VisionFund Uganda conducted the first impact survey in September 2022 giving us deep insights into the impact of our work. Our first impact study spelt out how our loans impacted the lives of our clients, their children, and businesses.

Trinidad, 54 years old, lives in a hilly, rural area of Guatemala. “I used to be a tree cutter, but then there were no more trees in the area, so I needed to find another job to support my family. When I was out of work, it was a very difficult time and I felt like I didn’t have anything.

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.  

At VisionFund Rwanda we are passionate about the power of innovative microfinance services to unlock people’s potential. Our staff are working hard to empower communities to thrive.

The couple's sunflower cooking oil brand is scheduled to be certified for mass production by the food regulatory body this year.

For the past seven years, VisionFund has been actively designing microinsurance products tailored to meet the needs of the clients we serve. We believe microinsurance provides vulnerable individuals with the safety net they so often lack.

The VisionFund 2022 Annual Report highlights work carried out by its global network of 28 microfinance institutions across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

Protecting vulnerable adults, including clients and children and our own staff is foundational to VisionFund Uganda. Central to everything we do is our commitment to Do No Harm.

11 August 2023 – VisionFund and World Vision are partnering with DreamStart Labs to accelerate the digitization of savings groups worldwide and give members easier and faster access to microloans and microinsurance.