article / June 14, 2023
Scovia is committed to serving refugees
Having been born in a refugee settlement, Scovia didn't have grand expectations for her adult life, as even affording basic items was a struggle.
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 / June 20, 2022
Serving refugee communities: A loan officer’s story
When war broke out in South Sudan in 2013, Annet and her young family did not know how they would survive the tragedies that followed.
publication / May 15, 2023
VisionFund FY22 Annual Report
The VisionFund 2022 Annual Report highlights work carried out by its global network of 28 microfinance institutions across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.
article / October 14, 2019
A Business that Spiced Up Her Life
University graduate Pheona has always been business minded.
page / January 17, 2024
Sustainable enterprises through gender equality
Gender equality is a crucial catalyst for achieving sustainable development in businesses.
article / October 8, 2021
A business on her head no more
Time was limited, a customer sat next to her, waiting to take her order, so Martha spoke to us while serving her.
article / August 19, 2020
Microfinance Transforms Lives in DRC
Kinkole, on the outskirts of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a neighbourhood known for its culinary speciality, Maboke - a delicious steamed fish dish.
press release / November 10, 2023
VisionFund celebrates 20 years of financial inclusion through microfinance
10 November 2023 – VisionFund International proudly commemorates two decades of dedicated service in championing financial inclusion and fostering rural economic growth, all while building brighter futures for children worldwide.
press release / February 14, 2024
Digital ‘revolution’ in financial inclusion brings together rural savings groups and formal financial services in new ecosystem - ‘Linkages 2.0’ report finds
14 February 2024 - State of the Practice: Savings Group Linkages 2024 Report Released