article / Oktober 8, 2019
Education Loans Help Mother Finance Childrens' Future
“I want to finish school and get a salary so my mother can rest. She is very tired, I don’t want her to be tired any more.”
Yan Min Aung is 18 years old. His father died when he was four years old, leaving his mother, Myint Myint, with three children.
article / Mai 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.
publication / September 12, 2019
Contextual and Financial Assessment of Savings Groups in West Nile, Uganda
During the period of September to December 2018, VisionFund assessed 215 groups, representing more than 6,700 members in West Nile, Uganda.
article / November 19, 2020
VisionFund Contributes to Child Well-being Outcomes
When we refer to “child well-being outcomes” in our work, what we really mean is that we want children not to be hungry; we want them to be in school and to have the freedom and energy to play and laugh; we want them not to work, not to get married, and not to experience violence of a
publication / August 5, 2020
Annual Report on Most Missing Middle Project 2019-20
The ‘Most Missing Middle’ (MMM) program is a pilot which aims to test and identify an effective, scalable and inclusive business model for the provision of financial services to Small and Growing Business (SGBs).
article / Juli 28, 2016
Recovery Lending After Typhoon Haiyan
On November 8, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan drew a path of destruction across the Central Philippines that left millions of Filipinos homeless, injured, and without a viable liveli