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Microinsurance is growing and expanding throughout Africa. Led by the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility and the MicroInsurance Centre, Briefing Note #1 identified over fourteen million low-income people in Africa who were covered by microinsurance at the end of 2008. The outreach almost doubled over the last 4 years. Even with such growth, there are clearly significant gaps. Substantial parts of the continent remain almost barren of microinsurance. Health, agriculture and property covers, all significantly in need by the low-income market, are evident as a mere fraction of life insurance coverage. This study provides a detailed picture of microinsurance in Africa and discusses challenges in the years to come in order to facilitate broader, high-quality expansion.

The report provides a detailed mapping of best practice for the implementation of sustainable local broadband access networks and an analysis of the situation in four countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Peru.

This brief summarises the experience of the Spier Hotel in South Africa which implemented strategies to bring local entrepreneurs into its supply chain. It demonstrates the substantial development impact that can be generated by localising procurement, and it provides practical tips on how to bring local micro and small enterprises into corporate supply chains.

Este video expone la implementación y el funcionamiento de un modelo de negocios inclusivos en el sector lechero en Bolivia.

Este documento presenta las lecciones aprendidas por el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola en el desarrollo rural enfocado en ejes de transformación productiva, gestión de proyectos y desarrollo institucional.

Este reporte académico realiza una presentación general e introductoria sobre los fundamentos, beneficios y desafíos que los negocios inclusivos presentan para las empresas. Ejemplifica la presentación del tema con cuatro modelos de negocio inclusivos en Brasil y la India, en los sectores salud, forestal y energía.

Este artículo explica el concepto y evolución de la base de la pirámide con el objetivo de hacer una relación para incluir este concepto en estrategias de responsabilidad social corporativa tanto para actores públicos como privados.

This study investigates the availability, price, and characteristics of off-grid electric lighting products in three Kenyan towns. It provides a detailed analysis and presents findings which include estimate market sizes, challenges observed, and an overview of the products market.

This report assesses links between tourist activity and the poor in the local economy in Ethiopia; it suggests a range of interventions to improve the poverty reducing impact of tourism; and provides suggestions as to how the emerging Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project can be designed to most effectively support tourism that leads to poverty reduction in Ethiopia.

Esta publicación presenta un análisis del entorno de los servicios financieros a través de las tecnologías móviles en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Esto a través del desarrollo de la situación de seis países de la región ( Bolivia, Brasil, Ecuador, México, Perú y República Dominicana) en cuestiones de servicios financieros, servicios móviles y mejores prácticas para servicios financieros móviles.