VisionFund´s FAST program (Finance Accelerating Savings Group Transformation) aims at linking World Vision ‘Savings for Transformation’ groups to...
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Martina Crailsheim
Director – Saving Group Linkage
Martina Crailsheim works for VisionFund International as Director for Saving Group Linkage. Being with both World Vision and VisionFund since 2006, Martina’s role is to link saving groups to financial services to increase financial inclusion and increase the livelihoods of vulnerable families. She has headed the refugee microfinance pilot in Uganda for the last two years where the Saving Group linkage product has been tested and refined. She now oversees its rollout across Africa. The Saving Group linkage loan aims to empower rural women through access to finance and capacity building, offering financial literacy training but also wider topics such as child protection and maternal health.
By Martina Crailsheim, Director, VisionFund Savings Group Linkage VisionFund is making a bold strategic move to reach more vulnerable, rural communities by...
Martina Crailsheim , Director for Saving Group Linkage at VisionFund International challenges the finance sector to think again about how risky refugees...
Does microlending to refugees make good financial sense? VisionFund Uganda proves it does through the success of its Saving Group Linkage Loan.
Martina Crailsheim , Director of Saving Group Linkage at VisionFund International reports positive repayment rates from Savings Groups in refugee contexts...