Special Edition: OPIC Updates - Impact Awards

OPIC Updates | Newsletter of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Video highlights Impact Award winners and their work in development

O PIC recognized seven clients at our May 19 Impact Awards. Here's a quick video that highlights all the key speakers at the event and all the OPIC clients who won awards for excellence in development. Learn more


Focus on OPIC Impact Award winner: Simpa Simpa was honored with an Impact Award for renewable energy. As the recipient of a $3 million OPIC loan, Simpa illustrates how a small amount of financing can go a long way in improving the lives of people in the developing world. Learn more	OPIC Impact Awards: A recap in pictures From health clinics in Ghana to solar panels in India, these pictures show the important work of our Impact Award winners. Learn more	Focus on OPIC Impact Award winner: Sante GMT Sante GMT, a producer of milk and dairy products in Georgia, won one of two Impact Awards given this year in the development impact category. Learn more


Focus on OPIC Impact Award winner: Root Capital Root Capital was awarded the Impact Award for renewable resources. A longstanding OPIC partner, Root Capital has supported thousands of farmers from Latin America to Sub-Saharan Africa to Asia. Learn more	We're all in this together: OPIC Impact Awards highlight the power of our partnerships "The work that OPIC does to support development in vulnerable places is critical not only to those countries but to the future security of the United States," said one Impact Award winner. Learn more	Focus on OPIC Impact Award winner: Bridge International Bridge International Academies, a network of low-cost, high-quality schools operating in underserved communities throughout rural and urban Kenya, was the recipient of an Impact Award in the development impact category. Learn more


Focus on OPIC Impact Award winner: Global Communities OPIC presented the access to finance award to Global Communities, a nonprofit that works closely with local communities throughout the developing world to provide financing and other support to help improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people. Learn more	Focus on Impact Award winner: CSI Latina Financial Inc. CSI Latina Financial Inc. was presented with an OPIC Impact Award in the American small business category. CSI Latina is a Miami business that leases information technology and other equipment to small and medium enterprises in developing countries. Learn more	Focus on OPIC Impact Award winner: Belstar Development, LLC OPIC presented Belstar Development, LLC with an Impact Award in the innovation category. Belstar is a Miami company that is serving as the lead investor in Ghana's National Medical Equipment Modernization Project. Learn more

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