press release / January 11, 2016
Financial Inclusion In Myanmar Grant
Yangon, London – 11 January 2016 – The Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) has awarded World Vision Myanmar, working in close partnership with World Vision Australia and its microfinance partner VisionFund Myanmar, a grant of $4.5 million to help approximately 100,000 people gain impr
article / June 11, 2019
Microfinance Empowers Female Entrepreneurs: 7 Stories
In celebration of International Women’s Day, VisionFund is sharing inspiring stories of female entrepreneurs we work with.
article / November 5, 2020
VisionFund Myanmar Financial Inclusion Practices Report
After performing more than 300 in-depth interviews with VisionFund Myanmar clients, the independent data-led social enterprise 60 Decibels published a new report comparing VisionFund’s f
article / September 6, 2019
Insurance – A Safety Net for Smallholder Farmers
Joyce Kabura Njenga, VisionFund’s Insurance Manager for Africa works in Nairobi, Kenya. She writes with passion about the important support that insurance is providing to smallholder farmers in Africa.
article / December 14, 2020
Microloan Helps Kenya Small Business during COVID-19 | VisionFund
“Before COVID-19 our lives were busy and we were happy,” says Simon, a 47-year-old father of two girls and a boy, and supportive husband by the words of Penina, his wife. Their eldest daughter is currently working abroad at a hotel.
article / September 16, 2019
Not So Run Of The Mill
Daw Saw Saw Win, like many women in Myanmar, left her family to move to Yangon, the capital city for work where she took on various jobs in tourism, hotels, and in government offices.
article / January 11, 2019
Mobile Banking Propels Rwanda into Casheless Economy
The creation of a cashless economy is a significant aspect of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 strategy and the government is in the process of and is investing considerably in making all its financial transactions possible electronically or via mobile phones.
article / October 26, 2018
Leading the way with technology
Zin is 31 years old, married with a four-year-old son. She graduated from college with a degree in electrical engineering and with her degree she got a job in a computer shop.