article / Maj 16, 2015
New Homes for Tea Plantation Workers in Sri Lanka
“I moved into our living room with my wife when I got married,” says 30 year old Wilson who comes from a tea-plucker family.
article / Novembar 19, 2021
A father’s responsibility
The Arthurs - Mr. Ebenezer Arthur, his wife Abigail and their two daughters (Louis and Elis) run a home-to-home laundry service. In 2020 their home-based laundry business was threatened by COVID 19, a year after he accessed the financial services of VisionFund.
article / Juni 20, 2022
Serving refugee communities: A loan officer’s story
When war broke out in South Sudan in 2013, Annet and her young family did not know how they would survive the tragedies that followed.
article / Oktobar 2, 2019
Coconut Oil Helps Send Children to School
Atta Potir has been producing coconut oil for over 35 years. It was a skill she learned from her grandma and has been her steady source of income ever since. But at times it's difficult for production because of the coconut costs and availability of coconuts.
article / Decembar 3, 2019
Digitalization Facilitates Access to VisionFund Loans
In northern Tanzania, VisionFund works with and provides affordable loan products to farmers and businesses to help uplift the living conditions of families and children.
article / Novembar 5, 2020
A journey out of poverty in Vietnam
“We used to be a lasting poor household of the hamlet, then a near-poor, and finally we have been lifted out of poverty,” says Mrs Nhuyen Thi Kim Cuc. “On top of that, the happiest thing is the recovery of my husband from a severe sickness by taking medicines regularly.
press release / Februar 2, 2016
A Gathering of Microfinance Leads
As Co-Chair of the Microfinance CEO Working Group (MCWG), VisionFund International (VFI)CEO, Scott Brown, recently visited Bangladesh, the birthplace of microfinance.
article / Juni 11, 2019
A Sweeping Success
Yu is 33 years old and married with two daughters (14, 10) and a son aged 6 years.