Ghana’s agricultural landscape is impressive. A diversity of crops and favourable climatic conditions have enabled a vibrant agricultural sector and a...
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VisionFund Myanmar assists farmers to purchase machinery and equipment for agricultural purposes with the backing of the Livelihoods & Food Security Trust...
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...
Inclusive Business (IB) is a new and appealing concept to Myanmar. While there is a growing number of social enterprises and corporate social...
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...
In this blog from Myanmar, the VisionFund team visits an education centre just outside the nation’s capital. This story embodies many of VisionFund’s...
When you work in development and tell your colleagues about an upcoming trip to the DRC you usually get a response that goes something like, ‘It can be a...
This week, we hear from Karsten Horne, a VisionFund supporter and CEO of Reho Travel . Karsten recently travelled to Myanmar with VisionFund, below are his...
Ghana’s agricultural landscape is impressive. A diversity of crops and favourable climatic conditions have enabled a vibrant agricultural sector and a...
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...
Isidra, 33, first heard about VisionFund through her women friends. They had decided to start a savings group to take out a loan. But she quickly decided...
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...
In traditional Guatemalan cooking, one kitchen essential is a comal, a flat clay pan that is made in different sizes to be placed over an open flame or...
With loans from VisionFund Myanmar, Ohnmar was able to build five new concrete sties to replace her old wooden pigsty, allowing her to raise more pigs and...
Lionza, 56, is a widow and an exceptionally talented artisan creating beautifully detailed woven traditional Guatemalan blouses. And her story is not only...
Having been born in a refugee settlement, Scovia didn't have grand expectations for her adult life, as even affording basic items was a struggle. Her...
11-year-old Myint Myat is now studying in Grade-4. His elder sister, Watan Oo (18) passed the matriculation exam. His sister used to be a sponsored child...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our income decreased and was not stable. However, VFM continued to support us by providing us loans and offering flexible...
Single mother Ngwe Thi (36) from Tha But village in Myeik used to run a small flower farm to support her daughters Ei Shwe Zin (13) and Ei Zin Phyo (9)...
To the north of Ecuador is Tufiño parish, known for its mountains, wide green meadows that are used for planting and irrigation ditches, and an extremely...
Beatrice, 11, and her family benefit from agriculture, one of the primary projects in Moyo Area Programme in Zambia. In 2014, her stepfather, Patrick Nzala...
Growing up in Eastern Kenya, Malumani village, 34 year old Kamuti was raised by his grandmother who told him that it's only agriculture that can sustain a...
Adama Konate is a member of the Jigiya group in Mali. Adama used to be a blacksmith and is very experienced in the craft of hoes and carts. His monthly...
Assitan Oulale is a 59-year-old Malian woman; she is married, grandmother of six grandchildren, and her husband is a farmer. She is not literate. She is a...
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...
Madam Fidéline Mbo NGANGONA is in her 4th cycle of group credit with VisionFund, DRC. Having made her first loan in a group of ten people after a strong...
Madam Salima DIADI learned through a friend that VisionFund grants credit; she had already taken out a loan so was familiar with the process. She joined a...
43-year-old Daba is a member of the market garden strip group in the village Djilor 1, located in the district of Fimela. She has eight children : two...
Business owner, farmer, grandmother to six children, and microfinance entrepreneur, Ifgenia has had her share of struggles. Born in the 1950’s, Ifgenia...
Idah Yohane Kamwendo is a married woman who hails from Chipanga village T/A Mduwa, Mikundi Mchinji. She is the treasurer of Chamwabvi group which has nine...
Hpa-An is capital city of Karen State where located in the Southeastern of Myanmar. It is also known as a native place of Karen ethnic people who earn the...
World Vision and VisionFund partnership provides financial support to microfinance client in rural Vietnam.