article / January 11, 2019
Mobile Banking Propels Rwanda into Casheless Economy
The creation of a cashless economy is a significant aspect of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 strategy and the government is in the process of and is investing considerably in making all its financial transactions possible electronically or via mobile phones.
article / October 18, 2018
Farmer Elena
“I started growing sheep with my grandpa. It was a way to save some money,” Elena says. She then got married and she had the idea to start raising cattle to sell the beef to butchers in the municipality.
publication / September 19, 2022
VisionFund Rwanda 60_Decibels FAST Programme Client Survey Report
VisionFund commissioned 60_Decibels to conduct two impact evaluations in Rwanda to determine if VisionFund´s FAST programme – lending to savings groups, accomplished its main programme objectives:
article / October 3, 2019
Milking Her Way to a Better Future
Bulgaa is a mother of six and now lives with her daughter, two grandchildren and her mother in Darkhan city, Mongolia. Initially, she had two cows for her mother to have milk tea
article / October 2, 2019
From Poverty to Better Days
Selvi has been living in Veppanthattai Taluk Perambalur district for the last 35 years. She has two children; the elder daughter is studying in 9th Std and the younger one in 5th Std. Her husband passed away in 2008 in an accident.
article / November 19, 2021
A father’s responsibility
The Arthurs - Mr. Ebenezer Arthur, his wife Abigail and their two daughters (Louis and Elis) run a home-to-home laundry service. In 2020 their home-based laundry business was threatened by COVID 19, a year after he accessed the financial services of VisionFund.
article / October 19, 2019
A Leader in Coffee Growing
Reina Rivera Alcántara is a coffee producer in Honduras, with five hectares of coffee and plans to obtain a production of 120 quintals of Café Oro. Reina is recognized in her community as a good leader and is always at the service of other people.