article / September 29, 2023
Fruits of Resilience: Alicia's Entrepreneurial Journey towards Growth, Education, and Family Success
Alicia (32) has been selling fruit and snacks in the central market of Tecpan, Guatemala for over 13 years. She has a prime corner spot with lots of foot and car traffic. She learned about VisionFund through a friend who gave her a flyer about VisionFund’s financial services.
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
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.
article / August 7, 2023
A Refugees Story of Financial Empowerment and Healing
When the war broke out in South Sudan, Joy fled to Uganda due to the dehumanizing treatment of women in her homeland. Leaving behind the place she had called home throughout her entire childhood to become a refugee was a deeply painful experience, but she had limited options if she stayed.
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 / July 20, 2023
The Artisan's Legacy: Lionza's Remarkable Journey of Empowerment, Community Impact, and Generational Transformation
Lionza, 56, is a widow and an exceptionally talented artisan creating beautifully detailed woven traditional Guatemalan blouses.
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: