INVEST IN HER.

Invest in Family.

Your investment in a woman will empower her to start and grow a small business. It will create a ripple effect of transformation and impact families and communities for generations to come.

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Why Investing in Women Matters
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Double your impact when you donate for Mother's Day.

Let's unite in our commitment to investing in women. Your gift will give a woman a chance to start and grow a small business, and change the future for her children and family for generations to come.

This Mother's Day, you can give a special gift to honour a mother who has made an impact on your life.
All gifts will be matched up to $10,000!

Why investing in women matters now more than ever.

Today, almost 700 million people live on less than $2.15 a day. Globally, women and girls represent more than half of those living in extreme poverty and disproportionately face significant barriers when it comes to access to financial services and training. The pandemic, political conflict, natural disasters, and economic instability continues to push more people into extreme poverty and widen this gap. Investing in the economic empowerment and financial inclusion of women is critical now more than ever.

When you invest in women, families and communities thrive!

Imagine the impact...

Increasing Financial Access

Women could add $12 trillion to the global GDP by 2025, if there were significant gains toward achieving equal access to financial resources.

Empowering Women Farmers

Women farmers, with equal access to financial and agricultural resources, could reduce the number of hungry people in the world by 150 million.

Investing in Community

Female income-earners are more likely to allocate significantly more resources to food, health, education, and children's wellbeing, ending the generational cycle of poverty for millions.

Your Investment at Work:
Opportunity's Response.

At Opportunity International Canada, investing in women has become an integral part of achieving our vision of a world in which all people have the opportunity to achieve a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose. Globally, women represent 97% of the clients we serve.

Explore the ways you are investing in women, when you partner with us. 

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Increasing Access to Financial Services

  • Tailored financial services designed for marginalized women.
  • Gender awareness training for partner financial institutions to enhance services for female clients.
  • Expanding digital financial services to increase access for rural clients.

Building Financial Literacy and Livelihood Skills

  • Equipping women with budgeting, loan investment, and financial planning skills.
  • Providing technical skills for women farmers, from planting seeds to irrigation.
  • Investing in quality schools for girls, enhancing infrastructure, teacher quality, and facilities.
  • Providing socio-economic support for women in ultra-poverty to help develop confidence and skills needed to care for their families and thrive.

Providing Access to Supportive Networks

  • Savings Groups: A supportive community where women share goals and empower each other.
  • Women’s Mentorship Programs: Real-life role models offering guidance, encouragement, and constructive feedback.
  • In Partnership with Global Affairs Canada, Opportunity launched the Financial Inclusion for Enterprise Development (FINEDEV) project in Ghana. FINEDEV funded the design of the Women in Business Mentorship Program, curriculum, and the first two Cohorts of women participants.

Meet an unstoppable client changing the future
for her family and community because of your investment

Together, let's create a world where every woman has the opportunity thrive.

Honour someone special this
Mother's Day.

Make an impact this Mother's Day and honour someone who has invested in you. Send a customized Mother's Day e-card to someone special now. All gifts will be matched up to $10,000!

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Give with confidence.

Is my donation tax deductible?

Opportunity International Canada is a registered charity in Canada (#87751 6385 RR0001). Donations generate charitable tax receipts in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency guidelines (canada.ca/charities-giving). 

Charitable tax receipts are distributed annually in early February for the previous year. If you have any questions about your gift or require an immediate receipt, please email connect@opportunityinternational.ca.
Can I give through email transfer?

Yes! We accept email transfer donations to donations@opportunityinternational.ca.  We recommend this for larger donations to save on transaction fees!

Is my donation and personal information secure?
Blackbaud processes your donation on behalf of Opportunity International Canada. To protect your credit card information, when used according to manufacturer’s instructions, Blackbaud:
  • Encrypts personal and credit card information during all transactions.
  • Sends an automated confirmation email for all transactions.

 

When making an online donation, your credit card information is not stored and we will not share your personal identity outside of our organization.

 

If you have any concerns, please contact our privacy officer.
How can I make a gift of stock?
Opportunity International Canada gratefully accepts gifts of securities. 
Learn more about donating stock. 
Do I receive a charitable receipt for my donation?

Charitable tax receipts are distributed annually in early February for the previous year. If you have any questions about your gift or require an immediate receipt, please email connect@opportunityinternational.ca.

How will my gift be used?

Your donation will be credited to the program/project requested. Your gift is being accepted with the understanding that when the need for the program/project has been met, the remaining restricted donations will be used where most needed.

Learn more about donating to Opportunity International Canada.