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.
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 / March 7, 2023
Launch of Strong Women Impact Fund for Transformation (SWIFT)
Written by Edgar S. Martinez, President and International CEO at VisionFund International
article / March 22, 2022
Moving from Outreach to Impact
Written by Johanna Ryan, Global Director of Impact, VisionFund International
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 / February 16, 2022
Recovery Lending Impact Evaluation: Guatemala & Kenya
Through generous funding from donors, VisionFund commissioned 60_Decibels to conduct two impact evaluations in Kenya and Guatemala to learn more about how VisionFund financial services are supporting clients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
article / November 5, 2021
Impacting her community, one loan at a time
Business lady Vester Nandima had to drop out of school at the age of 19 because her parents could not pay her school fees. She married Liwonde at the age of 22. Her three grandchildren Innocent, Trevor and Esnart, aged 11, 5, and 3 respectively now live with her.
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: