press release / janvier 11, 2016
UK Government Awards Grant for El Niño Response
Families devastated by what is predicted to be particularly severe El Niño weather patterns in six African countries are to benefit from small loans to rebuild their livelihoods, following a £2 million ‘returnable grant’ from the UK Government to aid agency World Vision UK and its microfinance pa
article / décembre 9, 2019
Savings and microfinance in Moyo, Uganda
I write from Moyo, West Nile in Northern Uganda where I was fortunate to meet with South Sudanese refugees who are re-building their livelihoods through the support of World Vision savings groups, accessing small loans from VisionFund Uganda.
article / octobre 11, 2016
Measuring Economic Development in Latin America
VisionFund is an organisation based on change. Changing the lives of our clients, their families and their communities is why we exist.
article / juin 16, 2021
Microlending to Refugees: From Impossible to Possible
Does microlending to refugees make good financial sense? VisionFund Uganda proves it does through the success of its Saving Group Linkage Loan.
publication / août 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).
publication / juillet 3, 2020
VFI CEO Search Prospectus
Prospectus: VisionFund International (VFI) has announced the launch of a search process for the role of President and CEO.
article / juillet 24, 2018
VisionFund President & CEO Michael Mithika Visits Ghana
VisionFund International’s new President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Mithika recently visited Ghana to meet with key stakeholders, as well as the VisionFund Ghana team.
article / mars 11, 2019
VisionFund Loan Helps Dreams Come True
Johanna Ryan, VisionFund’s Global Director of Impact, meets an unofficial but true community leader Francisco, a VisionFund client from the Dominican Republic
publication / octobre 10, 2017
VisionFund Social Performance Report 2016
VisionFund releases its Social Performance highlights for 2016.
article / février 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.