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AUC-ILO Africa Forum on Child Labour

Harnessing Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to address Child Labour

The AUC-ILO Forum, that hosted thirty AU’s member states from the different sub-regions in Africa, had as main objective to support the implementation of the African Union’s “Ten Year Action Plan to Eradicate Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human...

Financial education: the role of insurance

When thinking about financial education, topics like savings, managing expenses, budgeting, investing or accessing credit may come to mind. However, insurance is another important, yet complicated financial product, that is worth considering.

Data science researchers from UK and Rwanda collaborate with the ILO to drive the global impact of financial education

An exciting collaboration between the University of Liverpool, The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Rwanda and the ILO aims to use the power of data analytics to increase the impact of the ILO Global Programme on Financial...

Financial education supports migrants and entrepreneurs in Nigeria

With close to 20 years of coaching entrepreneurs under her belt Omokorede Fasoro is a shining light in Nigeria’s efforts to support migrants and returnees by helping them to improve their money management skills, build sustainable businesses and...

Promoting financial education in Zimbabwe: the experience from an ILO certified trainer

Shalom Govero is an ILO certified financial education trainer based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Since 2016 she has been delivering financial education primarily through radio, with over 200 radio programs broadcasted with two privately owned stations and...

Emerging Insight: Becoming a long-term ally for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Argentina

Mobile phones, digital training and financial education to address child labour in rural West Africa

The power of technology is being harnessed in Mali to deliver free audio messages on child labour, including new content specifically relating to financial education, to address one of the major root causes of child labour: poverty. The financial...

Emerging Insight: Clients prefer flexible contribution levels and focus on wealth accumulation in savings products

Knowledge-sharing as a pathway for strengthened intra-African collaboration and accelerate action for the eilimination of child labour in...

The “Regional Conference: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains” focused on showcasing what has worked to advance the countries and regional agendas on the elimination of child labour.

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The Social and Solidarity Economy as an agent of social innovation in Africa

An ILO research report on the contribution of SSE to social innovation in Africa is now available in English and French

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Making microfinance work in Sudan

With the aim to improve micro-finance ecosystem and financial inclusion of refugees and their host communities in Sudan, the ILO brought together key stakeholders from the banking and finance sector at a national workshop.

Emerging Insight: Reaching out to new markets: micro, small and medium enterprises in Peru

Emerging Insight: Using a modular approach to improve client understanding