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Partner description:
VisionFund Uganda was established as a subsidiary of VisionFund International, a global microfinance institution that is owned by World Vision International. Within Uganda’s competitive microfinance market, VisionFund Uganda is one of the best MFIs in the country because of their competitive interest rates, turn-around time, good staffing and strong brand.  

VisionFund Uganda’s goal is to serve low-income business owners living in areas where World Vision operates. They have a unique focus on areas of need, so 87% of VisionFund Uganda’s clientele are rural.

A unique lending approach:
VisionFund Uganda uses Kiva financing to provide agriculture loans. VisionFund Uganda takes a ‘credit with education’ approach, where alongside their loans they offer clients business training and technical knowledge to help their businesses succeed. 

Repayment Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Start Date On Kiva Jan 9, 2019 Oct 12, 2005
Total Loans $2,231,300 $2,046,857,240
Amount of raised Inactive loans $0 $329,125
Number of raised Inactive loans 0 224
Amount of Paying Back Loans $481,900 $154,628,025
Number of Paying Back Loans 386 186,271
Amount of Ended Loans $1,749,400 $1,851,013,910
Number of Ended Loans 1,448 2,491,542
Delinquency Rate 1.89% 12.11%
Amount in Arrears $5,473 $11,277,316
Outstanding Portfolio $241,121 $93,149,537
Number of Loans Delinquent 31 54,545
Default Rate 0.24% 1.82%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted $4,239 $33,742,451
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted 29 88,997
Currency Exchange Loss Rate 0.39% 0.47%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss $23,831 $12,725,634
Refund Rate 1.74% 0.53%
Amount of Refunded Loans $38,850 $10,938,345
Number of Refunded Loans 28 9,670

Loan Characteristics On Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Loans to Women Borrowers 75.04% 78.48%
Average Loan Size $472 $393
Average Individual Loan Size $1,220 $586
Average Group Loan Size $1,214 $1,910
Average number of borrowers per group 9.6 8.3
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country $1,800 $5,593
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) 26.21% 7.02%
Average Time to Fund a Loan 10.66 days 9.12 days
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan $44.27 $43.09
  Average Loan Term 8.87 months 11.5 months

Journaling Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Total Journals 379 1,221,186
  Journaling Rate 24.73% 41.91%
  Average Number of Comments Per Journal 0.00 0.02
  Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal 0.00 0.55

Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2009 data)

    This Lending Partner Median for MFI's in Country All Kiva Partners
  Average Cost to Borrower N/A 57.00% PY 26.44% PY
  Profitability (return on assets) 4.48% 4.5% -1.28%
  Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) N/A 61.00% 0.00%

Country Fast Facts

Country:
Uganda
Capital:
Kampala
Official Language:
English (official) Ganda,Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Population:
35,918,915
Avg Annual Income:
$1,800
Labor Force:
agriculture: 82%, industry: 5%, services: 13%
Population Below Poverty Line:
19.50%
Literacy Rate:
78.40%
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000):
60.82 deaths
Life Expectancy:
58.02 years

Lending Partner Staff

Geoffrey Asiimwe
ADRIANE BASIIMA
LANGA FAITH
Caroline Imaja
Joseph Kakooza
Philliam Mwesigwa
Hannington Thenge