Where we work

China

The Opportunity International Network has an implementing partner based in China that was initially funded through Opportunity International Australia in 2003. Opportunity International China helps transform lives by providing poor entrepreneurs with loans, training and business consulting that enables them to develop and sustain income-generating enterprises which, in turn, create jobs for the unemployed. Opportunity International China has three companies operating in China – Opportunity International China Anhui, Opportunity International China Jiangxi and OI China (Suyu) Micro Credit Company.

In 2009, Opportunity International China helped grow and sustain 577 businesses, providing loans between $400 and $30,000. By December 2009, the organisation was serving 508 clients. 41% of clients are wholesalers and retailers – transmigrants that have moved to the capital cities to secure a better education for their children. 9% run small workshops or work as manufacturers, 40% are agricultural clients and others are engaged in animal husbandry. A total of 13,995 jobs were directly created by the loans of OI China in 2009, while its clients indirectly impacted 16,523 jobs in the community throughout that same period.

If you are interested in supporting Opportunity International China please contact Aaron White at aaron_white@oichina.org or phone +61 438 438 468 in Australia or +86 1385 695 2697 in China.