VisionFund is the microfinance subsidiary of World Vision.
In 2003, VisionFund International was established by World Vision as a wholly owned subsidiary to oversee World Vision's microfinance work.
Your donation to VisionFund provides the entrepreneurial poor with financial services that help them establish or expand a small, self-sustaining business.
A hand up not a hand out
VisionFund is an important tool for the eradification of poverty and hunger. Through profitable and growing businesses, families can afford:
- more nutritious food
- safer housing
- adequate healthcare
As businesses grow, parents can:
- send their children to school
- save for emergencies
- pay for ongoing services such as clinics, schools and water wells
- offer jobs to the community

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“We borrowed money from VisionFund to buy goods to sell. Since then, my family has experienced a better standard of living. I have a new house, pigs, cows and a motorbike…For my children, I want them to stay in education until they get employed.” |
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Mom Len(second from the right), |








