article / Oktober 29, 2019
Tanja's Story
“I sat on the bench and told myself it was enough.”
This is how begins the story of Tanja Pavicevic, a hairdresser, born 45 years ago in Niksic, a city under one of the most beautiful places on the planet, Trebjesa hill.
article / Oktober 19, 2019
From Waitress to Restaurant Owner
Laura started working when she was 19 years old, the same age she gave birth to her only child.
article / Oktober 17, 2019
Making A Living Growing Cassava
Madam Fidéline Mbo NGANGONA is in her 4th cycle of group credit with VisionFund, DRC.
article / November 2, 2020
Transformative Microfinance Project Model for Rwanda
World Vision and VisionFund share a common interest in promoting household income, through supporting Savings for Transformation (S4T) groups to acquire financial services including loans and financial literacy skills, and have established a sustainable
press release / Dezember 17, 2015
FMO Supports Inclusive Finance in Africa
The Dutch development bank, FMO, provided a five year loan for USD 10 million from the MASSIF fund to global microfinance organisation VisionFund International (VFI).
article / Oktober 11, 2016
How FinTech Can Help MFIs Serve Rural Clients
Justin McCauley is the global digital architect for VisionFund, focusing on key projects in Tanzania. Here he shares his reflections on using technology to sustainably serve rural Tanzanian clients.
publication / September 12, 2019
Saving Group Quality Assessment
The Saving Group community have created a Group Quality Assessment check which is an excellent way for financial service providers to identify cohesive groups. VisionFund have added other ways of preparing groups for linkage.
page / Oktober 14, 2019
Rwanda | About Us
VisionFund Rwanda (VFR) is one of the largest deposit-taking Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Rwanda with a mission to provide financial and non-financial services to underprivileged rural communities.
article / Oktober 4, 2019
Building Relationships through a Bountiful Harvest
Judith, 46, wakes up at two o’clock in the morning, gathers her vegetables, loads them onto her delivery tricycle and leaves homes to sell them at the markets in neighbouring towns.