Tamsin Scurfield has been living and working in Sub Saharan Africa since 2006. First with a grassroots community development organization, then in the humanitarian sector during the Horn of Africa Famine Response in 2011, supporting the relief efforts of Somali refugees in Northern Kenya.

Since 2015 she has worked for Opportunity International as both an in-country and regional resource, based out of Uganda. Her role has shifted from business development to a more client-centric one to drive inclusive finance as a means for achieving social and business outcomes for marginalized groups. In this role she provides strategic advise and operational support for women, youth, people living with disability and the refugee segment. She is also leading on AgFinance’s gender strategy to ensure a gender lens is incorporated across Opportunities’ programs.


Tamsin has led on Opportunities refugee work since a visit to Kiryandongo settlement in Western Uganda in early 2018 where the potential for refugee financial inclusion and self reliance became evident. In this role she leads on strategic support, partnership management and integrating learnings into programming.