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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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.
Get to know Simon Ziba, as he shares about the importance of microfinance in Zambia, the MFI's use of innovation and digital technology to promote...
Mercy Ainomugisha, CEO of VisionFund Uganda shares perspective on expanding financial inclusion efforts among refugees and host communities As households...
For the many that escaped South Sudan and embarked on the uncertain passage to Uganda, the challenges are numerous. For Annette (44), who has a disability...
Edgar S. Martinez, President and CEO of VisionFund International, makes us think again about how we treat displaced people who turn up on our doorstep...
Does microlending to refugees make good financial sense? VisionFund Uganda proves it does through the success of its Saving Group Linkage Loan.
Written by Johanna Ryan, Global Director of Impact, VisionFund International In March this year, a study of the impact of recovery loans was conducted by...
Martina Crailsheim , Director of Saving Group Linkage at VisionFund International reports positive repayment rates from Savings Groups in refugee contexts...
With access to a good phone and the internet, women all over the world have the opportunity to reduce poverty, argues VisionFund’s Global Director of...
Webinar hosted at European Microfinance Week 2021 (Panel Session) MODERATOR • Lene M.P. HANSEN, Financial Inclusion specialist SPEAKERS • Hannington THENGE...
In celebration of Ecuador’s craft-rich heritage and culture of hard work , VisionFund Ecuador has launched a campaign that will add a splash of colour to...
When Kiden left South Sudan for Uganda in the middle of the 2017 surge of fighting in the civil war, only five things came with her; her four children and...
“Before COVID-19 our lives were busy and we were happy ,” says Simon, a 47-year-old father of two girls and a boy, and supportive husband by the words of...
When we refer to “child well-being outcomes” in our work, what we really mean is that we want children not to be hungry; we want them to be in school and...
“Little children in the community used to see me when I would go to defecate in the bushes,” says Sarah Nakajjoba, a mother living in Kyalulangira, a sub...
“We used to be a lasting poor household of the hamlet, then a near-poor, and finally we have been lifted out of poverty,” says Mrs Nhuyen Thi Kim Cuc. “On...
After performing more than 300 in-depth interviews with VisionFund Myanmar clients, the independent data-led social enterprise 60 Decibels published a new...
World Vision and VisionFund share a common interest in promoting household income, through supporting Savings for Transformation (S4T) groups to acquire...
At VisionFund, our loan officers are at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether working with new clients to negotiate loan terms, assisting...
Written by Ljiljana Spasojevic, Regional Head Africa for VisionFund International The Africa region was hit by COVID-19 later than Asia and Europe, with...
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...
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, many countries have put in place stay-at-home orders, in order to prevent the spread of this deadly virus...
Kinkole, on the outskirts of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a neighbourhood known for its culinary speciality, Maboke - a delicious...
As a result of COVID-19, businesses and economies around the world are scrambling to survive. Disruptions caused by the pandemic and the policies...
Kinkole, on the outskirts of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a neighbourhood known for its culinary speciality, Maboke - a delicious...