article / September 16, 2019
Not So Run Of The Mill
Daw Saw Saw Win, like many women in Myanmar, left her family to move to Yangon, the capital city for work where she took on various jobs in tourism, hotels, and in government offices.
article / July 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.
publication / October 15, 2019
WVI-VFI Core Competencies
Essential behaviours to realise Our Promise
publication / February 25, 2020
Rwanda Country Highlights 2019
VisionFund Rwanda highlights for 2019
article / May 11, 2017
Guest Blog: Myanmar Visit Changed Me
This week, we hear from Karsten Horne, a VisionFund supporter and CEO of Reho Travel.
article / February 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 / November 1, 2016
Bright Lights in the Mountains
In central Sri Lanka, tucked away from the city, amidst rolling tea estates and misty mountains, a small shack gives shelter to an energetic, hardworking family.
publication / August 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).