article / ဇွန်လ 15, 2023
From Refugee to Employer, Geoffrey a year later
Geoffrey’s story starts in 1997 when the South Sudan war broke out, forcing him to flee with his wife Flora. They left everything behind and, eventually, settled in the West Nile region of Uganda.
article / သြဂုတ်လ 5, 2022
How a WASH Loan Washed Away Financial Insecurity
Irene would always dread the dry season.
Rising temperatures meant rising water shortages – a threat to her family’s livelihood.
article / ဇွန်လ 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.
publication / သြဂုတ်လ 5, 2020
Annual Report on Most Missing Middle Project 2019-20
The ‘Most Missing Middle’ (MMM) program is a pilot which aims to test and identify an effective, scalable and inclusive business model for the provision of financial services to Small and Growing Business (SGBs).
article / ဧပြီလ 4, 2020
Field of Dreams
To the north of Ecuador is Tufiño parish, known for its mountains, wide green meadows that are used for planting and irrigation ditches, and an extremely cold climate, which hinders agricultural production.
article / စက်တင်ဘာလ 29, 2023
Fruits of Resilience: Alicia's Entrepreneurial Journey towards Growth, Education, and Family Success
Alicia (32) has been selling fruit and snacks in the central market of Tecpan, Guatemala for over 13 years. She has a prime corner spot with lots of foot and car traffic. She learned about VisionFund through a friend who gave her a flyer about VisionFund’s financial services.
publication / ဖေဖေါ်ဝါရီလ 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 / ဧပြီလ 5, 2022
Empowering women in rural communities
Ms. 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 / အောက်တိုဘာလ 22, 2020
Loan Officers Share Pandemic Experiences in Ecuador
At VisionFund, our loan officers are at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.