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Housed at the International Labour Organization's Social Finance Programme, the Microinsurance Innovation Facility seeks to increase the availability of quality insurance for the developing world’s low-income families to help them guard against risk and overcome poverty. The Facility was launched in 2008 with the support of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Innovation Grantees
Through the innovation grants, the Facility is encouraging a variety of organizations to engage with microinsurance in order to experiment with new products or partnerships. Click on this section to get an overview of our grantees, the projects they are implementing, and how these are intended to benefit the working poor.
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Consulting and Capacity Building Programme
The CCB Programme aims to empower microinsurance consultants and providers to deliver value to the poor. The contexts in which microinsurance is developed, promoted and delivered differ greatly in terms of regions, resources and perceptions and to answer this variety the CCB Programme offers a range of customized services to suit particular needs and capacities. The three main components are Advisory Service, Professional Development and Resource Centre. Check how we could work together to deliver more efficiently microinsurance.
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What's new
 Microinsurance podcast
A new series of video produced by Microsave are now available, including interviews with key figures in the microinsurance and microfinance worlds that explore a range of pertinent issues. Highlights include a comprehensive introduction to microinsurance, from Michael McCord, President of the MicroÎnsurance Centre. McCord introduces the concept behind microinsurance, discusses the growth of microinsurance and presents the partner-agent model to clarify how insurers can partner with other organisations in order to reach low income clients.
 Get trained on financial models for protecting the poor - (pdf 596 KB)
The Gordon Institute of Business Science and the Facility organises a 4 days course focussing on 'Building business in low income markets - the case of insurance' in Johannesburg on 18-22 October 2010. This training aims to create an understanding of the collaborative, multidisciplinary and sustainable approach required to ensure success in the low income market. Combining academic theory, case studies and best practice models, this programme will expose delegates to innovative approaches for building business in low income markets. Delegates will also experience immersion in a township context to grapple with issues unique to this market firsthand.
- Apply for a research grant or become a research fellow
The Microinsurance Innovation Facility and the European Development Research Network (EUDN) invite academic researchers to submit proposals for research that will contribute to new knowledge and support microinsurance development in developing countries. Deadline to submit a proposal is 30th September 2010.
The Facility is also offering research fellowships. The fellows will be placed with Facility innovation partners to help evaluate projects, to fulfil their own research interests and to gain practical field experience. Deadline to apply is 13th August 2010.
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