Resources on social finance
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Event
Financial education and social justice - how we deliver on the ILO mandate
On 27 April 2023, the ILO's Social Finance Programme organized the webinar "Financial education and social justice - how we deliver on the ILO mandate".
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Project
Sustainable investments in African agriculture
10 March 2023
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Project
Feasibility study and design of an impact bond to reduce child labour in Côte d’Ivoire
08 March 2023
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Publication
Social Finance Brief: Responsible finance in the cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire
18 October 2022
This brief assesses the responsibility of financial sector actors in eliminating child labour in the cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire. This includes current practices in the sector and recommendations to use their leverage role in tackling child labour.
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News
ILO’s Cooperatives, Social and Solidarity Economy Unit and Social Finance Programme co-organize an elective session at the Rural development academy 2021
29 April 2021
ILO’s Cooperatives, Social and Solidarity Economy Unit and Social Finance Programme co-organized an elective on “Sustainable Finance and Cooperatives in Rural Areas” to highlight the role of cooperatives in the rural economy and access to financial services through a range of traditional and emerging financial service providers.
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Our impact, their voices
Microinsurance saves the day for cocoa farmers
19 July 2019
An ILO partnership with a major cocoa buyer and an insurance company saved the day for a family of cocoa farmers. Their story shows the difference microinsurance can make for some of the most vulnerable people.
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Article
Emerging Insight: The financial lives of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
17 October 2018