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09 December 2011 | Chutes, Ladders, and Safety Nets: How Microinsurance Helps African Development
In the second part of GOOD magazine's series on social enterprise in Africa, the magazine examines MicroEnsure's role in providing a vital safety net for the poor.
05 December 2011 | From Grants to Commercial Funding
Richard Leftley shares his thoughts with Devex about when grant funding should be replaced by more commercial forms of funding.
07 November 2011 | MicroEnsure and Partners Pay First Claims by Mobile Phone
On the 1st November MicroEnsure and its partners, Milvik, Tigo, and Vanguard Life, paid their first claims by mobile phone for clients of Tigo Family Care Insurance in Ghana. 12 clients received their payments through mobile money and notifications by SMS.
03 November 2011 | Fire at SIDO Market
On the 16th September a fire at SIDO Market in Mbeya, Tanzania, wiped out businesses belonging to about 70 borrowers from FINCA Tanzania, insured by MicroEnsure.
03 November 2011 | M-Insurance Expands to Tanzania
Last issue featured MicroEnsure’s remarkable new M-Insurance product in Ghana. The success of the product, reaching more than 250,000 people within six months, convinced MicroEnsure’s partners to expand the service into Tanzania.
From Grants to Commercial Funding
Richard Leftley shares his thoughts with Devex about when grant funding should be replaced by more commercial forms of funding.
M-Insurance Expands to Tanzania
MicroEnsure’s remarkable new M-Insurance product in Ghana reached more than 250,000 people within six months. Its success convinced MicroEnsure’s partners to expand the service into Tanzania.
The Presidents Column
I am delighted to report that at the end of September 2011 we were serving over a million people in Africa. This statistic is all the more remarkable when you consider that it is ten times the number we were covering just 12 months ago!
