Opportunity International UK

Opportunity International UK "is a member of the global Opportunity International Network, a pioneer and global leader in providing microfinance and training to the working poor.

"Our mission is to provide opportunities for people in poverty to transform their lives, by providing access to sustainable financial services (micro loans, savings and insurance) and training so they can unlock their own potential and begin to work their way out of poverty."

"Opportunity co-founder and former president of Bristol Myers International Corporation, the late Al Whittaker, encountered poverty as he travelled throughout the world in the 1960’s and 70’s...

"In 1992, David Bussau founded Opportunity International UK (initially known as the ‘Opportunity Trust’), based in Oxford."


 * Patron, HRH The Princess Royal

Board of Trustees
Accessed December 2010:


 * John Ford - chair
 * Edward Fox - chief executive
 * Renny Gye
 * Adrian Hill
 * Mary Lindsay-White
 * Lady Strathnaver
 * Herta von Stiegel
 * Roger Witcomb
 * Robert Goldspink
 * Terry Watson

Contact
URL: http://www.opportunity.org.uk

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