Colombia Opportunity Zone: Nourishing Hope and Making Progress Spring 2023
2023–2025 OPPORTUNITY COLOMBIA STRATEGIC GOALS To impact the lives of an additional 170,454 people, providing six programs in collaboration with 16 partners, and releasing $10.4M in capital
OUR GRATITUDE Thanks to your belief in Opportunity International’s work in Colombia, we are reaching more people than ever. Our field staff on the ground is comprised of committed professionals trained to support and walk with our clients on their journey out of extreme poverty. Our work in savings groups, education, and microbanking continues to expand. The Graduation program is up and running; the impact on the 250 participating families and their communities already can be felt and seen. Thank you for supporting the people of Colombia.
THE NEED Opportunity International launched our work in Colombia in 1971. It is a beautiful country of great need and even greater potential, a country which has lived in violence for more than 50 years and is home to more than eight million displaced persons and refugees.
THE SOLUTIONS
Colombia Opportunity Zone
In response, Opportunity launched an Opportunity Zone in Colombia, intentionally bringing together our flagship programs—agriculture, education, and microbanking—into a geographical region with a large population of people living in extreme poverty. Our program models are built on our proven threepronged interventions of training, financial resources, and support. These interventions increase incomes, create and sustain jobs, and provide affordable quality education for children and youth. 101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60606 T 800.793.9455 W opportunity.org
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