article / Հոկտեմբեր 22, 2020
Loan Officers Share Pandemic Experiences in Ecuador
At VisionFund, our loan officers are at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
article / Հոկտեմբեր 11, 2016
How FinTech Can Help MFIs Serve Rural Clients
Justin McCauley is the global digital architect for VisionFund, focusing on key projects in Tanzania. Here he shares his reflections on using technology to sustainably serve rural Tanzanian clients.
article / Փետրվար 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.
press release / Հուլիս 22, 2014
MEET OUR MILLIONTH CLIENT
Across a network of 35 microfinance institutions, VisionFund now serves more than one mill
article / Սեպտեմբեր 6, 2019
Insurance – A Safety Net for Smallholder Farmers
Joyce Kabura Njenga, VisionFund’s Insurance Manager for Africa works in Nairobi, Kenya. She writes with passion about the important support that insurance is providing to smallholder farmers in Africa.