Opportunity International's 2013 impact assessment of its agricultural lending program, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation, offers a good look at its model for serving smallholders, and an early indication of client impact, including the following observations:
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Following on the encouraging results from this study and with an eye toward better understanding the counterfactual, Opportunity is commissioning an international evaluator to conduct a quasi-experimental study of its new agricultural finance program funded by The MasterCard Foundation.
Opportunity International operates the Africa Growth and Innovations Initiative to promote access to loans, savings programs and other critical financial products and services by expanding delivery channels. Opportunity International also hosts the Knowledge Exchange.
Press release: Opportunity International and The MasterCard Foundation partnership
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