press release / January 11, 2016
UK Government Awards Grant for El Niño Response
Families devastated by what is predicted to be particularly severe El Niño weather patterns in six African countries are to benefit from small loans to rebuild their livelihoods, following a £2 million ‘returnable grant’ from the UK Government to aid agency World Vision UK and its microfinance pa
article / October 17, 2019
Salima's Story
Madam Salima DIADI learned through a friend that VisionFund grants credit; she had already taken out a loan so was familiar with the process. She joined a group of five other people getting loans, and she started with a loan of US $400 and her latest loan is for
article / October 2, 2019
Confidence Comes From Financial Success
Mrs. Rukkumani, aged 38, has been living in Melaviduthi village, Pudukkottai for the last 28 years. She has three daughters and one son. For her three daughters’ education and other daily expenses, she had to borrow money from moneylenders who charged high interest rates.
article / September 16, 2019
VisionFund Uganda opens new branch in West Nile
VisionFund Uganda will be providing a Savings Group Linkage Loan for refugees and host communities in West Nile, Uganda.
article / October 19, 2019
From Waitress to Restaurant Owner
Laura started working when she was 19 years old, the same age she gave birth to her only child.
article / November 2, 2020
Transformative Microfinance Project Model for Rwanda
World Vision and VisionFund share a common interest in promoting household income, through supporting Savings for Transformation (S4T) groups to acquire financial services including loans and financial literacy skills, and have establish
article / March 11, 2019
VisionFund Loan Helps Dreams Come True
Johanna Ryan, VisionFund’s Global Director of Impact, meets an unofficial but true community leader Francisco, a VisionFund client from the Dominican Republic
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.