publication / June 22, 2022
VisionFund Impact Evaluation: Finance Accelerating Savings group Transformation
VisionFund commissioned 60_Decibels to conduct two impact evaluations in Malawi to determine if VisionFund´s FAST programme – lending to savings groups, accomplished our main programme objectives:
article / January 22, 2024
Growing Deep to Reach Wide: Inside VisionFund Ghana’s Agricultural plan
Ghana’s agricultural landscape is impressive. A diversity of crops and favourable climatic conditions have enabled a vibrant agricultural sector and a seeming abundance of food in many rural areas.
press release / August 11, 2023
VisionFund and World Vision Sign Global MOU with DreamStart Labs
11 August 2023 – VisionFund and World Vision are partnering with DreamStart Labs to accelerate the digitization of savings groups worldwide and give members easier and faster access to microloans and microinsurance.
article / May 16, 2024
Monitoring Progress and Challenges of the Ghana Financial Sector Development Project in the Northern and Savannah Regions
On March 25, 2024, the Ministry of Finance Project Coordination Unit Team, VisionFund Ghana, World Vision Ghana, and World Vision Canada embarked on a second field trip to the Northern and Savannah Regions of Ghana.
publication / February 13, 2024
State of the Practice: Savings Group Linkages 2024 Report
The 2024 State of the Practice Report, a groundbreaking study in the realm of financial inclusion, delineates the contemporary landscape of linkages between informal savings groups and formal financial services.
publication / August 23, 2022
VisionFund Impact Evaluation: 60 Decibels Follow-Up Survey in Guatemala
The results of the second of two surveys of the same sample of clients of VisionFund Guatemala who received a loan through the Recovery Lending for Resilience programme funded through World Vision US.
publication / September 2, 2022
VisionFund Impact Evaluation: Recovery Lending for VisionFund Mexico
In June 2022, 60_Decibels surveyed 209 clients of VisionFund Mexico who had received a loan to help them recover their businesses through the Recovery Lending for Resilience programme, a donor-funded programme through World Vision US.
article / September 29, 2023
From Goat Herder to Agricultural Visionary: Pedro's Journey of Success, Sustainability, and Generational Impact
At 52, Pedro can still hike quickly up the hills that surround his property and home. His goats all respond to his unique call, and they come running when they hear the sound.
publication / March 31, 2023
VisionFund Vietnam Client Survey
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