article / December 11, 2023
Ministry of Finance Field Visit to VSLA Linkage Project Sites in Northern Ghana
The Ministry of Finance Project Coordination Unit Team embarked on a field visit to monitor the VSLA (Village Savings and Loan Association) linkage activities under the Ghana Financial Sector Development Project (GFSDP) in the Northern and Savanah Regions of Ghana.
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.
publication / October 12, 2023
VisionFund Ghana: 60Decibels FAST Initial Study
VisionFund commissioned 60 Decibles to conduct two impact evaluations (an initial and follow-up study) in Ghana to determine if VisionFund's FAST program - lending to savings gorups - is accomplishing its main program objects:
article / December 25, 2016
How Does Microfinance Impact The Lives Of Women?
Tell us about VisionFund and microfinance empowers women?
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 / October 8, 2021
Crafting a future for the children
Doña Beatriz is a weaver of the community of Llallagua, Bolivia. She has been a microfinance client for three years.
article / August 24, 2020
Mobile Banking Impacted Rwandan Farmers in Pandemic
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, many countries have put in place stay-at-home orders, in order to prevent the spread of this deadly virus. The stay at home Ministerial order in Rwanda has, like many other countries, affected the entire population’s economic activities.
article / November 19, 2021
Building her children’s future
“When I work, and sweat runs down my face, I don’t think of it as water leaving my body; to me, it’s building the future of my children: sweat as the mortar, VisionFund loan as the brick.”
article / October 2, 2019
Coconut Oil Helps Send Children to School
Atta Potir has been producing coconut oil for over 35 years. It was a skill she learned from her grandma and has been her steady source of income ever since. But at times it's difficult for production because of the coconut costs and availability of coconuts.