Jane Halm's Story
Thursday December 2
Jane, a 51-year-old client in Accra, Ghana, received a call on a recent Thursday evening that her husband, George, 56, was not feeling well and had been taken to hospital. A lifelong radio operator in the Ghana Armed Forces, George had called his daughters Georgia and Lizzy to join him at the military hospital in town.
Yesme Neequay's Story
Monday February 23
Yesme Neequaye is a hairdresser working hard to make a living in Korle Gonno in Ghana. Yesme was one of the first clients to join a pilot test of a voluntary funeral insurance product with Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT) launched in August 2008.
Over Half a Million Lives Covered in Tanzania
MicroEnsure has experienced remarkable growth in Tanzania and now covers a landmark 600,000 lives in the country.
Credit Health Launches in Ghana
MicroEnsure Ghana is launching credit health insurance to further support microfinance clients in West Africa.
MicroEnsure Philippines Responds to Victims of Typhoon Sendong
With around 20 tropical storms or typhoons a year the threat of natural calamities is constant in the Philippines.
Scaling Up Weather Index Microinsurance
IFC support for MicroEnsure’s weather index insurance in Tanzania demonstrates the viability of scaling up weather index microinsurance.
