article / October 8, 2019
A Growing School Bag Business
Kanthi Mallawarachchi is 51 years old and lives with her sons Buddika (23) and Keshan (15) in Nikaweratiya, a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.
article / September 16, 2019
A Mother at 15. A Business Owner at 26.
Mariam had her first child when she was 15. Growing up, she had five siblings; three brothers and two sisters, all whom married at a young age. In their village near Fatik in Senegal, it was just the way of life. It also helped to reduce the burden of running a big household.
article / August 24, 2020
Mobile Banking Impacted Rwandan Farmers in Pandemic
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, many countries have put in place stay-at-home orders, in order to prevent the spread of this deadly virus. The stay at home Ministerial order in Rwanda has, like many other countries, affected the entire population’s economic activities.
video / March 22, 2022
The Healthcare Hero of Hmawbi Township
Phyu Phyu (49 years.) is a wife, mother of three children, and licensed nurse who has faithfully served the Hmawbi Township clinic since 1996 as a nurse and midwife..
article / October 11, 2017
Rural Farmer Invests in Education
VisionFund is focused on reaching rural families, knowing that 70 per cent of the world’s poor live in rural areas.
article / October 11, 2017
The Future Is Bright
In this blog from Myanmar, the VisionFund team visits an education centre just outside the nation’s capital.