by Adhya Singh -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation Lends Local-currency Equivalent of $445k to Microfinance Institution VisionFund Uganda

VisionFund Uganda has borrowed EUR 400,000 (USD 445,000) from the Grameen Crédit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, an NGO headquartered in Luxembourg that seeks to reduce poverty by providing funding and technical assistance to microfinance institutions and other social businesses. Established in 2012, VisionFund Uganda is a microlending unit of VisionFund International, which, in turn, is owned by

by Jessica McLeod -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Most Refugee, Host Savings Groups in 2 Uganda Districts Continue Meeting, Saving Despite Loss of Income Due to Pandemic

VisionFund Uganda, a microfinance institution (MFI) subsidiary of VisionFund International, recently conducted a survey on the impacts of COVID-19 on refugee and host-community savings groups. The 417 respondents are members of savings groups in the Yumbe and Obongi districts of Uganda, to which many refugees from South Sudan have relocated. The results are divided into