Grant progam managed by ILO's Microinsurance Facility to provide 40 to 50 innovation grants over a 5-year period ending in 2012, totalling US$18 million.
'Housed at the International Labour Organization’s Social Finance Programme, the Microinsurance Innovation Facility seeks to increase the availability of quality insurance for the developing world’s low-income families to help them guard against risk and overcome poverty.'
'This site provides a list of institutions working in the field of disaster management with a specific focus on training and capacity building for disaster risk reduction.'
Overview of case studies of micro-insurance and other forms of extending social protection in health discussed at ILO/PAHO meeting in Mexico 29 November – 1 December 1999.
