article / October 10, 2019
Business Owner and Grandma to Six Orphans
Business owner, farmer, grandmother to six children, and microfinance entrepreneur, Ifgenia has had her share of struggles.
article / October 10, 2019
Women Farmers THRIVE in Malawi
In Ireen Madzumbi's community, World Vision's THRIVE project taught farmers new ways to farm. Ireen learned she could grow crops all year long by using water from ponds on her property. She learned that vegetables, like beans and potatoes, could be planted together at the same time.
article / October 4, 2019
Pigs+Pigs+Pigs = Profit
Like many other poor households in Duc Xa village, Vinh Thuy commune, the family of 34-year-old Ho Thi Trinh used to struggle to cover the living expenses and educational costs for her family of
article / February 8, 2021
Stitching together a livelihood in a refugee settlement
When Kiden left South Sudan for Uganda in the middle of the 2017 surge of fighting in the civil war, only five things came with her; her four children and her sewing machine.
article / July 28, 2016
Recovery Lending After Typhoon Haiyan
On November 8, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan drew a path of destruction across the Central Philippines that left millions of Filipinos homeless, injured, and without a viable liveli
article / June 25, 2020
'Most Missing Middle' Celebrates 2 Years Since Launch
This Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Day, VisionFund International is celebrating the milestones achieved in the second year of its “Most Missing Middle” (MMM) program in Ghana and Myanmar.
article / October 8, 2019
Farming for the Future
Agriculture remains the main occupation for many families in Sri Lanka, including in the north-western district of Puttlam, where Chandrani (42 yea
article / October 4, 2019
From Malnutrition to Plentiful
“Thanks to World Vision’s microfinance loans, my chicken raising business has grown significantly, which helps me not only earn more money, but also enable me to improve nutrition for my ki
article / October 4, 2019
Phoebe's Vision to Help Young People
It has been a struggle, but Phoebe sits proudly in her three by three metre tailoring shop in a busy market in Kariobangi, northeast Nairobi.