Case Brief: Fonkoze

2014
Page count
4
pages
Description

Increasingly insurance is being seen as a way to protect low-income people against the worst effects of catastrophes, such as the storms, floods and earthquakes which are regular and devastating for poor Haitians. Yet a chasm exists between the world of multinational reinsurers and the daily life of Haiti’s most vulnerable. Find out how Fonkoze, Haiti’s largest microfinance institution, was able to bridge this gap.

Publisher
The ILO's Impact Insurance Facility
Publish date
Authors
A. Merry
M. Solana
Language of publication
English
Region/Country
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Country
Haiti
IB topics