article / Octubre 10, 2019
Women Farmers THRIVE in Malawi
In Ireen Madzumbi's community, World Vision's THRIVE project taught farmers new ways to farm. Ireen learned she could grow crops all year long by using water from ponds on her property. She learned that vegetables, like beans and potatoes, could be planted together at the same time.
article / Diciembre 19, 2022
Sometimes saying no is the better answer
Written by Miyon Kautz, Director, Marketing and Engagement, VisionFund
press release / Marzo 26, 2021
VisionFund releases its Annual Report for 2020
LONDON – 26 March 2021. VisionFund International released its Annual Report for the financial year ending 30 September 2020, recording efforts in supporting clients durin
publication / Mayo 6, 2022
VisionFund FY21 Audited Financial Report
VisionFund FY21 audited financial report prepared by KPMG.
article / Febrero 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 / Abril 15, 2020
Caring for our clients during COVID-19
By Johanna Ryan, Global Director of Impact, VisionFund International
article / Julio 25, 2021
A new water tank, a new business: A pandemic story
Penninah is the chairperson of her savings group Uka nuke. She is a mother of four – her first born is married and doing business of dressmaking and her other three are yet to complete college.