Tag Archives: Business

International Women’s Day: Having it all in Cambodia

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Kari Costanza in Microfinance

Having it all in Cambodia | World Vision Blog

Today is International Women’s Day. We honor the remarkable achievements of women like Konitha, a mother and entrepreneur in Cambodia who used World Vision business loans to build a life of dignity and hope for herself and her children. * * * When I was 12, my mother bought me Helen Gurley Brown’s book, “Having It All.” The book offered advice on how a woman could succeed at everything — love, work, and family. My mother knew even then that her overachieving daughter would have difficulty choosing between having a family and having a career....

PHOTOS: A day in the life…of a Cambodian loan officer

Posted on February 29, 2012 by World Vision social media team in Microfinance

A day in the life of a Cambodian loan officer | World Vision Blog

What does daily life look like for a microfinance loan officer? Loan officers are the hardworking folks who interact each day with World Vision Micro entrepreneurs — sharing business practices, processing their loan applications, and more! We’ve asked our staff in Cambodia to give us a glimpse of a day in the life of a Cambodian loan officer. Below is the story, in pictures, of loan officer Nhek Chanthy, who visits a few of Micro’s entrepreneurs in central Cambodia....

When vision is fueled by grace

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Bwalya Melu, World Vision U.S. in Microfinance

When I met Grace Kapila Shilimbwa in rural Zambia, I had no idea about the story behind the owner of the premier guesthouse in the area. Standing by the recently added feature, a swimming pool, I was deeply curious to find out a little more about Grace’s background and journey. Grace lost her husband in 1996. “My husband was providing for the family, and I was merely supplementing his efforts, but now, things were different; I had to provide all that was needed.” After making several attempts to start a business, Grace sought help from a World Vision microfinance institution called HARMOS. With their counsel, she decided to reposition herself and pursue her dream of starting her own restaurant and...