Summary

The Microinsurance Innovation Facility, a partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will help promote decent work for millions of low-income people in developing countries. To support the emergence of valuable insurance coverage to protect the working poor, over the next five years (2008 to 2012) the Facility will engage in four sets of activities:
1. Offer innovation grants to stimulate new ideas and test new approaches to providing better products to un- and under- served markets
2. Create a market for technical assistance (TA) by supporting the development of TA providers while at the same time co-financing the demand
3. Conduct research to analyze the impact that insurance has on the risk-managing capacity of poor men and women, and identify models of success
4. Disseminate lessons learned among key stakeholders
Attached are the application form and guidelines for the Innovation Grants from the Microinsurance Innovation Facility. Prospective applicants should send the application form by email to microinsurance@ilo.org