One of the most practical problems one can face while implementing a user fee-based healthcare service to the community is that many poor people would seek healthcare in credit because they will not have cash to pay, despite the lowest price offered to them. To counter such a situation, the NGO can … [Read more...] about Health Microinsurance Schemes for the Poor
Grants for Research on Microinsurance Issues
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Microinsurance Innovation Facility (MIF) has announced the availability of third round of research grants “on a competitive basis for academics, particularly from developing countries, to analyze various microinsurance issues. Besides answering key … [Read more...] about Grants for Research on Microinsurance Issues
Microinsurance Innovation Facility’s Call for Expressions of Interests for Research Fellowships
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Microinsurance Innovation Facility (MIF) in partnership with the European Development Research Network (EUDN) is inviting academics and researchers to submit expressions of interest for research fellowships. There are up to five research fellowships … [Read more...] about Microinsurance Innovation Facility’s Call for Expressions of Interests for Research Fellowships
The Principles of Microinsurance
The principles of microinsurance are: (1) Risk-sharing and Pooling of Resources: The main principle of any micro-insurance scheme is that a group’s (community) resources are pooled to share risks (such as health, death, pension, accidents etc) in order to organise protection directly for … [Read more...] about The Principles of Microinsurance
What is Microinsurance?
Insurance is a kind of a financial service whereby clients pay a premium on regular basis in return for reimbursement at higher rate when a risk occurs. In principle, it is one of the risk management tools to counter the losses suffered from a crisis. It is a pool of resources developed by the … [Read more...] about What is Microinsurance?
Innovation Grants from ILO
The Microinsurance Innovation Facility, housed at the International Labour Organization’s Social Finance Programme has announced the availability of grants to “support organisations to develop innovations in the microinsurance sector. The grants can support insurance against any type of risk, but … [Read more...] about Innovation Grants from ILO
$100,000 Grant for NGOs to Submit Proposals on Ideas for Developing Financial Mechanisms to reduce Poverty and build Sustainable Livelihoods
The 2010 Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development (2010 MIF), organized jointly by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank on 4th and 5th March 2010 in Paris, has issued an invitation to NGOs, governmental agencies, … [Read more...] about $100,000 Grant for NGOs to Submit Proposals on Ideas for Developing Financial Mechanisms to reduce Poverty and build Sustainable Livelihoods
Research Grants for Microinsurance from ILO
Academics from developing countries can apply for small grants available from ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility to undertake research in microinsurance. The second round of research grants is now open and accepting applications. It is developed in partnership with the European Development … [Read more...] about Research Grants for Microinsurance from ILO
