Milliman Giving Fund renews commitment to Opportunity International to accelerate global impact

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, announced that the Milliman Giving Fund has committed $1,050,000 over three years to Opportunity International to break cycles of generational poverty in Uganda and Colombia by driving economic development and job creation.

This three-year commitment builds on prior grants totaling $1.65 million, and it introduces two new innovations. It scales Opportunity's FarmerAI digital tools to Uganda for localized agricultural guidance and pilots a health model in Malawi to strengthen community health initiatives.

“The Milliman Giving Fund is honored to deepen our relationship with Opportunity International, helping families in Uganda and Colombia lift themselves out of extreme poverty and give their children a quality education,” said Deborah Wolf, co-chair of the Milliman Giving Fund.

Since 2019, the Milliman Giving Fund has supported Opportunity International’s efforts to expand access to financial services, business training, and quality education—first in Mityana, Uganda, and then Cartagena, Colombia. At the heart of this collaboration is the creation of Opportunity Zones—specific geographic areas where Opportunity International offers its full suite of interventions.

“It is the combination of training, support, and access to financial services that enables the people we serve to build self-sustaining, resilient livelihoods—and that is the essence of our Opportunity Zone model with Milliman,” said Atul Tandon, CEO of Opportunity International. “Through the Milliman Giving Fund’s generous support, we are creating ecosystems of opportunity in Uganda and Colombia that have already touched nearly 400,000 lives. We are grateful to share their vision of a world without extreme poverty.”

The employee- and retiree-funded Milliman Giving Fund amplifies Milliman’s mission by supporting transformative programs to improve communities’ health, education, and economic development. Since 2019, the Giving Fund has donated more than $6 million to grantees worldwide.

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About Opportunity International

Opportunity International is a global nonprofit that has been equipping people to build sustainable livelihoods and educate their children for 54 years. Opportunity provides 21 million families with innovative financial resources, training, and support to grow their small businesses and send their children to school. In 2024, Opportunity International and its partners helped fund more than 19,000 schools that reached 3.4 million children. Discover more at opportunity.org or join the conversation on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.