article / August 30, 2023
From School Dropout to Self-Employed: Alex's Journey
Alex's journey began in early 2000s when he was a young boy from a humble family, determined to acquire an education. This period saw the northern part of Uganda grappling with the aftermath of a devastating insurgency that had claimed numerous lives.
article / July 21, 2022
The power of microfinance
Frida, a single mother uses her micro loans from VisionFund Uganda to educate all her children and improve the wellbeing of her family
article / March 8, 2022
International Women’s Day: Breaking the Bias
Written by Kaitlin McGarvey, North America Fundraising Manager, VisionFund International
article / August 5, 2022
How a WASH Loan Washed Away Financial Insecurity
Irene would always dread the dry season.
Rising temperatures meant rising water shortages – a threat to her family’s livelihood.
article / November 19, 2021
A father’s responsibility
The Arthurs - Mr. Ebenezer Arthur, his wife Abigail and their two daughters (Louis and Elis) run a home-to-home laundry service. In 2020 their home-based laundry business was threatened by COVID 19, a year after he accessed the financial services of VisionFund.
article / November 19, 2021
Building her children’s future
“When I work, and sweat runs down my face, I don’t think of it as water leaving my body; to me, it’s building the future of my children: sweat as the mortar, VisionFund loan as the brick.”