article / Juni 16, 2021
Microlending to Refugees: From Impossible to Possible
Does microlending to refugees make good financial sense? VisionFund Uganda proves it does through the success of its Saving Group Linkage Loan.
article / November 5, 2021
A client story from Vietnam
Ms. Nguyen Thi Cong has been participating in loans for six rounds, from a loan of 10 million to 25 million. The loans were used for various activities such as animal breeding, rice cultivation, building her house and supporting her children’s education.
article / Juli 20, 2021
Why Lending to Refugees is Risky, but Worth It
Martina Crailsheim, Director for Saving Group Linkage at VisionFund International&n
article / Juni 15, 2020
Beyond client relationship
VisionFund Malawi was blessed to provide an insurance payout to our client Stella, who recently and tragically lost her son. Clients like Stella automatically have life insurance as part of their loans with VisionFund, which extends to the whole family, to ensure that families can put their
article / März 4, 2021
Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced People | VisionFund
Webinar hosted at European Microfinance Week 2021 (Panel Session)
MODERATOR
• Lene M.P. HANSEN, Financial Inclusion specialist
publication / Februar 18, 2022
VisionFund Mali Lessons Learned in Fragile Context
As the number of conflicts and disasters continue to rise around the world, VisionFund offices have been affected, creating challenges for staff, clients and microfinance instiution (MFI) operations. Learning from our past will set us on a course to better respond in the future.
article / September 22, 2016
One Day in the Life of a Senegalese Loan Officer
In 2011, it was estimated that nearly half of Senegal’s population of 13.5 million people were living below the poverty line.
publication / Juli 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.