article / April 4, 2020
More than just a bedroom
In the province of Los Ríos, on the Ecuadorian coast, sits the town of Quevedo, the largest and most inhabited in the province.
article / November 5, 2021
The bank of opportunities
Mrs. Nelly has a special sparkle in her eyes as she begins to tell us her story. She assures us that thanks to VisionFund she is able to sustain her family and at the same time help more women sustain theirs.
article / October 5, 2015
Loan Leads Family Out of Extreme Poverty
“If not for the help of microfinance loans, I wouldn’t have been able to start my piggery and support the schooling of my three children.
article / March 4, 2020
Where there is passion, there is progress
Dhammika (54) is a single-mother and has been providing for her two daughters on her own since they were ten and thirteen. She lives in Puttlam district, western Sri Lanka, where the majority of communities depend on agriculture for a living.
article / August 19, 2020
Microfinance Transforms Lives in DRC
Kinkole, on the outskirts of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a neighbourhood known for its culinary speciality, Maboke - a delicious steamed fish dish.
article / August 11, 2020
VisionFund credit transforms the Lives of Grantees at Kinkole Area Program
Kinkole, on the outskirts of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a neighbourhood known for its culinary speciality, Maboke - a delicious steamed fish dish.
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.