article / November 19, 2021
Building her children’s future
“When I work, and sweat runs down my face, I don’t think of it as water leaving my body; to me, it’s building the future of my children: sweat as the mortar, VisionFund loan as the brick.”
article / January 22, 2024
Growing Deep to Reach Wide: Inside VisionFund Ghana’s Agricultural plan
Ghana’s agricultural landscape is impressive. A diversity of crops and favourable climatic conditions have enabled a vibrant agricultural sector and a seeming abundance of food in many rural areas.
article / July 20, 2023
The Artisan's Legacy: Lionza's Remarkable Journey of Empowerment, Community Impact, and Generational Transformation
Lionza, 56, is a widow and an exceptionally talented artisan creating beautifully detailed woven traditional Guatemalan blouses.
article / October 11, 2018
Education Will Give My Children a Better Life
This World Day Against Child Labour, we take a look at the role that microfinance plays in ensuring that children are free to attend school and do what children do instead of having to work to support their families.
article / March 11, 2019
VisionFund Loan Helps Dreams Come True
Johanna Ryan, VisionFund’s Global Director of Impact, meets an unofficial but true community leader Francisco, a VisionFund client from the Dominican Republic
article / October 29, 2019
Tanja's Story
“I sat on the bench and told myself it was enough.”
This is how begins the story of Tanja Pavicevic, a hairdresser, born 45 years ago in Niksic, a city under one of the most beautiful places on the planet, Trebjesa hill.
article / September 10, 2020
Microloans are Building a Future for Myanmar Children
Schoolmaster U San Win Soe is proud of the children he teaches at Oasis Boarding School: not only does he spend each day teaching first to seventh grade, but his school ensures children of all economic backgrounds are receiving high quality food, board and care.
publication / March 22, 2021
VisionFund FY20 Annual Report
VisionFund International released its Annual Report for the financial year ending 30 September 2020, empowering lives through mircofinance services.
page / October 14, 2019
DRC | About Us
VisionFund joined Opportunity International as the majority partner in it microfinance bank in Kinshasa in October 2016, to provide financial services to entrepreneurs living in poverty.