ANDE together with Devex have just released a new report that looks into trends from 20 of the top donors and DFIs supporting growth of SGBs in emerging...
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Thin lives in a rural community a couple hour outside of Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar. She’s like many women around the world, juggling multiple...
Winner of VisionFund's internal competition for communicators is awarded trip to visit Microfinance Institution in Sri Lanka.
The Boards of World Vision Ghana and VisionFund Ghana embarked on a three-day field visit to the Fanteakwa North and South District to observe ongoing...
The Ministry of Finance Project Coordination Unit Team embarked on a field visit to monitor the VSLA (Village Savings and Loan Association) linkage...
Dhanalakshmi, a 25-year-old mother, and Sivasubramaniam, her supportive 35-year-old husband have embarked on a journey that exemplifies the transformative...
In a small southern Indian village, Sudhat and Sadaippan, both aged 38, are a determined couple who set out to improve their family's future. Their journey...
At 52, Pedro can still hike quickly up the hills that surround his property and home. His goats all respond to his unique call, and they come running when...
“The professional approach of MFI KosInvest employees as well as affordable loan products have enabled me to expand my business activities and provided...
Gordana and Djordje Lazic are ensuring a better future for their children through agriculture and the production of healthy food. They started their...
Wijayangani and her husband Saman Bandara make a great team running a woodwork business in Sri Lanka. Saman is a carpenter and creates windows, doors and...
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...
On a roadside overlooking the lagoon in Puttlam, northwestern Sri Lanka, is a glass-windowed shop full of brightly-coloured handicrafts; from teddy bears...
“I want to study hard and be a doctor,” says 12 year-old Mg Mg Kyaw, “So that I can treat my grandmother if she falls sick.” His grandmother, 58 year old...
“I want to finish school and get a salary so my mother can rest. She is very tired, I don’t want her to be tired any more.” Yan Min Aung is 18 years old...
Tran Thi Than is married with two children and is a VisionFund client at Lang Chanh branch in Vietnam. Before, her family was extremely poor and lived in a...
For 37-year-old Luong Thi Phuong in Tan Thuy hamlet – Tan Phuc commune – Lang Chanh district – Thanh Hoa, her flock of goats is a great motivation to...
At first, Cay started weaving brocade with one loom. She now runs a brocade weaving workshop, generating jobs to nearly 30 ethnic minority women in Lang...
Miko is an eleven-year-old Filipino boy who loves basketball. He already knows what he wants to be when he grows up – a policeman. A fine young policeman...
For Deodoro, fishing has always been a part of his life. His grandfather was a fisherman, his father was a fisherman, and now he is a fisherman. There wasn...
One of the unique corners in the “Made in Mongolia” trading center of Darkhan city, Mongolia hosts a variety of handmade Mongolian traditional hats...
Young entrepreneur Erdenebayar, aged 31, manufactures boots with the support of her husband Batbaatar and her daughter Uchral. She graduated from the...
"Things have been very difficult since my husband passed away, but with hard work and help we make it through," says Nyamkhuu, a middle aged woman in the...
VisionFund India staff were merrily greeted at the newly painted house. It was little Angel Maria’s home. At four years old, she is very active and chirpy...
34-year-old Rosemary from Kerala was a housewife for many years, until one day, she decided to open a fancy shop of her own. She managed to start her shop...
The curvy elevated road led us to the extreme top of a mountain. As we climbed up, I could see the bigger hills I saw from the valley, getting smaller. The...
Starting a small business in Ghana is one of the difficult terrains to walk especially in times when seed capital is hard to come by. This remains a dream...
My name is Daw Khin Than May. I live in Taung Myint ward. We have five family members. I have three children; two daughters and one son. Three years ago...
Daw Saw Saw Win, like many women in Myanmar, left her family to move to Yangon, the capital city for work where she took on various jobs in tourism, hotels...
As a girl, Daw Thin Thin Hlaing’s family was very poor—she often missed meals, didn’t have enough clothes and missed out on school. With limited...
In celebration of International Women’s Day, VisionFund is sharing inspiring stories of female entrepreneurs we work with. We support them with financial...
ANDE together with Devex have just released a new report that looks into trends from 20 of the top donors and DFIs supporting growth of SGBs in emerging...