Francisca Grows from Teaching with Passion to Teaching with Purpose Through the Teacher Mentor Professional Development Program in Ghana
Agyei Francisca’s passion for teaching began as a Sunday school teacher and led her to start her professional career at Holy Covenant School in Suhum, Ghana, after completing senior high school in 2024. Without formal teacher training, she initially struggled with lesson planning, classroom management, and engaging learners. Six months into her career, she joined the Teacher Mentor Professional Development (TMPD) workshops under Opportunity International EduFinance’s EduQuality program, where…
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Rebuilding Stronger Schools After COVID-19
The blog shows how Opportunity EduFinance is helping affordable non-state schools recover from COVID-19 by combining finance, leadership development, and education quality, enabling schools to rebuild enrollment, strengthen operations, and become more resilient.
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Community Engagement Fuels Growth at DC Kurah Methodist School
What began as a response to a community tragedy has grown into a story of resilience, innovation, and educational transformation. Located in the rural farming community of DC Kurah, Ghana, DC Kurah Methodist School has strengthened teaching and learning through Opportunity EduFinance's Teacher Mentorship Professional Development (TMPD) and school leadership training. By equipping teachers with new skills, improving school management, and mobilizing community support for teacher welfare, the school…
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The Growing Role of Affordable Non-State Schools in Global Education
With about 263 million children out of school and non-state enrollment projected to reach 334 million by 2028, these schools are becoming an important part of global education systems. However, limited financing restricts schools’ ability to expand and improve quality, while families struggle to meet education costs. Also emphasizing the need for greater financing, training, and support for both schools and families to help expand access to quality education.
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Centro Educativo Mi Pequeño Mundo, Growing with Purpose
Faidy turned a modest tutoring center in Colombia into a thriving school with stronger leadership, clearer systems, better facilities, and growing enrollment through Opportunity International’s EduQuality Program. The school now feels like a true community hub, where teachers feel supported, families are involved, and students speak with confidence about their dreams, belonging, and hope.
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How Education Finance Actors Are Rebuilding With Renewed Energy Amid Declining Official Development Assistance (ODA)
The blog examines how organizations working in education finance are responding to significant declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) and what this means for the future of education funding. With education ODA projected to fall by $3.2 billion, around 24% compared with 2023 levels, the existing global education financing gap is becoming even more difficult to close.
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THREE DYNAMIC WOMEN KEEPING AFFORDABLE LEARNING WITHIN REACH IN INDIA
Thamil Selvi, Meena, and Premalatha, three educators from Madurai, India, left their jobs to open Vetri Nursery and Primary School after believing children in their community deserved better access to quality education. With family support, their own savings, and capacity building from Opportunity EduFinance, they pushed through early doubts and approval delays, set up the school in just 100 days, and built the trust of parents. Today, the school serves more than 200 children, with each founder taking…
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Selina’s Journey to Educational Excellence
Selina, founder and director of HopeStar Eldo Junior School in Kenya, transformed her school from a modest institution serving 300 learners into a thriving school with more than 550 learners after participating in a three-year school leadership and management program supported by Opportunity International EduFinance. Through training, coaching, and access to finance, she gained practical skills in school management and developed a strategic improvement plan focused on learner safety and educational…
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What SEND Inclusion Looks Like in Practice
Research across five affordable private schools in Tanzania found that SEND inclusion is already happening through the daily efforts of teachers and school leaders who adapt teaching, foster welcoming classrooms, and support learners with diverse needs. While challenges such as limited infrastructure, specialist support, and formal systems remain, the schools demonstrate that inclusion can thrive even in resource-constrained settings. The blog emphasizes that strengthening inclusive education will…
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Stronger Future for Quality and Affordable Education is Taking Shape at École Bilingue La Fontaine in Rwanda
École Bilingue La Fontaine in Rwanda grew from a small, community-driven school into a more stable and sustainable institution after joining Opportunity International EduFinance’s EduQuality program. The support strengthened leadership, financial management, teacher quality, and parent confidence, helping enrolment rise from 94 to 217 learners and giving the school a clearer path to long-term growth.
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