publication / Tháng 2 13, 2024
State of the Practice: Savings Group Linkages 2024 Report
The 2024 State of the Practice Report, a groundbreaking study in the realm of financial inclusion, delineates the contemporary landscape of linkages between informal savings groups and formal financial services.
page / Tháng 1 15, 2024
Tips on secure financial transfers via mobile agents
If you don’t have a mobile wallet account, worry not – you can still easily and swiftly make financial transfers with mobile agents.
page / Tháng 1 17, 2024
How to start a small business
Are you searching for ways to kickstart your small business dreams, whether it's a bakery, corner store, or beauty salon?
page / Tháng 1 17, 2024
Sustainable enterprises through gender equality
Gender equality is a crucial catalyst for achieving sustainable development in businesses.
page / Tháng 1 16, 2024
Enhancing crop quality
In this article, we will share insights on how vegetable and fruit farmers can increase their earnings by cultivating high-quality products.
page / Tháng 1 8, 2024
Benefits of using mobile wallets and mobile agents
In the digital era, learning how to leverage digital technology for convenience is essential. Mobile wallets and mobile agents, easily accessible these days, save more time and energy than traditional banking.
publication / Tháng 2 20, 2023
Global Accountability Report 2021
The World Vision International Global Accountability report covers all of World Vision’s operations during the 2021 financial year (1 October 2020 – 30 September 2021). Unless otherwise indicated, all references to 2021 are to the financial year, not the calendar year.
article / Tháng 2 17, 2017
Surviving Drought and Flooding
Alice and her husband, Sydney, have two daughters, Bennadett and Clemensia. They are part of the Mposa community in Machinga, Malawi. Their region suffered from a widespread drought, which destroyed the primary crops farmers planted for their livelihoods.
Recovery Loans from VisionFund have helped many families in the Mposa area rebuild their livelihoods after their maize crop failed twice due to drought and then floods.
Alice’s was one of them. She applied for a loan from VisionFund and invested it in growing vegetables, and later took another loan to purchase fertilizer and fuel for the communal pump that irrigates her vegetable garden. She was able to sell her vegetables at the local market to provide for her family’s needs. “If it wasn’t for the loan and these vegetables, I am sure that by today we would have sold our goats or split up the family in order to search for employment in the city,” said Sydney, who revealed that some households have adopted costly coping strategies such as withdrawing children from school and reducing food consumption which have long-term impact.
VisionFund has impacted 150 families in the Mposa region, by granting them loans to rebuild their livelihoods after their maize crop failed. Women use the income earned from growing vegetables to cover their daily needs, including their children’s school fees and health care costs.
publication / Tháng 7 6, 2020
Out of Time: COVID-19 Aftershocks
Millions of parents and caregivers have lost incomes and jobs due to COVID-19, forcing them to expose their children to harmful and dangerous circumstances such as begging or child marriage.