All publications: social finance

Financial education for migrants and their families in Morocco – Trainee's booklet (in French)

This financial education booklet, available in French, is intended for migrants and their families in Morocco who wish to improve their money management skills. It presents basic knowledge and tools related to income, expenses, budgeting and the use...

Financial education for workers in Africa – Trainee’s guide

This document targets all workers in Africa who wish to improve their money management. It introduces basic knowledge, skills and tools related to earning, spending, budgeting and using financial services such as savings, credit, money transfers and...

Financial education for families in Indonesia – Trainee's booklet (in Indonesian)

This booklet, available in Indonesian, was designed to equip vulnerable families in Indonesia with essential financial knowledge and management skills, enabling them to set meaningful life goals and create practical plans to achieve them. Through...

Financial education for Senegalese migrants – Trainee's booklet (in French and Wolof)

This financial education booklet, available in French and Wolof, is intended for Senegalese migrants who wish to improve their money management skills. It presents basic knowledge and tools related to income, expenses, budgeting and the use of...

Financial education for youth in the Democratic Republic of Congo – Trainee's booklet (in French)

This booklet, available in French, provides essential knowledge, practical skills and useful tools to manage money effectively. It covers fundamental aspects of financial education, including responsible spending, budget planning and access to...

Financial education for migrants in West Africa – Trainee’s booklet (in Spanish)

This booklet, available in Spanish and targeted primarily to migrants in West Africa, can be used by anyone wishing to improve the organization and planning of their personal financial resources. It has been published by ILO/MIGRANT and the...

Financial education for migrants and their families in Tunisia – Trainee's booklet (in Arabic and French)

This booklet, available in Arabic and French, is intended for migrants and their families in Tunisia who wish to improve the management of their money. It provides essential knowledge, skills and tools related to income, expenses, budgeting and the...

Introduction to index insurance

Index-based insurance will create opportunities for farmers to access finance and protect their livelihoods after sub-optimal growing seasons. This type of insurance operates in a system that includes government and the private sector, local...

Providing insurance responsibly

Emerging customers often struggle to understand how insurance products work and how they can benefit from it. In some cases, this is compounded by misselling. To serve the market well, insurance providers need to develop a more responsible approach...

Social Finance Working Paper #67: Social Finance for Social Economy

Weather-based index insurance – Insurance education posters

General understanding of how weather-based index insurance works can be a challenge for farmers: they may have no clarity about how pay-outs are calculated and how claims will be paid, no understanding of how rainfall is verified and some even...

Financial education for women in Afghanistan – Trainee's booklet (in Persian)

This booklet, available in Persian, targets women in Afghanistan who want to improve the way they manage their money. It introduces basic knowledge, skills and tools related to income, expenses, budgeting and the use of financial services such as...

Making index insurance better through a client-oriented approach

Index insurance can act as a safety net and risk mitigation mechanism that reduces vulnerability to climate and weather risks and increases the feasibility of productive investment. This workshop explores the lessons that have been learned by index...

Financial education for youth and women in Morocco (in Arabic and French) – Trainee's booklet

This booklet, available in Arabic and French, is intended for young people and women in Morocco. It aims to strengthen knowledge in personal finance, enabling its beneficiaries to make informed decisions and improve their financial well-being. This...

Social Finance Working Paper #66: The importance of informal finance in promoting decent work among informal operators

A comparative study of Uganda and India

Financial education for youth in Mauritania – Trainee's booklet (in Arabic and French)

This booklet, available in Arabic and French, is intended for young people in Mauritania who wish to improve their money management skills. It presents basic knowledge, skills and tools related to income, expenses, budgeting and the use of financial...

Social Finance Working Paper #65: Microcredit in France

What impact does it have on employment?

Social Cash Transfer

Discussion Note on Targeting in Malawi and Implicating for the Future of the Social Cash Transfer

Given the widespread poverty and vulnerability levels economic targeting of social assistance programmes is deemed to be largely ineffective in Malawi. This discussion note suggests that moving from strict targeting of ultra-poor households towards...

Market research for inclusive insurance: Translating consumer insights into improved results

To improve their institution’s value proposition and outreach, inclusive insurance practitioners should understand and use market research effectively. This training is designed to increase a practitioner’s ability to gather consumer insights that...

Introduction to inclusive insurance and its business case

Inclusive insurance is an important risk management tool for emerging consumers. Before entering the market, it is crucial that potential and new players have an understanding of the concept of inclusive insurance and emerging consumers market in...