article / Septembar 16, 2019
A Mother at 15. A Business Owner at 26.
Mariam had her first child when she was 15. Growing up, she had five siblings; three brothers and two sisters, all whom married at a young age. In their village near Fatik in Senegal, it was just the way of life. It also helped to reduce the burden of running a big household.
article / Oktobar 26, 2018
Leading the way with technology
Zin is 31 years old, married with a four-year-old son. She graduated from college with a degree in electrical engineering and with her degree she got a job in a computer shop.
article / Oktobar 26, 2018
Opportunities blossoming from family and children
Thin lives in a rural community a couple hour outside of Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar.
article / Oktobar 21, 2021
VisionFund Malawi Impact Survey for Saving Group Linkage Loans
By Martina Crailsheim, Director, VisionFund Savings Group Linkage
publication / Avgust 17, 2023
VisionFund Kenya Client Impact Survey Report - March 2023
VisionFund Kenya conducted a client impact study in March 2023 and interviewed 275 clients to help them understand how to broaden and deepen the impact of their work. The report also includes a comparison analysis of their previous client impact study conducted in March 2022.
article / Oktobar 14, 2019
Refugee Starts Again as a Locksmith
Alex is a man from Túquerres, a municipality in the department of Nariño - Colombia, located 57.4 km from the Ecuadorian city of Tulcán. The constant natural disasters and armed conflicts in the area has caused the economy to decline, making it unsustainable for Alex to remain in his place.
publication / Decembar 2, 2022
Savings Linked Insurance for Resilience Report
VisionFund has been actively designing microinsurance products tailored to meet the needs of the clients we serve.
article / Februar 17, 2017
Surviving Drought and Flooding
Alice and her husband, Sydney, have two daughters, Bennadett and Clemensia. They are part of the Mposa community in Machinga, Malawi. Their region suffered from a widespread drought, which destroyed the primary crops farmers planted for their livelihoods.
Recovery Loans from VisionFund have helped many families in the Mposa area rebuild their livelihoods after their maize crop failed twice due to drought and then floods.
Alice’s was one of them. She applied for a loan from VisionFund and invested it in growing vegetables, and later took another loan to purchase fertilizer and fuel for the communal pump that irrigates her vegetable garden. She was able to sell her vegetables at the local market to provide for her family’s needs. “If it wasn’t for the loan and these vegetables, I am sure that by today we would have sold our goats or split up the family in order to search for employment in the city,” said Sydney, who revealed that some households have adopted costly coping strategies such as withdrawing children from school and reducing food consumption which have long-term impact.
VisionFund has impacted 150 families in the Mposa region, by granting them loans to rebuild their livelihoods after their maize crop failed. Women use the income earned from growing vegetables to cover their daily needs, including their children’s school fees and health care costs.