Education Finance
Rapid Response : Keeping our Promises Your Impact Report, Spring 202 6
Responding to an Urgent Need Over the past year and a half, we have witnessed a seismic shift in global philanthropy with the rapid dissolution of USAID and the shift of other global funding sources toward other priorities; for Opportunity International , that impact changed the momentum but not the trajectory of our global education work. Thanks to you , we closed a portion of a $5 million funding gap and worked with in -country staff to continue as many programs as possible. Keeping Our Promises While we had to reduce the scope of the original USAID grant funded project, we were able to continu e working with Childhood joy crosses all borders: young teachers and children in Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia —as learners at an affordable, quality, Opportunity International -supported school well as the other 17 countries where Education Finance in Tanzania. works —to make affordable, quality education accessible to all children. Even with that bend in the road, in 2025 we showed year -over -year growth reaching 5 million children and releasing $292.5 million in loans provided to schools and learners. CY2025 Ghana Tanzania Zambia
Educational Loans $8.3M $7.1M $38.3M
Children Impacted 334,478 52,082 167,314
Schools in Education Quality 1,178 282 342
Children Impacted 376,960 90,240 109,440
Work Still to be Done Furthermore , we intend to continue to keep our promises across the countries we serve —because, like you, we believe in the urgent need to get and keep children in school. Our years of child learning measurements demonstrate that children gain as much as half a year equivalent of additional schooling linked to Opportunity’s Education Finance initiatives. S chool leader and teacher professional development opportunities and access to school improvement loans have a measurable, positive impact on children in local, quality schools . Thanks to your timely support, we’ve had the resources to train and equip our EduQuality schools in Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia to improve teaching, student engagement, and learning outcomes : • Provide teacher mentors with the knowledge and resources to improve learning experiences for students. • Increase integration of teaching and learning resources into classroom instruction . 101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60606 T 800.793.9455 W opportunity.org
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