article / Abril 4, 2020
Liciria, fulfilling her dreams with garbage!
On the outskirts of the Ecuadorian town of Tulcán, where the streets are narrow and full of dirt, on a large landfill site of mountains of plastic garbage, stands 33-year old Liciria.
article / Septiembre 10, 2020
Microloans are Building a Future for Myanmar Children
Schoolmaster U San Win Soe is proud of the children he teaches at Oasis Boarding School: not only does he spend each day teaching first to seventh grade, but his school ensures children of all economic backgrounds are receiving high quality food, board and care.
article / Octubre 14, 2019
Building an Empire
Smallholder farmer and mother of five, Jessica started her farm with just one pig, a far cry from the larger agricultural business she has today.
article / Junio 11, 2016
Microfinance Equips Women to Improve Children's Lives
Microfinance providers seeking to improve the lives of children must first serve women clients, closing the gender gap to achieve financial inclusion for all.
article / Abril 4, 2020
Dionicio the merchant and businessman
Quevedo is a big city, full of busy and active businesspeople. The city center has vendors and stores of all kinds, with people buying and selling products and services, especially related to agricultural activities in the sector.
article / Octubre 3, 2019
Starting a Dream With One Cow
VisionFund India staff were merrily greeted at the newly painted house. It was little Angel Maria’s home. At four years old, she is very active and chirpy. She took our staff to see the baby calf she is very fond of and showed us around the house.
article / Febrero 8, 2021
Stitching together a livelihood in a refugee settlement
When Kiden left South Sudan for Uganda in the middle of the 2017 surge of fighting in the civil war, only five things came with her; her four children and her sewing machine.
article / Octubre 21, 2019
Freedom from Debt and Hope for the Future
Yaquelin Ruiz (46) is a mother of three sons and one daughter. She and her husband Jesus (50) have always worked as hard as they could to support their family. “Since we do not have a career, my husband has always worked for others.