VisionFund Zambia Client Impact Survey Report

Established in 2003 as a subsidiary of World Vision, VisionFund Zambia is a micro finance institution that is dedicated to Our Livelihoods Promise, “to Broaden and Deepen impact” which is the motivation to provide financial services to poor, productive business owners and communities whose children have become indirect beneficiaries.

The loans, in particular, provide the much-needed working capital for growing client’s businesses. The growth in turn increases the income for their families and positions them sustainably to provide for their children, improve their economic and community well-being, decrease dependence on outside aid, and restore their hope and dignity.

By focusing on women, who constitute about 71% of the clientele, VisionFund Zambia has been able to complement World Vision’s efforts of improving the lives in most poverty-stricken communities in Zambia and help every child experience life in all its fullness. VisionFund Zambia’s portfolio is currently valued at over K167 million (USD 6 million) has 22 main branches operating and 2 sub-branches countrywide with over 40,000 clients.