article / June 11, 2019
A Sweeping Success
Yu is 33 years old and married with two daughters (14, 10) and a son aged 6 years.
article / October 18, 2018
Farmer Elena
“I started growing sheep with my grandpa. It was a way to save some money,” Elena says. She then got married and she had the idea to start raising cattle to sell the beef to butchers in the municipality.
article / March 8, 2022
International Women’s Day: Breaking the Bias
Written by Kaitlin McGarvey, North America Fundraising Manager, VisionFund International
article / June 18, 2020
COVID-19 Impact Study on Uganda Refugee Saving Groups
Microfinance provider VisionFund Uganda conducted a survey of refugees community savings group members to understand how COVID-19 impacted rural livelihoods.
article / October 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 / October 4, 2019
Pigs+Pigs+Pigs = Profit
Like many other poor households in Duc Xa village, Vinh Thuy commune, the family of 34-year-old Ho Thi Trinh used to struggle to cover the living expenses and educational costs for her family of
article / October 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 / July 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