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State of the Practice: Savings Group Linkages 2024

Based on interviews with 46 practitioners across various sectors, this report delineates the contemporary landscape of linkages between informal savings groups and formal financial services.

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VisionFund Celebrates 20 Years of Financial Inclusion Through Microfinance

VisionFund International proudly commemorates two decades of dedicated service in championing financial inclusion and fostering rural economic growth, all while building brighter futures for children worldwide.

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World Vision and VisionFund Sign Global MOU with DreamStart Labs

The partnership will allow accelerating the digitization of savings groups worldwide and give members easier and faster access to microloans and microinsurance.

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VisionFund Releases FY22 Annual Report

VisionFund International has released its Annual Report highlighting an impact case study from Uganda that reveals the dramatic increase to income clients had after receiving a microloan and more.

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VisionFund International Welcomes a New Chief Financial Officer

The new CFO, Samuel Mwogeza, is an executive leader with extensive experience in the financial institutions sector across multiple markets.

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VisionFund Impact Evaluation - Finance Accelerating Savings Group Transformation (FAST)

This report provides a research summary of two impact evaluations looking at VisionFund´s FAST program – lending to savings groups, to determine if it accomplished its main program objectives.

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VisionFund Reports Resilience in Refugee Finance in the Face of COVID-19

In 2020, savings groups in refugee contexts have had the lowest late repayment rate compared to any of the other clients served by VisionFund Uganda.

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VisionFund International Appoints New President & Chief Executive Officer

After an extensive global search, VisionFund is pleased to announce that Edgar Martinez has been appointed President and CEO for VisionFund International effective18 January 2021.

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VisionFund International Welcomes New Board Member

VisionFund International is pleased to announce the appointment of Dennis Weibling to its board of directors effective 1 October 2020.

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VisionFund International Brings Financial Inclusion to Refugees in West Nile Settlements

VisionFund plans to bring financial services to the refugees at scale and will open three more branches in 2020 with the  second branch planned in Yumbe district to serve both Yumbe town as well as the Bidibidi settlement, one of the largest refugee settlements in the world.