Resources on social finance
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Policy Brief
UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief: Investing in Jobs and Social Protection for Poverty Eradication and a Sustainable Recovery
28 September 2021
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Gender equality
A quiet revolution: Women in Bangladesh
29 January 2014
Women in Bangladesh have made major strides over the past decades, putting the South Asian country at the forefront among the least-developed countries in addressing gender disparity.
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Feature
Making public-private partnerships work for better insurance coverage
10 April 2012
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has seen more than its share of both natural and man-made disasters. In a country like Haiti, microfinance not only helps to create jobs and income, but becomes a relief and survival strategy after disaster. Sarah Bel, Information Officer for the ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility, reports on how public-private partnerships play an important role to scale up quality and affordable insurance products for low-income workers.
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Publication
Social Finance Working Paper #54: Walking on a tightrope
15 August 2011
Balancing MF financial sustainability and poverty orientation in Mali
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Publication
Social Finance Working Paper #53: Microfinance and Child Labour
15 August 2011
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Video
Banking for women in Sri Lanka
11 May 2008
Rupa Manel Silva is tackling poverty in Sri Lanka with a bank for women. ILO TV reports for CNN World Report.