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When you plant a seed of opportunity, possibilities for a client grow. EVERY $360 REACHES ANOTHER FARMER AND CONNECTS THEM TO OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL’S COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. YOUR GIFT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR FARMERS TO: MOVE OUT OF POVERTY FEEL EMPOWERED PURCHASE LAND IMPROVE HOUSE PARTNER WITH AN OPPORTUNITY AGRICULTURE SPECIALIST MAP FIELDS WITH GPS AND ASSESS CROPS RECEIVE A TAILORED LOAN + SAVINGS ACCOUNT BUY BETTER SEED, EQUIPMENT, FERTILIZER Many farmers operate far below their potential Measuring their fields and buying the right amount of seeds improves productivity We offer tailored support for 42 value chains (e.g. rice, beans, maize) loaned in Africa since 2009 mobile banking clients (and growing) One opportunity affects five lives as jobs are created and supported In Ghana, maize farmers learned to sell their produce by weight, rather than bags, for higher prices.* In Uganda, coffee clients produced 67% more coffee than non-clients due to factors like using the right fertilizer* PLANT USING NEW TECHNIQUES MANAGE FINANCES FROM MOBILE PHONE HIRE NEIGHBORS TO HELP MANAGE BIGGER HARVESTS SELL MORE CROPS TO A VENDOR WHO PAYS BETTER PRICING SEND CHILDREN TO SCHOOL FEED FAMILY EARN & SAVE MORE MONEY In Nicaragua, yucca farmers now plant their stems horizontally, instead of at an angle, to establish more roots and increase their overall harvest Source: “An Impact Assessment of Opportunity International’s Agricultural Lending Program in Uganda, Malawi and Ghana” (July 2013)

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When you plant a seed of opportunity, possibilities for a client grow.

EVERY $360 REACHES ANOTHER FARMER AND CONNECTS THEM TO OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL’S COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. YOUR GIFT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR FARMERS TO:

MOVE OUT OF

POVERTYFEEL

EMPOWEREDPURCHASE

LAND IMPROVE HOUSE

PARTNER WITH AN OPPORTUNITY AGRICULTURE SPECIALIST

MAP FIELDS WITH GPS AND ASSESS CROPS

RECEIVE A TAILORED LOAN + SAVINGS ACCOUNT

BUY BETTER SEED, EQUIPMENT, FERTILIZER

Many farmers operate far below their potential

Measuring their fields and buying the right amount of

seeds improves productivity

We offer tailored support for 42 value chains

(e.g. rice, beans, maize)

loaned in Africa since 2009

mobile banking clients (and growing)

One opportunity affects five lives as jobs are

created and supported

In Ghana, maize farmers learned to sell their produce by weight, rather than bags, for

higher prices.*

In Uganda, coffee clients produced 67% more

coffee than non-clients due to factors like using

the right fertilizer*

PLANT USING NEW TECHNIQUES

MANAGE FINANCES FROM MOBILE PHONE

HIRE NEIGHBORS TO HELP MANAGE BIGGER HARVESTS

SELL MORE CROPS TO A VENDOR WHO PAYS BETTER PRICING

SEND CHILDREN

TO SCHOOL

FEED FAMILY

EARN & SAVE MORE

MONEY

In Nicaragua, yucca farmers now plant their stems

horizontally, instead of at an angle, to establish more

roots and increase their overall harvest

Source: “An Impact Assessment of Opportunity International’s Agricultural Lending Program in Uganda, Malawi and Ghana” (July 2013)