance company, MicroEnsure. With Supporting Partners in Australia, Canada, Deutschland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Opportunity manages investment divisions and a Loan Guarantee Fund.
Our mission is to provide opportunities for people in chronic poverty to transform their lives.
Our commitment is motivated by Jesus Christ's call to serve the poor.
Our core values are respect, commitment to the poor, integrity, and stewardship.
We serve women and men of all faiths and no faith.
See our 2008 performance highlights.
What we do
The Opportunity Network Services Organization manages 18 owned and regulated formal financial institutions. In order to create and sustain the world’s best network of microfinance institutions serving the poorest of the economically active, the Network Services Organization provides a common mission and identity for its affiliates. The Network performs:
Independent audit of banks and financial institutions
Risk assessment, standards, and accreditation
Internal audits of partners
Information technology services
Market research
New product development
Human resources services, training, leadership development, recruitment, and succession planning
Regional management
Client transformation services
Marketing
Knowledge management
Communications
Business planning
Operational advancements for back office and client product distribution
New market development
