article / Oktobar 4, 2019
Integrated Empowerment: VisionFund and World Vision
World Vision and VisionFund partnership provides financial support to microfinance client in rural Vietnam.
article / Oktobar 26, 2018
From plants to pigs – working hard to progress
Mye is a 39-year-old strong, sturdy mother to three children aged 12, 16 and 19 years. Her husband is in the military and often away from home and even though he sends money each month, it’s not enough for her to support the family.
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.
article / Oktobar 4, 2019
An Amazing Transformation
Tran Thi Than is married with two children and is a VisionFund client at Lang Chanh branch in Vietnam.
article / Oktobar 26, 2018
Leading within the community
With money received as wedding gifts, Zar and her husband started a retail business three years ago.
article / April 4, 2020
More than just a bedroom
In the province of Los Ríos, on the Ecuadorian coast, sits the town of Quevedo, the largest and most inhabited in the province.
article / Maj 11, 2017
A Hand Up
Often we refer to microfinance as the offering of a ‘hand up, not a hand out’, a principle that tends to resonate with our supporters who look for a sustainable way to help people living in impoverished circumstances.
article / Novembar 5, 2021
The bank of opportunities
Mrs. Nelly has a special sparkle in her eyes as she begins to tell us her story. She assures us that thanks to VisionFund she is able to sustain her family and at the same time help more women sustain theirs.
press release / Maj 29, 2020
VisionFund announces Michael Mithika’s departure as President and CEO
London, UK – 29 May 2020 – Today, VisionFund International, the microfinance subsidiary of World Vision announced Michael Mithika’s departure as President and CEO, effective 15 June, 2020.