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Agriculture has always been the lifeblood of Uganda's economy, with smallholder farmers constituting the majority of its working population. However, in...
Written by Edgar S. Martinez, President and International CEO at VisionFund International This International Women’s Day, we know that women and girls are...
Written by Miyon Kautz, Director, Marketing and Engagement, VisionFund “Love your neighbour as yourself” ( Lev. 19:18 ). Lazarus Chama, a Branch Manager of...
Martina Crailsheim , Director of Saving Group Linkage at VisionFund International reports positive repayment rates from Savings Groups in refugee contexts...
As a result of COVID-19, businesses and economies around the world are scrambling to survive. Disruptions caused by the pandemic and the policies...
Microfinance provider VisionFund Uganda conducted a survey of refugees community savings group members to understand how COVID-19 impacted rural...
VisionFund shares the impact of its microfinance insitutions' pilot program of Savings Group Linkage Loans to empower community savings groups in Africa.
Written by Edgar S. Martinez, President and International CEO at VisionFund International This International Women’s Day, we know that women and girls are...
One day when Moses woke up to get to his shop, he did not anticipate how the day would eventually end. Going about his daily e ndeavour , Moses became...
Written by Miyon Kautz, Director, Marketing and Engagement, VisionFund “Love your neighbour as yourself” ( Lev. 19:18 ). Lazarus Chama, a Branch Manager of...
As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, VisionFund Uganda visited Watoto Suubi Children's Village. During the visit, the VisionFund Uganda...
Due to the many financial challenges faced by his family, Rashid was unable to go to school. He has however engaged in a number of productive activities...
Lwamaggwa, a water-stressed area located in Rakai District in the south of Uganda, is home to about 50,000 residents. Dorothy is one of the many who have...
On International Day of the Girl Child, Kaitlin McGarvey, North America Fundraising Manager of VisionFund International reflects on the impact of access to...
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...
Irene would always dread the dry season. Rising temperatures meant rising water shortages – a threat to her family’s livelihood. Irene, an agricultural...
When Diana became pregnant and realised that she couldn’t count on the financial support of her partner, she knew she needed to secure a source of reliable...
Frida, a single mother uses her micro loans from VisionFund Uganda to educate all her children and improve the wellbeing of her family Frida (35) is a...
Phan Kế Loc's is a client of MFU Hai Lang branch. With loans from MFU, he improved his family’s economic livelihood with various forms of business. After...
When war broke out in South Sudan in 2013, Annet and her young family did not know how they would survive the tragedies that followed. They later fled to...
When the war broke out in South Sudan in 1997, Geofrey (43) and his wife Flora fled with their children, leaving everything they owned behind, and found...
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...
Felista would travel over 13 kilometers in search of clean drinking and cooking water. It was a tiresome task, but with water being a basic need, it was...
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)...
Ms. Cong has been participating in loans for six rounds, from a loan of 10 million to 25 million. The loans were used for various activities such as animal...
By Dr. Jean Baptiste Kamate, Chief Field Operations Officer for World Vision International and Board Member for VisionFund International Our work in...
Written by Kaitlin McGarvey, North America Fundraising Manager, VisionFund International “I want the business to become a one-stop shop for anything needed...
Doan has a friendly smile on her face as she stands by her colourful shop that sells fresh fruit. She tells me about her family's life, and about the...
Written by Johanna Ryan, Global Director of Impact, VisionFund International In our work, there are significant challenges to producing evidence of the...
Written by Kaitlin McGarvey, North America Fundraising Manager, VisionFund International Breaking the Bias: VisionFund Staffing VisionFund is committed to...