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This database contains a diverse range of more than 2,000 publications about inclusive business and relating topics, such as impact investing, microfinance and market systems approaches. You will find not only reports but also market intelligence, case studies, tools and videos that touch upon of several sectors and regions.

The diverse range of publications in this database all relate to inclusive business - meaning business models that engage base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, suppliers, entrepreneurs and/or employees in low income and/or emerging markets.

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Sahelia Solar. Increasing clean and affordable energy access in rural areas in Burkina Faso. SEED Case Study Series.
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Case study on Sahelia Solar, an eco-inclusive enterprise that specialises in the design and supply of a range of solar energy systems. Sahelia Solar operates in three main sectors; residential, commercial and industrial, and offers both pre-pay and pay-as-you-go (PAYG) models. The product range comprises solar back-up systems as an alternative energy source for customers who are already connected to the national energy network, solar kits for rural and remote communities who require night-time lighting, and solar hot water systems.

PublisherSEED
Publish Date
AuthorC. Meyer, M. Cardiff
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountrySub-Saharan Africa
Burkina Faso
IB Topics: BoP as customer, Environmental Impact, Inclusive business models and strategy
SectorEnergy
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Sahelia Solar. Increasing clean and affordable energy access in rural areas in Burkina Faso. SEED Case Study Series.
Health worker preferences for community-based health Insurance payment mechanisms: a discrete choice experiment
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Two important challenges in establishing and sustaining community-based insurance (CBI) schemes are low rates of community member enrolment and high lapse rates. These factors lead to low CBI coverage which in turn results in low levels of revenue for the risk carrier and limited risk-pooling, which leave CBI schemes financially and organizationally vulnerable to unexpected changes in incomes or high disease incidence. In Research Paper #15, an experimental design is used to examine how the relationship between insurance providers and health care facilities - and more specifically payment mechanisms for services delivered by health workers - can influence uptake and renewals. The research discovers that the way health care workers are remunerated by the risk carrier can crucially determine CBI performance and quality of health services as payment mechanisms also influence the way healthcare is delivered. Based on the results from this experiment, a revised CBI payment system based on health workers preferences was introduced in the Nouna district of Burkina Faso in January 2011.

PublisherThe ILO's Impact Insurance Facility
Publish Date
AuthorA. Sie, A. Souares, B. Bicaba, G. Savadogo, P. J. Robyn, R. Sauerborn, T. Barnighausen
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountrySub-Saharan Africa
Burkina Faso
IB Topics: BoP as customer, Inclusive business models and strategy
SectorFinancial Services, Health
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Health worker preferences for community-based health Insurance payment mechanisms: a discrete choice experiment